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Agape feast
The term Agape or Love feast was used of certain religious meals among early Christians that seem originally to have been closely related to the Eucharist.
The term Agape or Love feast was used of certain religious meals among early Christians that seem originally to have been closely related to the Eucharist.
Agapetae
In the 1st century AD to the 3rd century AD, the Agapetae were Christian virgins who consecrated themselves to God with a vow of chastity.
In the 1st century AD to the 3rd century AD, the Agapetae were Christian virgins who consecrated themselves to God with a vow of chastity.
Agapius the historian
Agapius son of Constantine (arabised as Mahbūb ibn-Qūṣṭānṭīn) (d.941-2 AD) was a 10th century Arabic Christian writer, best known for his lengthy Kitab al-'Unwan (Book of headings ...
Agapius son of Constantine (arabised as Mahbūb ibn-Qūṣṭānṭīn) (d.941-2 AD) was a 10th century Arabic Christian writer, best known for his lengthy Kitab al-'Unwan (Book of headings ...
Alain Le Boulluec
Alain le Boulluec is a contemporary French patristics scholar working mainly in the sphere of Clement of Alexandria and of Origen of Alexandria.
Alain le Boulluec is a contemporary French patristics scholar working mainly in the sphere of Clement of Alexandria and of Origen of Alexandria.
American Society of Church History
The American Society of Church History was founded in 1888 with the disciplines of Christian denominational and ecclesiastical history as its focus.
The American Society of Church History was founded in 1888 with the disciplines of Christian denominational and ecclesiastical history as its focus.
Anastasius Sinaita
Saint Anastasius Sinaïta or Anastasius of Sinai, also called Anastasios of Sinai, was a prolific and important seventh century Greek ecclesiastical writer, priest, monk, and abbot of...
Saint Anastasius Sinaïta or Anastasius of Sinai, also called Anastasios of Sinai, was a prolific and important seventh century Greek ecclesiastical writer, priest, monk, and abbot of...
Ante-Nicene Fathers
The Ante-Nicene Fathers, subtitled "The Writings of the Fathers Down to A.D. 325", is a collection of books in 10 volumes containing English translations of the majority of Early Christi...
The Ante-Nicene Fathers, subtitled "The Writings of the Fathers Down to A.D. 325", is a collection of books in 10 volumes containing English translations of the majority of Early Christi...
Apocatastasis
Apocatastasis is reconstitution, restitution, or restoration to the original or primordial condition.
Apocatastasis is reconstitution, restitution, or restoration to the original or primordial condition.
Apostolic Fathers
The Apostolic Fathers are a small number of Early Christian authors who lived and wrote in the second half of the first century and the first half of the second century.
The Apostolic Fathers are a small number of Early Christian authors who lived and wrote in the second half of the first century and the first half of the second century.
Augustinian Studies
Augustinian Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal devoted to the study of Augustine of Hippo.
Augustinian Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal devoted to the study of Augustine of Hippo.
Basil of Caesarea
Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great, was the Greek bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia, Asia Minor.
Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great, was the Greek bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia, Asia Minor.
Codex Hierosolymitanus
Codex Hierosolymitanus (also called the Bryennios manuscript or the Jerusalem Codex, often designated simply "H" in scholarly discourse) is an 11th-century Greek manuscript, wr...
Codex Hierosolymitanus (also called the Bryennios manuscript or the Jerusalem Codex, often designated simply "H" in scholarly discourse) is an 11th-century Greek manuscript, wr...
Commodian
Commodianus was a Christian Latin poet, who flourished about AD 250.
Commodianus was a Christian Latin poet, who flourished about AD 250.
Corpus Christianorum
The Corpus Christianorum (CC) is a major publishing undertaking of the Belgian publisher Brepols devoted to patristic and medieval Latin texts.
The Corpus Christianorum (CC) is a major publishing undertaking of the Belgian publisher Brepols devoted to patristic and medieval Latin texts.
Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium
The Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium is an important multilingual collection of Eastern Christian texts with over 600 volumes published since its foundation in 1903 by Louvain Catholi...
The Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium is an important multilingual collection of Eastern Christian texts with over 600 volumes published since its foundation in 1903 by Louvain Catholi...
Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum Latinorum
The Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum Latinorum (CSEL) is a series of critical editions of the Latin Church Fathers published by a committee of the Austrian Academy of Sciences.
The Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum Latinorum (CSEL) is a series of critical editions of the Latin Church Fathers published by a committee of the Austrian Academy of Sciences.
Council of Chalcedon
The Council of Chalcedon was a church council held from October 8 to November 1, 451 AD, at Chalcedon, on the Asian side of the Bosporus.
The Council of Chalcedon was a church council held from October 8 to November 1, 451 AD, at Chalcedon, on the Asian side of the Bosporus.
Council of Laodicea
The Council of Laodicea was a regional synod of approximately thirty clerics from Asia Minor, that assembled about 363–364 AD in Laodicea, Phrygia Pacatiana.
The Council of Laodicea was a regional synod of approximately thirty clerics from Asia Minor, that assembled about 363–364 AD in Laodicea, Phrygia Pacatiana.
Decretum Gelasianum
The so-called Decretum Gelasianum or Gelasian Decree was traditionally attributed to the prolific Pope Gelasius I, bishop of Rome 492–496.
The so-called Decretum Gelasianum or Gelasian Decree was traditionally attributed to the prolific Pope Gelasius I, bishop of Rome 492–496.
Ebionites
Ebionites, or Ebionaioi, is a patristic term referring to a Jewish Christian sect or sects that existed during the first centuries of the Christian Era.
Ebionites, or Ebionaioi, is a patristic term referring to a Jewish Christian sect or sects that existed during the first centuries of the Christian Era.
First Council of Constantinople
The First Council of Constantinople is recognized as the Second Ecumenical Council by the Oriental Orthodox, the Church of the East, the Eastern Orthodox, the Roman Catholics, the Old Cath...
The First Council of Constantinople is recognized as the Second Ecumenical Council by the Oriental Orthodox, the Church of the East, the Eastern Orthodox, the Roman Catholics, the Old Cath...
First Council of Ephesus
The First Council of Ephesus was the third ecumenical council of the early Christian Church, held in 431 at the Church of Mary in Ephesus, Asia Minor.
The First Council of Ephesus was the third ecumenical council of the early Christian Church, held in 431 at the Church of Mary in Ephesus, Asia Minor.
First Council of Nicaea
The First Council of Nicaea was a council of Christian bishops convened in Nicaea in Bithynia by the Roman Emperor Constantine I in AD 325.
The First Council of Nicaea was a council of Christian bishops convened in Nicaea in Bithynia by the Roman Emperor Constantine I in AD 325.
Fontes Christiani
Fontes Christiani is a widely-cited German bilingual collection of patristic and medieval Latin works with modern German translations.
Fontes Christiani is a widely-cited German bilingual collection of patristic and medieval Latin works with modern German translations.
George Elmacin
George Elmacin, also known as Ibn Amid, was an Arabic Christian historian.
George Elmacin, also known as Ibn Amid, was an Arabic Christian historian.
Georges-Mathieu de Durand
Georges-Mathieu de Durand ( -1997) was a Canadian Dominican specialized in patristics and Christology.
Georges-Mathieu de Durand ( -1997) was a Canadian Dominican specialized in patristics and Christology.
John Alexander (d.1743)
John Alexander (born 30 September 1686, died 1 November 1743) was an Irish Presbyterian minister.
John Alexander (born 30 September 1686, died 1 November 1743) was an Irish Presbyterian minister.
John Alexander (Presbyterian minister)
John Alexander (born 30 September 1686, died 1 November 1743) was an Irish Presbyterian minister.
John Alexander (born 30 September 1686, died 1 November 1743) was an Irish Presbyterian minister.
Journal of Early Christian Studies
The Journal of Early Christian Studies is an academic journal founded in 1993 and is the official publication of the North American Patristics Society.
The Journal of Early Christian Studies is an academic journal founded in 1993 and is the official publication of the North American Patristics Society.
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers
A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, usually known as the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, is a set of books containing translations of early Chri...
A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, usually known as the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, is a set of books containing translations of early Chri...
Numerology and the Church Fathers
In the early years of Christianity, the Church Fathers commented extensively on numerology.
In the early years of Christianity, the Church Fathers commented extensively on numerology.
Opposition to Judaism among the Christian church fathers
The phenomenon of antisemitism in patristics has been studied in detail in recent years, when scholars sought to examine at what extent the writings of the Church Fathers were used to justify th...
The phenomenon of antisemitism in patristics has been studied in detail in recent years, when scholars sought to examine at what extent the writings of the Church Fathers were used to justify th...
Patristic anthology
A patristic anthology, commonly called a florilegium, is a systematic collections of excerpts from the works of the Church Fathers and other ecclesiastical writers of the early period, compiled ...
A patristic anthology, commonly called a florilegium, is a systematic collections of excerpts from the works of the Church Fathers and other ecclesiastical writers of the early period, compiled ...
Patristica Sorbonensia
Patristica Sorbonensia was a collection of academic works on patristically related themes, edited by Henri Irénée Marrou and published by Le Seuil.
Patristica Sorbonensia was a collection of academic works on patristically related themes, edited by Henri Irénée Marrou and published by Le Seuil.
Patristics
Patristics or Patrology is the study of Early Christian writers, known as the Church Fathers.
Patristics or Patrology is the study of Early Christian writers, known as the Church Fathers.
Patrologia
Patrologia is the Latin for Patrology, the study of the Church Fathers.
Patrologia is the Latin for Patrology, the study of the Church Fathers.
Patrologia Graeca
The Patrologia Graeca (or Patrologiae Cursus Completus, Series Graeca) is an edited collection of writings by the Christian Church Fathers and various secular writers, in the ancient Koine...
The Patrologia Graeca (or Patrologiae Cursus Completus, Series Graeca) is an edited collection of writings by the Christian Church Fathers and various secular writers, in the ancient Koine...
Patrologia Latina
The Patrologia Latina is an enormous collection of the writings of the Church Fathers and other ecclesiastical writers published by Jacques-Paul Migne between 1844 and 1855, with indices pub...
The Patrologia Latina is an enormous collection of the writings of the Church Fathers and other ecclesiastical writers published by Jacques-Paul Migne between 1844 and 1855, with indices pub...
Patrologia Orientalis
The Patrologia Orientalis is an attempt to create a comprehensive collection of the writings by eastern Church Fathers in Syriac, Armenian, Arabic, Coptic, Ge'ez, Georgian, and Slavonic.
The Patrologia Orientalis is an attempt to create a comprehensive collection of the writings by eastern Church Fathers in Syriac, Armenian, Arabic, Coptic, Ge'ez, Georgian, and Slavonic.
Primitive Apostolic Christianity (Sabbatarian)
Primitive Apostolic Christianity or Sabbatarianism is movement that attempts to reconstruct the earliest forms of Christianity.
Primitive Apostolic Christianity or Sabbatarianism is movement that attempts to reconstruct the earliest forms of Christianity.
Quartodecimanism
Quartodecimanism (from the Vulgate Latin quarta decima in, meaning fourteen) refers to the custom of some early Christians celebrating Passover beginning with the eve of the 14th day of Nisa...
Quartodecimanism (from the Vulgate Latin quarta decima in, meaning fourteen) refers to the custom of some early Christians celebrating Passover beginning with the eve of the 14th day of Nisa...
Quinisext Council
The Quinisext Council was a church council held in 692 at Constantinople under Justinian II. It is often known as the Council in Trullo, because it was held in the same domed hall where th...
The Quinisext Council was a church council held in 692 at Constantinople under Justinian II. It is often known as the Council in Trullo, because it was held in the same domed hall where th...
Second Council of Constantinople
The Second Council of Constantinople is recognized as the Fifth Ecumenical Council by the Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholics, Old Catholics, and a number of other Western Christian groups.
The Second Council of Constantinople is recognized as the Fifth Ecumenical Council by the Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholics, Old Catholics, and a number of other Western Christian groups.
Secret Gospel of Mark
The Secret Gospel of Mark is a putative non-canonical Christian gospel known exclusively from the Mar Saba letter, which describes Secret Mark as an expanded version of the canonical Go...
The Secret Gospel of Mark is a putative non-canonical Christian gospel known exclusively from the Mar Saba letter, which describes Secret Mark as an expanded version of the canonical Go...
Sources Chrétiennes
Sources Chrétiennes (French "Christian sources") is a bilingual collection of patristic texts founded in Lyon in 1943 by the Jesuits Jean Daniélou, Claude Mondésert, and Henri de Lubac.
Sources Chrétiennes (French "Christian sources") is a bilingual collection of patristic texts founded in Lyon in 1943 by the Jesuits Jean Daniélou, Claude Mondésert, and Henri de Lubac.
Studia patristica
The Studia Patristica is a peer reviewed academic book series established in 1957 devoted to the study of patristics, that is Christianity in the Classical Antiquity and Late Antiquity perio...
The Studia Patristica is a peer reviewed academic book series established in 1957 devoted to the study of patristics, that is Christianity in the Classical Antiquity and Late Antiquity perio...
The Journal of Ecclesiastical History
The Journal of Ecclesiastical History is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Cambridge University Press.
The Journal of Ecclesiastical History is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Cambridge University Press.
The Secret Gospel of Mark and the Synoptic Problem
The Secret Gospel of Mark and the Synoptic Problem examines how the Secret Gospel of Mark, discovered by Morton Smith, relates to the Synoptic Gospels.
The Secret Gospel of Mark and the Synoptic Problem examines how the Secret Gospel of Mark, discovered by Morton Smith, relates to the Synoptic Gospels.
Three Holy Hierarchs
The Three Holy Hierarchs (Greek: Οι Τρείς Ιεράρχες) of Eastern Christianity refers to Basil the Great (known as Basil of Caesarea), Gregory the Theologian (known as Gregory of Nazianzus) and...
The Three Holy Hierarchs (Greek: Οι Τρείς Ιεράρχες) of Eastern Christianity refers to Basil the Great (known as Basil of Caesarea), Gregory the Theologian (known as Gregory of Nazianzus) and...
Vigiliae Christianae (journal)
Vigiliae Christianae: A Review of Early Christian Life and Languages is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Brill Publishers in the field of early Christian studies.
Vigiliae Christianae: A Review of Early Christian Life and Languages is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Brill Publishers in the field of early Christian studies.
Women in the patristic age
The status of women in the patristic age, as defined by the Church Fathers, is a contentious issue within Christianity because the patristic writers clearly sought to restrict the influence of w...
The status of women in the patristic age, as defined by the Church Fathers, is a contentious issue within Christianity because the patristic writers clearly sought to restrict the influence of w...