Christian History
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Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians [ca 96]: A formal letter written on behalf of
the Roman Christian community urging Christians who had been rebelling against church
authority to be submissive and obedient. Tradition attributes it to Clement, allegedly one
of the first bishops of Rome.
- 2nd
Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians [ca 150]: Sermon thought not to be the writing
of Clement himself. Advocates sound view of Christ, the resurrection, and holiness unto
God. Enter into battle against the ways of this world, work out salvation through strength
in Christ.
- The
Epistle of Barnabas [ca 130]: This letter, probably not authored by the NT Barnabas,
repudiates the claims of Jewish Christians at the time who advocated adhering to
observance of the Mosiac Law. Argued that Christ provided salvation and man is no longer
bound by the Law. Compares holy life to unrighteousness. The last part of this treatise
consists of a form of the Two Ways
Teaching also found at the start of the Didache.
- Didache
(Teaching of the Lord through the Apostles): Eleventh century MS discovered by Philotheus
Bryennios. The Didache consists of various parts, starting with the "Two Ways"
ethical instruction (see Barn 18-21) and including community rules for liturgical
practices and leadership conduct, before ending with a short apocalyptic section. While
some of the material might go back before the year 100, the current form of the document
is probably mid-second century at earliest.
- The
Shepherd of Hermas [ca. 150]: Written by Hermas, who is believed to be brother of
Pius, the Bishop of Rome. The Shepherd of Hermas is an apocalyptic document (in the sense
that it claims to be revealed), modelled after the Book of Revelation. It deals with
practical matters of church purity and discipline in second century Rome.
- The
Epistle of Polycarp to the Philippians [ca 130?]: Polycarp was a church leader
(bishop) in Smyrna, Asia Minor. Exhorted the Philippians to holy living, good works,
steadfast faith. Interested in ministry and practical aspects of daily life of Christians.
- The
Martyrdom of Polycarp: The earliest preserved Christian martyrology, probably from the
latter part of the second century (not too long after the event). Records the tradition of
the trial and execution (burned at the stake) of Polycarp.
- The Writings of Ignatius: Bishop of Antioch in Syria [ca 1-2
century] martyred in Rome by beasts (ca 105-116). On his way to Rome, he visits and then
writes to various churches, warning and exhorting them. He also writes ahead to Rome, and
writes to Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna. Warned the church against heresies that threatened
peace and unity, opposed Gnosticism and Docetism. In the Epistle to Smyrna, insisted
Christ came in the flesh not just in spirit.
- To
the Magnesians
- To
the Trallians
- To
the Romans (cf. comparison
with other recensions)
- To
the Philadelphians
- To
the Smyrnaeans
- To
Polycarp (cf. comparison
with other recensions)
The Writings of Tertullian: Our earliest extensively preserved
Latin Christian author [140-230], who aligned himself around 207 with the
"Montanist" Christian movement that was considered "heretical" by the
representatives of emerging mainstream Christianity.
To
the Martyrs (AD 197)
Spectacles
(AD 197)
Prayer
(AD 200)
Patience
(AD 203)
The Writings of Cyprian: Cyprian [200-258] was the Overseer of
the church in Carthage, Northa Africa, during a period of fierce persecution. After many
years of persecution during which the church existed underground he was captured and
executed by the Romans.
To
Donatus
The
Dress of Virgins
That
Idols Are Not Gods
Jealousy
and Envy
The
Lapsed
The
Lord's Prayer
Exhortation
to Martyrdom, to Fortunatus
Mortality
The
Good of Patience
The
Unity of the Catholic Church
Works
and Almsgiving
Athanasius:
On the Incarnation. Athanasius [270-336] was the overseer of Alexandria after the
death of Alexander. He worte several theological treatises and was the chief defender of
the Nicene Creed.
The Writings of Augustine: Augustine [354-430] was Overseer of
the church at Hippo, North Africa, and is considered by many to be the father of western
theology. Unlike earlier Christian writers, Augustine was not well-versed in the Greek
Language. Thus, he did not use the Greek NT or the original texts of the early Christian
writers as his sources but rather the Latin Vulgate and Latin translations of Greek texts
Confessions
(translated by A.C. Outler)
Confessions
(translated by E.B.Pusey)
Enchiridion
(translated by A.C. Outler)
Dialectica
(trans. J.Marchand)
Augustine on the Internet (James
O'Donnell)
Papers by James J. O'Donnell on
Augustine
Papers by participants in
O'Donnell's Augustine Seminar, UPenn
Augustine (IPB-e's
Augustine archive includes Confessions, The Enchiridion, and On Christian Doctrine)
- The Summa Theologica
[1265/1266-1273] (translated by Fathers of the English Dominican): Aquinas' classical
exposition of the theology of the Roman Catholic Church. Aquinas is known for his
development of a systematic theology based on reason and faith.
- (Gregory of Nyssa) [ca
330-395] One of the Cappadocian Fathers. Deposed by Arian bishops in 376 because he
supported the Nicene faith, but he regained his position win 378. His style was devotional
and he tended toward spiritualizing.
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- The Christian History Institute provides an
ample archive of Church History documents for all periods of history in its Glimpses archive.
Particularly germaine are two sections on Early Church History that include: Foundations
of Our Faith, Whatever Happened to the Twelve Apostles?, The Spread of the Early Church,
Accusation, The Canon, and biographical information on Polycarp, Constantine, Clement of
Rome, Justin Martyr, Blandina, Irenaeus, Tertullian, Origen, Jerome.
The Holy Bible, Chinese
Union Version
World Wide Study Bible
The Bible Browser,
provided by Richard Goerwitz, Brown University
The Hypertext German Bible (Luther
Bibel)
Luther Bibel: provided by
University of Michigan with the permission of the Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft
Search
German Bible: (Elberfelder Bibel) from ARTFL
Die Elberfelder Bibel:
Hypertext Version
German-English Parallel Bible
The Hypertext
Latin Bible (Jerome's Latin Vulgate Bible) from ARTFL
Bible Gateway, Links to multilingual
concordance & search engines!
KJV Bible Concordance
Virtual Christianity:
Links to different versions of the Bible in different languages - MIT
Russian Bible
Greek New Testament
Greek New Testament Editions:
Nave's Topical Bible: highly recommended
Biblical Studies Foundation
The Concise Mathew Henry Commentary
on the Bible
KJV Bible Arranged by
Subject: Technische Universiteit, Delft, Netherlands
Dead Sea
Scrolls
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Patrologia Latina Home Page
Hebrew Bible
Reference Work: Divinity Library, Vanderbilt University
Synopsis to the Books of the Bible: John
Nelson Darby, 1800-1881
Hitchcock's Bible Names
Dictionary
Bibelwissenschaft:
Franz Böhmisch
Biblical
Contradictions: and Christian responses to them
Biblical images:
from the collection of La Bibliothèque nationale de France
Independent Bible Study
Whereunto Shall I liken this Generation:
exemplifying the allegorical method of interpreting the Bible
Downloading Bible
software for the PC
TentMaker: a private web page on the Christian
doctrine put up by Gary and Michelle Amirault and friends
The Holy See: Vatican Web Site The "UNOFFICIAL" Pope John Paul II The Catholic Encyclopedia
(the 1913 edition) Catholic
Encyclopedia: Maritian Center of the Notre Dame University New Advent Catholic Web Page Documents of the Roman
Catholic Church: including Vatican II documents! Catholic Resources: CMU; US Archive der katholischen Kirche Christian Classics Ethereal Library: with a list of
religious texts! (at Pitt) Internet
Medieval Source book Byzantine
& Medieval Studies Sites Early Church Resources
Church History and History
of Christian Thought: Vanderbilt University The ECOLE Initiative (Early Church On-Line
Encyclopedia) : A service of University of Evansville The Ecole Glossary: topics
relating to early Church history Nostra
Aetate (Vatican II on Non-Christian Religions) Calendar of Christian
Historical Biographies Greek Orthodox
Adressen
zum Thema "Theologie und Kirche": put together by Fritjof Ziegler of
Universität Heidelberg Willkommen auf der
Jesus Web Page The Christian
Consortium Network Computers for Christ
St. Augustine, see Philosophy
section.
Saints' Index Christian Hagiography: by Société des
Bollandistes, Belgium Emmanuel Swedenborg
Karl Barth's Home Page Barth Society at Memphis Theological
Seminary
Orden and Institutions