The Apostolic and Early Church Fathers cited below were
originally composed in the Ante-Nicene period before AD 400. The Apostolic and
Early Church Fathers are crucial for confirming the authentic text of the Gospel
of Luke and ten of the Pauline epistles that were modified by the heretic
Marcion circa AD 140. The Apostolic and Early Church Fathers provide 1st, 2nd, and
3rd century quotations from the New Testament.
Links to the Apostolic and Early Church Fathers:
The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus
Fathers of the Second Century:
Hermas, Tatian, Athenagoras, Theophilus, and Clement of Alexandria (Entire)
Tertullian
Fathers of the Third Century:
Tertullian, Part Fourth; Minucius Felix; Commodian; Origen, Parts First and Second
Fathers of the Third Century:
Hippolytus,
Cyprian, Caius, Novatian
Fathers of the Third Century: Gregory
Thaumaturgus, Dionysius the Great, Julius Africanus, Anatolius,
and Minor Writers, Methodius
Fathers of the Third and Fourth Centuries:
Lactantius, Venantius, Asterius, Victorinus, Dionysius, Apostolic Teaching and Constitutions, Homily
The Twelve Patriarchs, Excerpts and Epistles, The
Clementia, Apocrypha, Decretals, Memoirs of Edessa and Syriac Documents, Remains of the First
The Gospel of Peter, The Diatessaron of
Tatian, The
Apocalypse of Peter, the Vision of Paul, The Apocalypse of the Virgin
and Sedrach
Archelaus
Acts of the Disputation with
the Heresiarch Manes
Aristides
the Philosopher
The Apology
Arnobius
Against the Heathen
Athenagoras
A Plea for the Christians
The Resurrection of the Dead Barnabas
Epistle of Barnabas
Caius
Fragments
Clement
of Alexandria
Who is the Rich Man That
Shall Be Saved?
Exhortation to the Heathen
The Instructor
The Stromata, or
Miscellanies
Fragments
Clement
of Rome
First Epistle
Second Epistle
Two Epistles Concerning
Virginity
Recognitions
Commodianus
Writings
Cyprian
of Carthage
The Life and Passion of
Cyprian
The Epistles of Cyprian
The Treatises of Cyprian
The Seventh Council of
Carthage
Dionysius
of Rome
Against the Sabellians
Dionysius
the Great
Extant Fragments
Exegetical Fragments
Gregory
Thaumaturgus
A Declaration of Faith
A Metaphrase of the Book of
Ecclesiastes
Canonical Epistle
The Oration and Panegyric
Addressed to Origen
A Sectional Confession of
Faith
On the Trinity
Twelve Topics on the Faith
On the Subject of the Soul
On All the Saints
On Matthew 6:22-23
Hermas
The Pastor (or "The
Shepherd")
Hippolytus
The Refutation of All
Heresies
The Extant Works and
Fragments of Hippolytus: Exegetical
Expository Treatise Against
the Jews
Against Plato, On the Cause
of the Universe
Against the Heresy of Noetus
Discourse on the Holy
Theophany
The Antichrist
Appendix
Ignatius
of Antioch
Epistle to the Ephesians
Epistle to the Magnesians
Epistle to the Trallians
Epistle to the Romans
Epistle to the
Philadelphians
Epistle to the Smyraeans
Epistle to Polycarp
The Martyrdom of Ignatius
The Spurious Epistles
Irenaeus
of Lyons
Adversus haereses
Fragments from the Lost
Writings of Irenaeus
Julius
Africanus
Extant Writings
Justin
Martyr [SAINT]
First Apology
Second Apology
Dialogue with Trypho
Hortatory Address to the
Greeks
On the Sole Government of
God
Fragments of the Lost Work
on the Resurrection
Miscellaneous Fragments from
Lost Writings
Martyrdom of Justin,
Chariton, and other Roman Martyrs
Discourse to the Greeks
Lactantius
The Divine Institutes
The Epitome of the Divine
Institutes
On the Anger of God
On the Workmanship of God
Of the Manner In Which the
Persecutors Died
Fragments of Lactantius
The Phoenix
A Poem on the Passion of the
Lord
Mathetes
Epistle to Diognetus
Methodius
The Banquet of the Ten
Virgins
Concerning Free Will
From the Discourse on the
Resurrection
Fragments
Oration Concerning Simeon
and Anna
Oration on the Psalms
Three Fragments from the
Homily on the Cross and Passion of Christ
Some Other Fragments
Minucius
Felix
Octavius
Novatian
Treatise Concerning the
Trinity
On the Jewish Meats
Origen
Origen de Principiis
Africanus to Origen
Origen to Africanus
Origen to Gregory
Origen Against Celsus
Letter of Origen to Gregory
Commentary on the Gospel of
John
Commentary on the Gospel of
Matthew
Pamphilus
Extant Writings
Papias
Fragments
Peter
of Alexandria
The Genuine Acts of Peter
The Canonical Epistle
Fragments
Polycarp
Epistle to the Philippians
The Martyrdom of Polycarp
Rufinus
Apology
Commentary on the Apostles'
Creed
Prefaces
Tatian
Address to the Greeks
Fragments
The Diatessaron
Tertullian
The Apology
On Idolatry
De Spectaculis (The Shows)
De Corona (The Chaplet)
To Scapula
Ad Nationes
(A Fragment)
An Answer to the Jews
The Soul's Testimony
A Treatise on the Soul
The Prescription Against
Heretics
Against Marcion
Against Hermogenes
Against the Valentinians
On the Flesh of Christ
On the Resurrection of the
Flesh
Against Praxeas
Scorpiace
Appendix (Against All
Heresies)
On Repentance
On Baptism
On Prayer
Ad Martyras
The Martyrdom of Perpetua
and Felicity
Of Patience
On the Pallium
On the Apparel of Women
On the Veiling of Virgins
To His Wife
On Exhortation to Chastity
On Monogamy
On Modesty
On Fasting
De Fuga in Persecutione
Theodotus
Excerpts
Theophilus
Theophilus to Autolycus
Liturgies
The Liturgy of James
The Liturgy of Mark
The Liturgy of the Blessed
Apostles
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