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• The DidacheThe Didachec. 100 AD · 16 sectionsAn early Christian handbook, probably from about 100: the way of life and the way of death, then teaching on baptism, fasting, prayer, the Eucharist, traveling prophets,…
• Ignatius of AntiochThe Letters of Ignatiusd. c. 110 AD · 98 sectionsThe seven letters Ignatius of Antioch wrote on his way to martyrdom in Rome, urging each church to stand united with its bishop.
• Anonymous (2 Clement)Second Clement: An Ancient Homilyfl. c. 150 AD · 20 sectionsAn early Christian sermon by an unknown preacher, long attached to Clement of Rome, calling a congregation to repentance, pure living, and endurance before the coming…
• Letter to DiognetusThe Epistle to Diognetusc. 150 AD · 12 sectionsAn unknown writer answers a pagan named Diognetus: what God Christians trust, how they worship, and why they love one another.
• Polycarp of SmyrnaPolycarp to the Philippiansc. 69–c. 155 AD · 15 sectionsPolycarp, bishop of Smyrna, writes to the church at Philippi on righteousness, on Ignatius and his companions, and on the fall of the elder Valens.
• Church of SmyrnaThe Martyrdom of Polycarpc. 156 AD · 24 sectionsThe church of Smyrna tells how its bishop Polycarp and other martyrs died, and holds up his death as a martyrdom that follows the gospel.
• Acts of the Martyrs9 worksc. 165–304 AD · 9 works · 68 sections
• Dionysius of CorinthFragments of the Lettersfl. c. 171 AD · 5 sectionsFragments of letters from Dionysius, bishop of Corinth, to churches across the Greek world, quoted by Eusebius.
• AthenagorasOn the Resurrection of the Deadfl. c. 177 AD · 25 sectionsAthenagoras argues that God can raise the dead, and that the rising of the body fits God's purpose, human nature, and justice.
• Polycrates of EphesusLetter to Victor of Rome on the Date of Paschafl. c. 190 AD · 1 sectionPolycrates of Ephesus defends to Victor of Rome the Asian custom of keeping Pascha on the fourteenth day of the month.
• Minucius FelixOctaviusfl. c. 200 AD · 40 sectionsA Latin dialogue set at Ostia: the pagan Caecilius and the Christian Octavius debate the old gods and the Christian faith.
• Irenaeus of LyonsLetter to Victor of Romec. 130–c. 202 AD · 2 sectionsSurviving fragments of Irenaeus' letter urging Victor of Rome to keep peace with churches that kept a different Easter custom.
• Passion of Perpetua and FelicityThe Passion of Perpetua and Felicityc. 203 AD · 21 sectionsThe prison diary of Perpetua, a young mother of Carthage, with the visions of Saturus and an editor's account of how she, the slave woman Felicity and their companions…
• Serapion of AntiochFragmentsfl. c. 190–211 AD · 1 sectionSerapion of Antioch, on the so-called Gospel of Peter: the surviving fragment, quoted by Eusebius.
• Clement of Alexandria2 worksc. 150–c. 215 AD · 2 works · 48 sections
• Tertullian4 worksc. 155–c. 220 AD · 4 works · 39 sections
• Julius AfricanusMiscellaniesc. 160–c. 240 AD · 98 sectionsJulius Africanus's Miscellanies: history, science and craft, in the fragments that survive, with books 7, 2 and 3 in full and parts of books 4, 8, 9 and 13.
• NovatianOn the Public Showsfl. c. 250 AD · 10 sectionsNovatian warns Christians who quote Scripture to defend going to the public games and shows.
• Origen of Alexandria41 worksc. 185–c. 254 AD · 41 works · 1526 sections
• Cyprian of CarthageOn the Unity of the Catholic Churchc. 200–258 AD · 27 sectionsCyprian, bishop of Carthage, writes in 251 against the Novatian schism: the Church Christ founded is one and cannot be divided.
• Gregory Thaumaturgus12 worksc. 213–c. 270 AD · 12 works · 122 sections
• Methodius of OlympusOn the Martyrsd. c. 311 AD · 2 sectionsFragments of Methodius on martyrdom: a gift of God that crowns human resolve, while every good act is completed by God.
• Eustathius of Antioch18 worksfl. c. 320–337 AD · 18 works · 103 sections
• Eusebius of CaesareaLetter to Flacillusc. 260–c. 339 AD · 1 sectionEusebius of Caesarea's covering letter to Flacillus, sending three further books against the treatise of Marcellus.
• Theodore of HeracleaFragments on Matthewfl. c. 328–355 AD · 4 sectionsTheodore of Heraclea's notes on Matthew, from the genealogy and the Baptist to the Passion, often showing how Matthew agrees with Luke.
• Eusebius of Emesa2 worksc. 300–c. 359 AD · 2 works · 8 sections
• Athanasius of Alexandria8 worksc. 293/298–373 AD · 8 works · 28 sections
• Marcellus of Ancyra2 worksc. 280–c. 374 AD · 2 works · 35 sections
• Basil of Caesarea15 worksc. 330–379 AD · 15 works · 160 sections
• Cyril of Jerusalem3 worksc. 313–386 AD · 3 works · 9 sections
• Apollinaris of Laodicea4 worksc. 310–c. 390 AD · 4 works · 104 sections
• Diodorus of TarsusFragments on Romansc. 330–c. 390 AD · 16 sectionsNotes on Romans, chiefly on Adam and the law of nature, the Law that exposes sin, adoption and election, and the calling of the nations.
• Nemesius of EmesaOn the Nature of Manfl. c. 390 AD · 8 sections · Part only: The opening arguments on the soulNemesius of Emesa, On Human Nature: the arguments on the soul.
• Amphilochius of Iconium13 worksc. 340–c. 395 AD · 13 works · 76 sections
• Didymus the Blind14 worksc. 313–c. 398 AD · 14 works · 1027 sections
• Evagrius Ponticus15 worksc. 345–399 AD · 15 works · 144 sections
• Severianus of Gabala20 worksfl. c. 400 AD · 20 works · 149 sections
• Epiphanius of Salamis31 worksc. 310/320–403 AD · 31 works · 136 sections
• John Chrysostom7 worksc. 349–407 AD · 7 works · 66 sections
• Asterius of Amasea2 worksc. 350–c. 410 AD · 2 works · 84 sections
• Theophilus of Alexandria2 worksc. 345–412 AD · 2 works · 8 sections
• Augustine of Hippo6 works354–430 AD · 6 works · 84 sections
• PhilostorgiusEcclesiastical Historyc. 368–c. 439 AD · 1 section · Part only: One passage from the first bookPhilostorgius, Ecclesiastical History: the opening of the first book — from the judgments of the Maccabees through Constantine’s conversion.
• Cyril of Alexandria52 worksc. 376–444 AD · 52 works · 1285 sections
• Ammonius of AlexandriaFragments on Johnfl. 5th century AD · 40 sectionsShort notes on the whole of John's Gospel, from the Word in the beginning to Peter restored, defending the Trinity against the heresies along the way.
• Hesychius of Jerusalem20 worksfl. c. 412–450 AD · 20 works · 104 sections
• Julian of Eclanum5 worksc. 386–c. 455 AD · 5 works · 1164 sections
• Gennadius of Constantinople4 worksd. 471 AD · 4 works · 14 sections
• Procopius of Gaza3 worksc. 465/475–c. 528 AD · 3 works · 12 sections
• Alexander the MonkDiscovery of the Cross, Abridgedfl. 6th century AD · 4 sectionsAlexander the Monk tells how Constantine turned the empire from idols and called the Council of Nicaea, how Helena found the Cross, and why its feast is kept.
• Oecumenius3 worksfl. 6th century AD · 3 works · 9 sections
• Olympiodorus of AlexandriaFragment on 'Rejoice in that day'fl. early 6th century AD · 4 sectionsOlympiodorus on rejoicing in suffering: as health makes hardship easy, so suffering for the truth, like Paul's and the apostles', is itself a prize.
• John of Damascus6 worksc. 645/675–749 AD · 6 works · 62 sections
• Photius of Constantinople4 worksc. 810–c. 893 AD · 4 works · 23 sections
• Arethas of CaesareaEpigramsc. 860–c. 932 AD · 4 sectionsVerse epitaphs by Arethas: a young widow named Anna mourns her early death and is praised, and a woman named Febronia is remembered for her kindness to the poor.
• Robert BaronPhilosophy the Handmaid of Theologyc. 1596–1639 AD · 57 sectionsRobert Baron, Philosophia theologiae ancillans (Philosophy in Service to Theology): exercises on being and essence, on the origin of the soul and the spread of sin, and…
• John DavenantTwo Dissertations1572–1641 AD · 801 sectionsJohn Davenant argues from Scripture that Christ's death is a remedy offered to every person, so that anyone who hears the Gospel may be called to believe, and then opens…
• Josué de la Place (Placeus)On the Imputation of Adam's First Sin1596–1655 AD · 712 sections · Part only: Chapters 1–12 and 14, and the disputation up to Romans 5:14Josué de la Place (Placeus) on the imputation of Adam's first sin: chapters 1 to 12 and 14, and the later disputation up to its chapter on Romans 5:14, from the Latin.
• Ludwig CrociusSystem of Sacred Theology1586–1655 AD · 621 sectionsLudwig Crocius's System of Sacred Theology (Bremen, 1636), all four books: theology and its rule in Scripture; man's last end, death and the resurrection; God, the…
• Louis Le Blanc de BeaulieuTheological Theses1614–1675 AD · 2739 sectionsLouis Le Blanc, a Reformed professor at Sedan, sets out theology in theses argued against Rome: Scripture, faith, grace, free choice, good works and the saints.
• Samuel StrimesiusA Candid Inquiry into the Controversies among Evangelicals1648–1730 AD · 742 sections · Part only: The preface and selected controversiesSamuel Strimesius, a candid inquiry into the controversies among evangelicals: the preface and selected controversies and notes, from the 1708 Latin.
• John Wesley44 works1703–1791 AD · 44 works · 1664 sections
• Georgius PeccatorHymn2 sectionsA short prayer in verse by George, who calls himself a sinner, asking Christ to free him from his passions and let him see Christ's light and sing.

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