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Monday 30thJune 2008
Added Augustine writing about his conversion, from Confessions 8. 12. 28-30.
Monday 23rd June 2008
Added two sections of the Epistle of Barnabas together with a link to the Greek text and translation of the whole epistle. The sections are examples of Barnabas' allegorical interpretation of the Jewish Scripture.
Tuesday 17th June 2008
Added chapters 30 and 31 to the Eusebius text about Constantine and the sign of the cross. Life of Constantine book 1.
Monday 16th June 2008
Added Lactantius on Constantine's heavenly vision before the battle of Milvian Bridge in 312. Liber de Mortibus Persecutorum, XLIV
Monday 9th June 2008
Added Jerome Letter 22 to Eustochium (section 7), about Jerome's experiences as an ascetic in the desert.
Monday 2nd June 2008
Added part of Jerome Letter 53 to Paulinus in which Jerome emphasises the importance of scripture and says that a guide and teacher is needed for proper understanding of scripture.
Monday 2nd June 2008
The Bible text links have been updated under Menus
Top Horizontal (1st Cent/Writings ('Christian')/Canonical)
Side Vertical Alphabetical
so that original language links now point to the Greek text at www.zhubert.com (Re:Greek) and the Latin Vulgate text at www.biblegateway.com.
Monday 28th May 2008
Added a libellus from the time of the persecution under the emperor Decius, with links to information on persecution and various translations of Cyprian related texts. See under Texts/Libelli or Themes/Church and State.
Friday 23rd May 2008
Added the Migne textual notes to Cyprian On the Unity of the Church.
Monday 19th May 2008
Added Eusebius on the Canonical Epistles (Peter and Paul) of the New Testament from Historia Ecclesiastica, 3.3.
Monday 12th May 2008
Added The Tome of Leo - both the Latin and Greek versions of this important and influential Christological text. (Migne notes will be added later.)
Monday 5th May 2008
Added Canons 1-6 of the Council of Ephesus 431. The notes included, from Bright's Canons Of The First Four General Councils, and NPNF, give a wealth of useful background information. The Greek text follows that in Bright's Canons. A Latin version is also given from Dionysius Exiguus.
Tuesday 28th April 2008
Added Augustine on The Relation of the Old and the New Testaments from De Utilitate Credendi, 9.3.
Monday 21st April 2008
Added chapter 5 of Ignatius' Letter to the Romans with a link also to a complete Greek text and translation - on the theme of martyrdom.
Monday 14th April 2008
Added Eusebius on the Canon of the New Testament from Historia Ecclesiastica, 3.25.
Sunday 6th April 2008
Added an important passage for the development of the understanding of and language about the Trinity. Tertullian's Adversus Praxeam, chapters 2 & 3.
Friday 4th April 2008
Updated Irenaeus on Tradition from Adversus Haereses book 3. The original language texts are now based on the Harvey edition with the Harvey textual notes added.
Thursday 3rd April 2008
Added Eusebius of Caesarea on the Neronian Persecution, including the beheading of Paul and the crucifixion of Peter - from Historia Ecclesiastica, 2.25
Tuesday 18th March 2008
A slightly amended new version of the Milonic menu system files has been uploaded. Please report any problems through the Webmaster email link on the homepage.
Monday 17th March 2008
Added two contrasting passages from Jerome - one positive towards Origen and another (later passage) negative. Fragment of Letter 33 to Paula and Contra Joannem Hierosolymitanum, 7.
Friday 14th March 2008
Added Augustine on Philosophy and Theology / Christianity and Pagan learning from De Doctrina Christiana (On Christian Doctrine), 40 (60, 61)
Monday 10th March 2008
Added Tertullian on The Incarnation from Apologeticus pro Christianis (Apology), 21: 10-14
Wednesday 5th March 2008
Added Justin Martyr on Baptism from Apology, 1. 61.
Wednesday 27th February 2008
Added I Clement, 40 - 42, 44 about Christian Ministry at the end of the first century, together with a link to the completed Greek text and translation of 1 Clement.
Monday 25th February 2008
The Martyrdom of Polycarp page has been updated so that it now has the Kirsopp Lake Greek text complete with textual notes. A locally based Perseus morphology has also been added to the pages. Do check this out as an alternative to the Perseus Website based morphology. Click on the link in the introductory lines. The aim is that eventually all pages will have this twofold approach.
Thursday 21st February 2008
Added a useful way of linking to and reading the Apostolic Fathers texts based at Rick Brannan's website. This is all the Apostolic Fathers Greek texts with English translations, except Hermas. Go to Texts / Diognetus, Epistle to / Chapters 5 - 7, and follow the link for "the complete Greek text with English translation as found on Rick Brannan's website". For future excerpts from the writings of the Apostolic Fathers I plan to add a link to the complete original language text in this way.
Thursday 21st February 2008
Added Justin Martyr on the celebration of the Eucharist and the pattern of Sunday of Worship from Apology 1. 65 - 67.
Friday 15th February 2008
Added The Didache - both the section about Baptism and the Eucharist, and the complete text with morphological links and translation.
Friday 8th February 2008
Added Irenaeus "The Rule of Faith" from Adversus Haereses, 1. 2 - 3. Irenaeus states that the faith of the Church is the same throughout the world.
Saturday 2nd February 2008
Added Tertullian passage from Apologeticus pro Christianis (Apology), 29 - 32 - about Christians and loyalty to the Emperor.
Sunday 27th January 2008
Added Ignatius Letter to the Magnesians, chapters 8 - 10, on Christianity and Judaism; plus also the whole letter.
Saturday 19th January 2008
Added a passage from Hilary of Poitiers on The Trinity: From De Trinitate, book 12. 52 and 57.
Monday 14th January 2008
Added two passages from Cyril of Jerusalem's Catechetical Lectures: On the significance of baptism from Mystagogica Catechesis, 1 (Catechetical Lecture, 19); and on the Catholic Church from Catechetical Lecture, 18.
Monday 7th January 2008
Added Optatus on the origins of the Donatist Controversy from De Schismate Donatistarum. There is also now a page of links to translations of other passages which relate to the Donatist controversy - accessible from the Optatus page or through the menu system.
Saturday 5th January 2008
Added Irenaeus about Basilides (Gnostic) from Adversus Haereses, 1.19. There is also now a page of links to translations of Gnostic texts and critiques of Gnosticism in the writings of some of the Early Church Fathers - accessible from Basilides page or through the menu system (Gnosticism).
Wednesday 2nd January 2008
Added Irenaeus about Ebionites from Adversus Haereses, 1.22. The page also contains links to several other texts (in translation) which talk about the Ebionites.
Thursday 27th December 2007
Added chapters 5 to 7 of the Epistle to Diognetus. An anonymous author gives a moving description of the distinctive qualities of the Christian life.
Sunday 23rd December 2007
Added Cyprian's letter to Pompey in which he discusses the views of Pope Stephen about there being no need to rebaptise "heretics".
Saturday 22nd December 2007
Added chapters 11 to 25 of Protoevangelium of James (for Christmas!). These chapters are about the nativity of Christ.
Sunday 16th December 2007
Added Cyprian's Letter to Quintus about the baptism of "heretics". There are also links to other texts (currently English translations) about this controversy between Cyprian and Pope Stephen.
Wednesday 12th December 2007
An RSS feed has been added to the site which could be a useful way of keeping up to date with latest developments. Test it out from the homepage. Email the webmaster with any problems. This is a new approach for him, so do notify of any issues.
Tuesday 11th December 2007
Added Ignatius on Docetism from the Letter to the Trallians, 9-10.
Also updated Ignatius pages with more information and added the complete texts with morphological links for Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans and Trallians. Access through the links on the Texts / Ignatius pages.
Friday 7th December 2007
Added the Greek Text of Athanasius' 39th Festal Letter in which he gives the 27 New Testament Books which are to be considered canonical.
Monday 3rd December 2007
Various texts uploaded relating to the Old Roman Creed and the Apostles' Creed. See under Texts / Creeds / Old Roman. Included are the creed (Greek version) found in Marcellus of Ancyra's apologia to Pope Julius (found in Epiphanius), the Latin version of Rufinus derived from his Commentarius in Symbolum Apostolurum (plus his account of the tradition which links the creed with the apostles), the tradition found in Pseudo-Augustine linking particular clauses to particular apostles, and the earliest version of the Apostles' Creed as in current usage, found in the Dicta Abbatis Pirminii.
Monday 26th November 2007
Added another text about Montanism: Hippolytus on Montanist Prophets from Refutation of All Heresies, 8. 19.
I have also experimented further with a locally based lookup for morphological analysis and lexicon. See the Eusebius / Origins of Montanism page, and the Hippolytus Montanist Prophets page for links. The system is not completely flawless but certainly useful if the Perseus site is not responding. With due acknowledgment to Perseus for the electronic versions of the lexicons, and Peter Heslin, programmer of Diogenes for some of the code that is used.
Friday 23rd November 2007
Added Eusebius' Historia Ecclesiastica, 5.16, where he outlines the origins of Montanism
Monday 19th November 2007
Added Eusebius' translation into Greek of the Edict of Milan. Access this through the link on the Lactantius/Edict of Milan page.
Sunday 18th November 2007
Added the Muratorian Canon, both as found in Migne PL and in Gwatkin Selections from Early Christian Writers.
Tuesday 13th November 2007
Added "The Edict of Milan" granting Christians freedom of worship from Lactantius Liber de Mortibus Persecutorum, XLVIII.
Not quite so much progress on texts over the last week as I have been experimenting with possibilities for incorporating the Perseus lookup facility on the website. Perhaps more news on that later.
Monday 5th November 2007
Added texts from Tertullian where he is writing about Marcion. From De Praescriptione Haereticorum, 30 where Tertullian writes about Marcion's relationship with the Catholic Church, and from Adversus Marcionem, 1.19, 1.27, 3.8, where Tertullian writes about Marcion's Antitheses, his understanding of God, and his understanding of Christ.
There has also been a fairly significant update and enhancement to the resources on the "Centuries" menus. "Councils" are also now listed under their respective centuries and a number of additional resources have been added to the links for Councils (particularly relating to translations of council documents, canons etc.).
Thursday 1st November 2007
Added Irenaeus writing about Marcion from Adversus Haereses, book 1
Monday 29th October 2007
Added the Canons of the Council of Nicaea, 325
Thursday 25th October 2007
Added Augustine's reflection on the Trinity from De Trinitate, book 9.
Monday 22nd October 2007
Added Gregory of Nazianzus' critique of Apollinarianism from letter 101 to Cledonius.
Saturday 20th October 2007
Added some fragments of Apollinaris (Apollinarius) of Laodicea which indicate his Christological teaching.
Wednesday 17th October 2007
Added Hippolytus (Antipope) writing about Callistus (Pope) in Refutation of All Heresies (Philosophoumena). A very hostile biography!
Also added Theodoret version of the Letter of the Council of Nicaea to the Egyptian Church.
Friday 12th October 2007
Added Irenaeus on Recapitulation in Christ from Adversus Haereses, 3.18.1 and 5.21.1.
Thursday 11th October 2007
Added The Letter of the Council of Nicaea to the Egyptian Church, dealing with Arius, Meletius of Lycopolis and the Dating of Easter. Taken from Socrates Historia Ecclesiastica 1.9.
Friday 5th October 2007
Added The Creed of Nicaea as agreed the Council of 325. Some amendments also made to the Constantinople 381 Creed page to point up better the differences between the two creeds.
Monday 1st October 2007
Added Socrates' description (from Historia EcclesiasticaI 1.5) of the start of the Arian controversy.
Sunday 30th September 2007
Added Arius' letter to Eusebius of Nicomedia in which he speaks about his Christology. (As found in Theodoret and Epiphanius.)
Wednesday 25th September 2007
Added Ambrose letter to Theodosius after the massacre at Thessalonica (390).
Some Arian controversy texts to be added next.
Sunday 23rd September 2007
John Chrysostom Homily 16 on Romans 9 added - the part where Chrysostom says some interesting things about free will and grace.
Wednesday 19th September 2007
Excellent William Harmless Bibliographies added as links on individual texts pages - together with links to a page where more recently scholarly versions of complete patristic texts can be found.
Tuesday 18th September 2007
Updated Menu Code uploaded. Please report through email link on homepage any problems.
Monday 17th September 2007.
Augustine and Pelagius on free will now uploaded.
Several bibliographies added to the menus for writers for whom texts are already uploaded.
These bibliography menus will also shortly be added to the menus on the individual text pages.
Today I heard from the menu software company about the "menu bug". Looks promising and hopefully it might be fixed soon.
Friday 14th September 2007.
The next texts to be uploaded will relate to Free Will and the Pelagian controversy - Augustine and Pelagius on free will, and possibly some of a Chrysostom homily on Romans 9. Target date early next week.
Thursday 13th September 2007.
After feedback about the shortcomings of using Greek and Latin texts from 19th century sources (little alternative with copyright restrictions) I will aim shortly to add a link to each "text" page alerting readers to be aware of the "age" of and background to these texts - also giving links to where they may be able to locate more recent versions. My first attempt at this (which can be further developed) is here.
Wednesday 12th September 2007.
Latest "Texts" added to the site (to be located through the site menu system) are:-
Socrates - John Chrysostom and the Statue of the Empress
Eudoxia.
An interesting incident in the life of this outspoken Christian preacher.
Theodoret (though not definitely!) - Letter to Domnus on the
death of Cyril of Alexandria.
A colourful text. See how these Christians love one another.
Eusebius - Life of Constantine - account of Constantine's
vision of the Cross.
A significant/?dangerous? text in the tradition of the Church.
Jerome - Preface to the Four Gospels.
Letter to Pope Damasus about his Latin translation of the Bible.