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Early Church Texts

• Is like an electronic encyclopedia of the first five centuries of Church History, with extensive links (subscription version only) to information on around 700 people and themes, and around 230 Church Councils; plus links to many off-site public domain original language texts and English translations.

• Has 200+ on-site texts (original language with English translation alongside) from the first five centuries of the life of the Church. These cover a range of significant themes and represent several authors. All have dictionary lookup links.

• The subscription version of the site also has an introduction to each text making it much easier to appreciate its context and significance, together with helpful background notes linked with the text, carefully prepared printable versions (around 1,800 pages) of its 200+ texts, a site search facility and many other helpful features.

• New texts are regularly added to the site. A complete list of texts on the site can be found here .

• Try out the feature rich subscription version of the Early Church Texts website for just $5 for a trial period or $30 for a year.  Click here for more information and for details about subscriptions for individuals and colleges/universities/institutions. Check out the video demo of the site.

General Bibliography

More detailed information can be found through the links on the right hand side of the screen.

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