About this title:The Ante-Nicene Fathers ranges from the Apostolic Fathers to various third and fourth century sources including the liturgies and ancient Syriac documents. It was intended to comprise translations into English of all the extant works of the Fathers (with the exception of the more bulky works of Origen) down to the date of the first General Council held at Nicaea in 325 A.D. This American edition by Arthur Cleveland Coxe is a revision of the original series edited by Alexander Roberts and Sir James Donaldson and published in Edinburgh. The revision involves a major rearrangement to ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co
Date Published: 1988-06
ISBN-13:9780802880901ISBN:0802880908
Description: Good. Good hardcover, no DJ. Pages are clean, crisp and unmarked. Edges are soiled. Binding is tight, hinges strong. 1982; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Free Delivery Confirmation! Ships same or next business day! read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Gray Cloth 6 1/2" x 9 1/2"
Publisher: Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, MI
Date Published: 1957
Description: VG-, corners/spine ends a little worn, head watermarked some, DJ Poor 745 pp. DJ edges/folds nibbled up to 1/2", rear flap detached but present, spine browned some. name/address front free endpaper, Complete Authors: Roberts, Alexander, Rev., D.D., and James Donaldson, LL.D., Editors; Revised and chronologically arranged, with brief prefaces and occasional notes, by A. Cleveland Coxe, D.D. Complete Title: The Ante-Nicene Fathers; Translations of the Writings of the Fathers Down to A.D. 325; ... read more
Edition: First American Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Christian Literature Company, Boston
Date Published: 1885
Description: Good with no dust jacket; Hard Cover. No Jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. 1885, Vol 3 only, First American Edition, Hardbound in green cloth, Book good, PO name inside cover, numbered in cover and sticker on binding, 745 pages, indexed OVERSIZED A review... Vol. 3; 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. read more
Edition: First American Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Christian Literature Company, Boston
Date Published: 1886
Description: Good with no dust jacket; Hard Cover. No Jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. 1886, Vol 6 only, First American Edition, Green cloth binding, Book good, hinges weak, edge and corner wear, PO name in front cover, stcker on binding, 571 pages, indexed,... Vol. 6; 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. read more
Edition: First American Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Christian Literature Company, Boston
Date Published: 1886
Description: Good with no dust jacket; Hard Cover. No Jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. 1886, Vol 5 of the set only First American Edition, Hardbound green cloth, Book good back hinge loose, wear to corners and edges, no DJ, PO name in front, sticker on binding, 699... 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Half Faux Leather
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York
Date Published: 1926
Description: Fair. No Jacket. Ex-Lib. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Vols 1-2, 4-8. Have library stamps and pockets. Front hinge is broken on vols 1 and 2. All are lightly tanned. and are worn at top and bottom of spine. Vol 1 and 2 have seen more wear than the rest. Extra postage needed for this large set. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9781565630826ISBN:1565630823
Description: Very Good. 1926 Edition, 10 volume set, complete. (Copyright is 1885) Excellent Ex-Library, no card pockets. Text is clean, binding is strong. Burgandy cloth covers with faded gold lettering are lightly rubbed. This multi-volume set requires additional postage for expedited or international shipping. Please inquire! read more
Description: New. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. The Ante-Nicene Fathers ten volume set is part of the 38 volume set. The Early Church Fathers. These writings of the church fathers represent the first primary sources of Christian history following the canon of the New Testament, and as such are invaluable resources for the serious student of the early Christian history, doctrine, and ethics. The Ante-Nicene Fathers ranges from the Apostolic Fathers to various third and fourth century sources including ... read more
Edition: Hendrickson First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hendrickson Pub, Peabody, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9781565630826ISBN:1565630823
Description: Fine in None as Issued jacket. BRAND NEW 10-Volume Set. Originally published 1885; this set is the Stated First Hendrickson reprint, and carries the 1885 Preface. DJ/None as Issued. Reference/resource with English translations of extant works of church Fathers up to the First Council of Nicaea in 325 A.D. Volume Titles are: Volume 1, Apostolic Fathers, Justin Martyr, Inrenaeus; 2, Hermas, Tatian, Athenagoras, Theophilus, Clement of Alexandria; 3, Tertullian; 4, Tertullian (IV), Minucius Felix, ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Scribners, 1925 edition. Ten volumes, NY
Date Published: 1925
Description: Hardcovers, rebound in library buckram. Ex-seminary library books. Old paper label on spine, stamp on title page but otherwise clean, tight books in very good condition. Excellent collection of the works of the Church Fathers in English. read more
Edition: Second Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers, Bx523
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9781565630826ISBN:1565630823
Description: Good with no dust jacket. 1565630823. Hardcover. 8vo. Hendrickson Publishers. 1994. 6448 pgs in 10 volumes. No DJ as issued. Previous owner's mark on the FFEP. TEXT HAS EDGE MARKS AND UNDERLINING IN PEN PRESENT, binding tight and solid, boards lightly rubbed and worn. Volume Titles: Volume 1: Apostolic Fathers, Justin Martyr, Inrenaeus; Volume 2: Hermas, Tatian, Athenagoras, Theophilus, Clement of Alexandria; Volume 3: Tertullian; Volume 4: Tertullian (IV), Minucius Felix, Commodian, Origen; ... read more
Edition: First American Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Christian Literature Company;, N. Y. :
Date Published: 1890
Description: Very Good+ with no jacket. 8vo (10.25") 26cm; 9 VOLUMES. Red cloth, 266 to 818 pgs per vol, most about 600. Copious footnotes. Bios of writers. Vol-9 bibliography, appendix, complete index. Complete works of: Ignatius. Justin Martyr. Irenaeus. Theophilus. Athenagoras. Clement of Alexandria. Tertullian. Minucius Felix. Origen of Alexandria. Hippolytus, Cyprian. Gregory Thaumaturgus. Dionysius the Great. Methodius, more. Also includes Apocrypha, Decretals, remnants, anonymous.; Heavy set 20 ... read more
Edition: No Edition Stated
Binding: Cloth Hardcover
Publisher: William B. Eeerdmans, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Date Published: 1956
Description: Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Brown with gold lettering, 696 pages. Some edge wear and discolration. Creasing to spine. Previous owner's name. Heavy pencil underlining with notes to Origen De Principiis. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1951
Description: Good in Good jacket. Mylar Cover; Tape Marks on Front and Back End Pages; Black Out on Front End Page; Light Wear to Closed Edge Pages; Top of Closed Page Edges Red. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Scribner's
Date Published: 1908
Description: pp. 601. Type of binding: Hardcover Details: Shaken. Yellowed. Foxing. Cloth worn & fraying. Former owner's stamps. Front board scuffed. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Scribner's
Date Published: 1907
Description: pp. 266. Type of binding: Hardcover Details: Shaken. Yellowed. Foxing. Cloth worn & fraying. Former owner's stamps. Front board scuffed. read more
"Blame Hugh Nibley, but I love studying early Christian history. What I'm trying to do is formulate some structure of the early Church, and even schismatic groups that sprung up along the way. Difficult with what is left after realizing we don't have all that is written anymore, and the one who wins tells the history. I like to see their interpretations of the resurrection, ordinances, etc. and how they would handle questions I have of other faiths. Got my set from CBD.com for really cheap..."
"I actually read all of these volumes, boring as most of it was both as regards the original texts and the quaint Victorian translations based on them. There were, however, a few exceptions. Clement of Alexandria and Origin come across as intelligent men. Origin even comes across as someone with personal experience of the perennial mystical essence of religion. Tertullian is bright, may have had some experiences himself, but he was not a nice man. One of the most heated attackers of heresy, he ended his life as an heresiarch himself so far as the mainstream of the Christian Church was concerned--not that he'd ever admit it of course. Irenaeus is both stupid and mean, but his Adversus Haeresis is one of our primary sources for what he and his ilk perceived as the primary deviations of the day. Also, and this is amazing, he appears to have believed that Jesus lived to a ripe old age, that indeed Jesus had to live to a ripe old age in order to be wholly god incarnate. A few of the others, such as Polycarp, come across as pious old men. Dionysus, of course, actual author unknown, is one of the primary texts of Christian mysticism.
Although the pirated translations are quaintly old-fashioned and often stiff, some of the notes are amusing. One long one is about whether or not Christians can smoke tobacco. This boils down to trying to guess what Jesus would have thought. After much discussion, no decision is reached. Jesus never thought to condemn the practice (rare in the ancient world and usually done by inhaling fumes as from a censor) so, hesitantly it seems, the author of the note allows it."
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