Ante-Nicene Fathers – VOL I – IX

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Ante-Nicene Fathers. Here are the complete Ante-Nicene works subtitled “The Writings of the Fathers Down to A.D. 325” – about 11.000 pages. The collection of books consists of 10 volumes (last volume is the index) containing English translations of the majority of Early Christian writings. The period covers the beginning of Christianity until before the promulgation of the Nicene Creed at the First Council of Nicaea that lead to the first versions of the Bible. The translations are very faithful, but sometimes rather old-fashioned to read, but they are rewarding. These translations are now in the Public Domain, they were first published in 1897 in the United States. My guess is that you would also be delighted to know that I also have the entire 14 volumes of Nicene and post-Nicene fathers of the Christian church as free PDF e-books.

The Apostolic Fathers
Originally printed in 1885, the ten-volume set, Ante-Nicene Fathers, brings together the work of early Christian thinkers. In particular, it brings together the writings of the early Church fathers prior to the fourth century Nicene Creed.
Written by: Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
Published by: Grand Rapids, MI: Christian Classics Ethereal Library
Edition: 2001 Reprint
Available in: Ebook

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PDF ebook downloadVolume I. The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus, Clement of Rome, Mathetes, Polycarp, Ignatius, Barnabas, Papias, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus.

 

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Volume II. Fathers of the Second Century: Hermas, Tatian, Theophilus, Athenagoras, Clement of Alexandria

 

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Volume III. Latin Christianity: Its Founder, Tertullian: Three Parts: I. Apologetic; II. Anti-Marcion; III. Ethical

 

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Volume IV. The Fathers of the Third Century: Tertullian Part IV; Minucius Felix; Commodian; Origen

 

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Volume V. The Fathers of the Third Century: Hippolytus; Cyprian; Caius; Novatian; Appendix

 

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Volume VI. The Fathers of the Third Century: Gregory Thaumaturgus; Dinoysius the Great; Julius Africanus; Anatolius and Minor Writers; Methodius; Arnobius

 

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Volume VII. The Fathers of the Third and Fourth Centuries: Lactantius, Venantius, Asterius, Victorinus, Dionysius, Apostolic Teaching and Constitutions, Homily, Liturgies

 

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Volume VIII.The Twelve Patriarchs, Excerpts and Epistles, The Clementia, Apocrypha, Decretals, Memoirs of Edessa and Syriac Documents, Remains of the First Ages

 

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Volume IX. Recently Discovered Additions to Early Christian Literature; Commentaries of Origen The Gospel of Peter, The Diatessaron of Tatian, The Apocalypse of Peter, The Visio Pauli, The Apocalypses of the Virgin and Sedrach, The Testament of Abraham, The Acts of Xanthippe and Polyxena, The Narrative of Zosimus, The Apology of Aristides, The Epistles of Clement (Complete Text), Origen’s Commentary on John, Books I-X, Origen’s Commentary on Mathew, Books I, II, and X-XIV

 

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Volume X. Bibliographic Synopsis; General Index.

 

45 thoughts on “Ante-Nicene Fathers – VOL I – IX”

    • l really appreciate for the literature of the volumes. When l get financially stable ,l will donate for the great work you have done. God bless the ministry.
      Rev. Richard Phiri

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  1. Good blessed Holy books for supplying us with good Christian martials to build us up in the Christian faith. Not all countries are allow to have paypal account, so i would like to kwon if there is any form we can donate our widows mite.

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  2. I have always heard the Early Church Fathers from the program The Journey Home. All along there are these volumes available online!

    Thank you for sharing them online so that more people may know the richness of our faith.

    GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

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  3. thanks a lot for your dedicated effort to reincarnate the old and genuine path for us (the current Christians) to know and walk in them.

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  4. As I am not in the position to buy the expensive 10 volumes, I consider them a great blessings and in turn I wish you His great blessings for such treasures of yours shared with thousands of disciples who are hungry for the same.

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  5. Wow, thank you for posting these!

    I also wanted to bring to your attention a typo in your “The Apostolic Fathers” grey box. The edition is currently showing as

    “Edition: 2001 Repring”

    It should be “Reprint” instead.

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  6. Just discovered your site! Wow! Can not say enough praise for your work. Just DL-ed the Ante-Nicene Fathers Series. Thank you for your efforts in setting up this source of study material!

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  7. I am very grateful to you for these texts, which are helping me in my research in Philosophy and Theology. Thank you!

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  8. Thank you very much for the nine volumes. I am learning early Christian history, and appreciate having these, as I cannot afford to buy the books.

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  9. THESE TEN VOLUMES BECAME A ‘GATEWAY TO WISDOM!’BEING A CHRISTIAN MY QUEST WAS A SEARCH FOR WISDOM AND SO VOLUME 4 ESPECIALLY THE WRITINGS OF ORIGEN WHO DEALS WITH WISDOM CHRISTOLOGY WHICH DESERVES MUCH MORE ATTENTION THAN EVER PONDERED IN THE PAST. WHY IS CHRIST CALLED THE HIDDEN WISDOM AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO PROVERBS 8:22-23? THIS CAN BE FOUND IN ‘ORIGEN DE PRINCIPIIS’ PAGES 246-251. READ THESE PAGES AND BE AWAKENED TO THE HIDDEN MEANING OF DIVINE WISDOM/SHE BEING THE BEGINNING,PRINCIPLE AND MATRIX OF CREATION FOUND IN PROVERBS 8:22-23 AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE HIDDEN WISDOM JESUS CHRIST BEING THE LOGOS/WORD WHICH IS ALSO INVOLVED IN CREATION INHERENT WITHIN HER ‘YET’ NOT THE LOGOS HIMSELF. THIS IS COMFIRMED IN VOL lll,pg 502 ‘WISDOM WAS FIRST SET UP, THE BEGINNING OF HIS WAYS, FOR HIS WORKS…THEN THAT THE WORD WAS PRODUCED.” ACCORDING TO THE TO THE JEWS THIS WISDOM IS THE PRIMEVAL TORAH WHICH PRE-EXISTED CREATION ALONG WITH THE WORD/LOGOS WHICH EMANANATED FROM HER FOR THIS WISDOM IS FEMININE AND ACCORDING TO THE COMMENTARY ON PROVERBS OF KEIL AND DELITZSCH , MENTIONS THAT THIS WISDOM OF PROV. 8:22, IS NOT THE WORD/JESUS CHRIST BUT ‘MEDIATRIX’OF CREATION. HENCE THE LOGOS BECOMES A MEDIATOR UNDER THE NEW DISPENSATION FOUND IN THE NEW TESTAMENT. HENCE, IN PROVERBS 8:22-23, WISDOM IS REALLY LIKE A HEAVENLY MOTHER WHICH CAN ALSO BE FOUND IN THE BOOK OF WISDOM OR SONG OF SOLOMON! READ AND BE ENLIGHTENED TO THIS MYSTERY PAR EXCELLENCE.

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  10. Thank you; you saved me $100! Do you have any of the other parts to this series? i.e., Series I and II of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers?

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  11. i am so happy to down load because so many people have price but they did not want to this type of materials thank god for his grace upon our lives

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