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Acts of Paul
The Acts of Paul is one of the major works and earliest pseudepigraphal (noncanonical) series from the New Testament also known as Apocryphal Acts, an approximate date given to the Acts of Paul ...
The Acts of Paul is one of the major works and earliest pseudepigraphal (noncanonical) series from the New Testament also known as Apocryphal Acts, an approximate date given to the Acts of Paul ...
Acts of Peter
The Acts of Peter is one of the earliest of the apocryphal Acts of the Apostles.
The Acts of Peter is one of the earliest of the apocryphal Acts of the Apostles.
Agrippa Castor
Agrippa Castor has been identified as "the earliest recorded writer against heresy, and apparently the only one who composed a book solely devoted to the refutation of Basilides".
Agrippa Castor has been identified as "the earliest recorded writer against heresy, and apparently the only one who composed a book solely devoted to the refutation of Basilides".
Alexander of Lycopolis
Alexander of Lycopolis was the writer of a short treatise, in twenty-six chapters, against the Manicheans.
Alexander of Lycopolis was the writer of a short treatise, in twenty-six chapters, against the Manicheans.
Alexios I Komnenos
Alexios I Komnenos, Latinized as Alexius I Comnenus, was Byzantine emperor from 1081 to 1118, and although he was not the founder of the Komnenian dynasty, it was during his reig...
Alexios I Komnenos, Latinized as Alexius I Comnenus, was Byzantine emperor from 1081 to 1118, and although he was not the founder of the Komnenian dynasty, it was during his reig...
Alogi
The Alogi (ἄλογοι, also called "Alogians") were a group of Christian heretics in Asia Minor that flourished around 170 CE. What we know of them is derived from their doctrinal opponents, whose l...
The Alogi (ἄλογοι, also called "Alogians") were a group of Christian heretics in Asia Minor that flourished around 170 CE. What we know of them is derived from their doctrinal opponents, whose l...
Ambrose of Alexandria
Ambrose of Alexandria was a friend of the Christian theologian Origen.
Ambrose of Alexandria was a friend of the Christian theologian Origen.
Antinomianism
Antinomianism is defined as holding that, under the gospel dispensation of grace, moral law is of no use or obligation because faith alone is necessary to salvation.
Antinomianism is defined as holding that, under the gospel dispensation of grace, moral law is of no use or obligation because faith alone is necessary to salvation.
Arnaud Amalric
Arnaud (or Arnau) Amalric (died 1225) was a Cistercian church leader who took a prominent role in the Albigensian Crusade.
Arnaud (or Arnau) Amalric (died 1225) was a Cistercian church leader who took a prominent role in the Albigensian Crusade.
Athenagoras of Athens
Athenagoras (Ἀθηναγόρας ὁ Ἀθηναῖος; ca.
Athenagoras (Ἀθηναγόρας ὁ Ἀθηναῖος; ca.
Augustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo ( or ; Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis; November 13, 354 – August 28, 430), also known as Augustine, St. Augustine, St. Austin, St. Augoustinos, Ble...
Augustine of Hippo ( or ; Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis; November 13, 354 – August 28, 430), also known as Augustine, St. Augustine, St. Austin, St. Augoustinos, Ble...
Bar Hebraeus
Bar-Hebraeus (1226 in the village Ebro (Izoli, turk.: Kuşsarayı) near Malatya, Sultanate of Rûm (modern Turkey, today province Elazig) – 30 July 1286 in Maraga, Persia) was a catholicos (bis...
Bar-Hebraeus (1226 in the village Ebro (Izoli, turk.: Kuşsarayı) near Malatya, Sultanate of Rûm (modern Turkey, today province Elazig) – 30 July 1286 in Maraga, Persia) was a catholicos (bis...
Bar-Hebraeus
Gregory Bar-Hebraeus (1226 in the village Ebro (Izoli, turk.: Kuşsarayı) near Malatya, Sultanate of Rûm (modern Turkey, today province Elazig) – 30 July 1286 in Maraga, Persia) was a catholico...
Gregory Bar-Hebraeus (1226 in the village Ebro (Izoli, turk.: Kuşsarayı) near Malatya, Sultanate of Rûm (modern Turkey, today province Elazig) – 30 July 1286 in Maraga, Persia) was a catholico...
Clement of Alexandria
Titus Flavius Clemens (c.150 - c. 215), known as Clement of Alexandria, was a Christian theologian who taught at the Catechetical School of Alexandria.
Titus Flavius Clemens (c.150 - c. 215), known as Clement of Alexandria, was a Christian theologian who taught at the Catechetical School of Alexandria.
Clementine literature
Clementine literature (also called Clementina, Pseudo-Clementine Writings, Kerygmata Petrou, Clementine Romance etc.) is the name given to the religious romance which pur...
Clementine literature (also called Clementina, Pseudo-Clementine Writings, Kerygmata Petrou, Clementine Romance etc.) is the name given to the religious romance which pur...
Cyril of Jerusalem
Cyril of Jerusalem was a distinguished theologian of the early Church.
Cyril of Jerusalem was a distinguished theologian of the early Church.
Demiurge
The demiurge is a concept from the Platonic, Neopythagorean, Middle Platonic, and Neoplatonic schools of philosophy for an artisan-like figure responsible for the fashioning and maintenance of t...
The demiurge is a concept from the Platonic, Neopythagorean, Middle Platonic, and Neoplatonic schools of philosophy for an artisan-like figure responsible for the fashioning and maintenance of t...
Diadochos of Photiki
Saint Diadochos of Photiki was a fifth century ascetic whose work is included in the Philokalia.
Saint Diadochos of Photiki was a fifth century ascetic whose work is included in the Philokalia.
Didascalia Apostolorum
Didascalia Apostolorum is a Christian treatise which belongs to genre of the Church Orders.
Didascalia Apostolorum is a Christian treatise which belongs to genre of the Church Orders.
Didymus the Blind
Didymus the Blind was a Coptic Church theologian of Alexandria, whose famous Catechetical School he led for about half a century.
Didymus the Blind was a Coptic Church theologian of Alexandria, whose famous Catechetical School he led for about half a century.
Enneads
The Six Enneads, sometimes abbreviated to The Enneads or Enneads, is the collection of writings of Plotinus, edited and compiled by his student Porphyry.
The Six Enneads, sometimes abbreviated to The Enneads or Enneads, is the collection of writings of Plotinus, edited and compiled by his student Porphyry.
Eric Voegelin
Eric Voegelin, born Erich Hermann Wilhelm Vögelin, was a German-born American political philosopher.
Eric Voegelin, born Erich Hermann Wilhelm Vögelin, was a German-born American political philosopher.
Eupraxia of Kiev
Eupraxia of Kiev (1071 – July 20, 1109 AD) was the daughter of Vsevolod I, Prince of Kiev and second wife of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor.
Eupraxia of Kiev (1071 – July 20, 1109 AD) was the daughter of Vsevolod I, Prince of Kiev and second wife of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor.
Eusebius of Caesarea
Eusebius of Caesarea also called Eusebius Pamphili, was a Roman historian, exegete and Christian polemicist.
Eusebius of Caesarea also called Eusebius Pamphili, was a Roman historian, exegete and Christian polemicist.
Evagrius Ponticus
Evagrius Ponticus, also called Evagrius the Solitary was a Christian monk and ascetic.
Evagrius Ponticus, also called Evagrius the Solitary was a Christian monk and ascetic.
Filaster
Filaster (d. 397 CE) was a bishop who wrote the "Book of Diverse Heresies" which discusses 156 heresies or heretical teachers.
Filaster (d. 397 CE) was a bishop who wrote the "Book of Diverse Heresies" which discusses 156 heresies or heretical teachers.
God as the Devil
The teaching of God as the Devil has been an accusation leveled at various Christian heretics from the 2nd century to the medieval period.
The teaching of God as the Devil has been an accusation leveled at various Christian heretics from the 2nd century to the medieval period.
Gregory of Tours
Saint Gregory of Tours was a Gallo-Roman historian and Bishop of Tours, which made him a leading prelate of Gaul.
Saint Gregory of Tours was a Gallo-Roman historian and Bishop of Tours, which made him a leading prelate of Gaul.
Hans Urs von Balthasar
Hans Urs von Balthasar was a Swiss theologian and priest who was nominated to be a cardinal of the Catholic Church.
Hans Urs von Balthasar was a Swiss theologian and priest who was nominated to be a cardinal of the Catholic Church.
Hegesippus (chronicler)
Saint Hegesippus (Ἅγιος Ἡγήσιππος) (c.
Saint Hegesippus (Ἅγιος Ἡγήσιππος) (c.
Henri de Lubac
Henri-Marie de Lubac, SJ was a French Jesuit priest who became a Cardinal of the Catholic Church, and is considered to be one of the most influential theologians of the 20th century.
Henri-Marie de Lubac, SJ was a French Jesuit priest who became a Cardinal of the Catholic Church, and is considered to be one of the most influential theologians of the 20th century.
Hippolytus of Rome
Hippolytus of Rome (170 – 235) was the most important 3rd-century theologian in the Christian Church in Rome, where he was probably born.
Hippolytus of Rome (170 – 235) was the most important 3rd-century theologian in the Christian Church in Rome, where he was probably born.
History of Gnosticism
The history of Gnosticism is subject to a great deal of debate and interpretation.
The history of Gnosticism is subject to a great deal of debate and interpretation.
Huneric
Huneric or Honeric (died December 23 484) was King of the Vandals (477–484) and the oldest son of Genseric.
Huneric or Honeric (died December 23 484) was King of the Vandals (477–484) and the oldest son of Genseric.
Iamblichus
Iamblichus, also known as Iamblichus Chalcidensis, (Ancient Greek:, probably from Syriac or Aramaic ya-mlku, "He is king", c. 245–c.
Iamblichus, also known as Iamblichus Chalcidensis, (Ancient Greek:, probably from Syriac or Aramaic ya-mlku, "He is king", c. 245–c.
Ioan P. Culianu
Ioan Petru Culianu or Couliano (5 January 1950 – 21 May 1991) was a Romanian historian of religion, culture, and ideas, a philosopher and political essayist, and a short story writer.
Ioan Petru Culianu or Couliano (5 January 1950 – 21 May 1991) was a Romanian historian of religion, culture, and ideas, a philosopher and political essayist, and a short story writer.
Jacob Bar-Salibi
Jacob Bar-Salibi also known as Dionysius Bar-Salibi was the best-known and most prolific writer in the Syriac Orthodox Church of the twelfth century.
Jacob Bar-Salibi also known as Dionysius Bar-Salibi was the best-known and most prolific writer in the Syriac Orthodox Church of the twelfth century.
Jacob of Edessa
Jacob of Edessa (or James of Edessa) (c.
Jacob of Edessa (or James of Edessa) (c.
John of Damascus
Saint John of Damascus (Arabic: يوحنا الدمشقي Yuḥannā Al Demashqi; Greek: Ἰωάννης ὁ Δαμασκηνός Iōannēs ho Damaskēnos; Latin: Iohannes Damascenus; also known as John Damascene, ...
Saint John of Damascus (Arabic: يوحنا الدمشقي Yuḥannā Al Demashqi; Greek: Ἰωάννης ὁ Δαμασκηνός Iōannēs ho Damaskēnos; Latin: Iohannes Damascenus; also known as John Damascene, ...
Jules Doinel
Jules-Benoît Stanislas Doinel du Val-Michel, also simply Jules Doinel, was an archivist and the founder of the first Gnostic church in modern times.
Jules-Benoît Stanislas Doinel du Val-Michel, also simply Jules Doinel, was an archivist and the founder of the first Gnostic church in modern times.
Justin Martyr
Justin Martyr, also known as just Saint Justin, was an early Christian apologist, and is regarded as the foremost interpreter of the theory of the Logos in the 2nd century.
Justin Martyr, also known as just Saint Justin, was an early Christian apologist, and is regarded as the foremost interpreter of the theory of the Logos in the 2nd century.
Leucius Charinus
Leucius, called Leucius Charinus by the Patriarch Photios I of Constantinople in the ninth century, is the name applied to a cycle of what M. R. James termed "Apostolic romances" that seem...
Leucius, called Leucius Charinus by the Patriarch Photios I of Constantinople in the ninth century, is the name applied to a cycle of what M. R. James termed "Apostolic romances" that seem...
Liberian Catalogue
In compiling the history of the Early Christian Church, the Liberian Catalogue (Catalogus Liberianus), which was part of the illuminated manuscript known as the Chronography of 354, is an es...
In compiling the history of the Early Christian Church, the Liberian Catalogue (Catalogus Liberianus), which was part of the illuminated manuscript known as the Chronography of 354, is an es...
Methodius of Olympus
The Church Father and Saint Methodius of Olympus (died ca.
The Church Father and Saint Methodius of Olympus (died ca.
Neoplatonism
Neoplatonism, is the modern term for a school of mystical philosophy that took shape in the 3rd century AD, based on the teachings of Plato and earlier Platonists, with its earliest contributor...
Neoplatonism, is the modern term for a school of mystical philosophy that took shape in the 3rd century AD, based on the teachings of Plato and earlier Platonists, with its earliest contributor...
Neoplatonism and Gnosticism
Neoplatonism is the modern term for a school of Hellenistic philosophy that took shape in the 3rd century, based on the teachings of Plato and some of his early followers.
Neoplatonism is the modern term for a school of Hellenistic philosophy that took shape in the 3rd century, based on the teachings of Plato and some of his early followers.
Nicolaism
Nicolaism is a Christian heresy, first mentioned in the Book of Revelation of the New Testament, whose adherents were called Nicolaitans, Nicolaitanes, or Nicolaites.
Nicolaism is a Christian heresy, first mentioned in the Book of Revelation of the New Testament, whose adherents were called Nicolaitans, Nicolaitanes, or Nicolaites.
Niketas Choniates
Nicetas or Niketas Choniates, sometimes called Acominatos, was a Greek historian - like his brother Michael Acominatus, whom he accompanied from their birthplace Chonae to Constantinople.
Nicetas or Niketas Choniates, sometimes called Acominatos, was a Greek historian - like his brother Michael Acominatus, whom he accompanied from their birthplace Chonae to Constantinople.
Numenius of Apamea
Numenius of Apamea was a Greek philosopher, who lived in Apamea in Syria and flourished during the latter half of the 2nd century AD. He was a Neopythagorean and forerunner of the Neoplatonists.
Numenius of Apamea was a Greek philosopher, who lived in Apamea in Syria and flourished during the latter half of the 2nd century AD. He was a Neopythagorean and forerunner of the Neoplatonists.
On the Detection and Overthrow of the So-Called Gnosis
On the Detection and Overthrow of the So-Called Gnosis, today also called On the Detection and Overthrow of Knowledge Falsely So Called, commonly called Against Heresies,...
On the Detection and Overthrow of the So-Called Gnosis, today also called On the Detection and Overthrow of Knowledge Falsely So Called, commonly called Against Heresies,...
Origen
Origen, or Origen Adamantius, was an early Christian Alexandrian scholar and theologian, and one of the most distinguished writers of the early Church.
Origen, or Origen Adamantius, was an early Christian Alexandrian scholar and theologian, and one of the most distinguished writers of the early Church.
Panarion
In early Christian heresiology, the Panarion (Greek: Πανάριον, "Medicine Chest"), to which 16th-century Latin translations gave the name Adversus Haereses (Latin: "Against Heresies"), is...
In early Christian heresiology, the Panarion (Greek: Πανάριον, "Medicine Chest"), to which 16th-century Latin translations gave the name Adversus Haereses (Latin: "Against Heresies"), is...
Pastoral epistles
The three pastoral epistles are books of the canonical New Testament: the First Epistle to Timothy (1 Timothy) the Second Epistle to Timothy (2 Timothy), and the Epistle to Titus.
The three pastoral epistles are books of the canonical New Testament: the First Epistle to Timothy (1 Timothy) the Second Epistle to Timothy (2 Timothy), and the Epistle to Titus.
Patriarch Epiphanius of Constantinople
Epiphanius (died June 5, 535) was the patriarch of Constantinople from February 25, 520 to June 5, 535, succeeding John II Cappadocia.
Epiphanius (died June 5, 535) was the patriarch of Constantinople from February 25, 520 to June 5, 535, succeeding John II Cappadocia.
Patriarch Theophylact of Constantinople
Theophylact Lekapenos was Patriarch of Constantinople from 2 February 933 to his death in 956.
Theophylact Lekapenos was Patriarch of Constantinople from 2 February 933 to his death in 956.
Petrus Siculus
Petrus Siculus or Peter Sikeliotes (Πέτρος Σικελιώτης) was either a monk or a learned nobleman, who in 870 was sent as a legate from the Byzantine emperor Basil I to the Paulician leader C...
Petrus Siculus or Peter Sikeliotes (Πέτρος Σικελιώτης) was either a monk or a learned nobleman, who in 870 was sent as a legate from the Byzantine emperor Basil I to the Paulician leader C...
Philastrius
Saint Philastrius Bishop of Brescia, was one of the bishops present at a synod held in Aquileia in 381.
Saint Philastrius Bishop of Brescia, was one of the bishops present at a synod held in Aquileia in 381.
Photios I of Constantinople
Photios I, also spelled Photius or Fotios, was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 858 to 867 and from 877 to 886.
Photios I, also spelled Photius or Fotios, was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 858 to 867 and from 877 to 886.
Proclus
Proclus Lycaeus, called "The Successor" or "Diadochos", was a Greek Neoplatonist philosopher, one of the last major Classical philosophers.
Proclus Lycaeus, called "The Successor" or "Diadochos", was a Greek Neoplatonist philosopher, one of the last major Classical philosophers.
Refutation of all Heresies
The Refutation of All Heresies or Philosophumena is a compendious Christian polemical work of the early third century, now generally attributed to Hippolytus of Rome.
The Refutation of All Heresies or Philosophumena is a compendious Christian polemical work of the early third century, now generally attributed to Hippolytus of Rome.
Second Epistle of John
The Second Epistle of John, often referred to as Second John and often written 2 John, is a book of the New Testament attributed to John the Evangelist, traditionally thought to be t...
The Second Epistle of John, often referred to as Second John and often written 2 John, is a book of the New Testament attributed to John the Evangelist, traditionally thought to be t...
Serapion of Antioch
Serapion was Patriarch of Antioch.
Serapion was Patriarch of Antioch.
Sozomen
Salminius Hermias Sozomenus (Σωζομενός) (c.
Salminius Hermias Sozomenus (Σωζομενός) (c.
Tertullian
Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus, anglicised as Tertullian, was a prolific early Berber Christian author from Carthage in the Roman province of Africa.
Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus, anglicised as Tertullian, was a prolific early Berber Christian author from Carthage in the Roman province of Africa.
The Shepherd of Hermas
The Shepherd of Hermas is a Christian literary work of the 1st or 2nd century, considered a valuable book by many Christians, and considered canonical scripture by some of the early Church f...
The Shepherd of Hermas is a Christian literary work of the 1st or 2nd century, considered a valuable book by many Christians, and considered canonical scripture by some of the early Church f...
The True Word
The True Word (Discourse, Account, or Doctrine) (Λόγος Ἀληθής) is a treatise in which Celsus addressed many principal points of Early Christianity and refuted or argued against their...
The True Word (Discourse, Account, or Doctrine) (Λόγος Ἀληθής) is a treatise in which Celsus addressed many principal points of Early Christianity and refuted or argued against their...
Theodoret
Theodoret of Cyrus or Cyrrhus (Θεοδώρητος Κύρρου; c. 393 – c. 457) was an influential author, theologian, and Christian bishop of Cyrrhus, Syria (423-457).
Theodoret of Cyrus or Cyrrhus (Θεοδώρητος Κύρρου; c. 393 – c. 457) was an influential author, theologian, and Christian bishop of Cyrrhus, Syria (423-457).
Theophilus of Antioch
Theophilus, Patriarch of Antioch, succeeded Eros c. 169, and was succeeded by Maximus I c.183, according to Henry Fynes Clinton, but these dates are only approximations.
Theophilus, Patriarch of Antioch, succeeded Eros c. 169, and was succeeded by Maximus I c.183, according to Henry Fynes Clinton, but these dates are only approximations.