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Introduction

The Western Text of the Acts of the Apostles, translated from Codex Bezae

• Introduction

• English translation

Polycarp (Ps.)

Fragments from Victor of Capua

• Preface to the online edition

• English translation

Aristides the Philosopher

The Apology

• Preface to the online edition

• ANF Title page

• Introduction

• Translation of the Greek and of the Syriac versions in parallel columns.

• Prefatory matter to the 1891 translation

• Introduction to the 1891 translation

• Translation from the Syriac (1891)

• [Selected] Notes on the Syriac Version (1891)

• Appendix: The remains of the original Greek of the Apology of Aristides by J.Armitage Robinson (1891) [Extracts]

Irenaeus

The Proof of the Apostolic Preaching

• Preface to the online edition

• Introduction

• English translation

Hermias the Philosopher

Derision of Gentile Philosophers

• Preface to the online edition

• Translators Preface

• English Translation

Anonymous

The "Marcionite" prologues to St. Paul's Letters

• English translation

The "Anti-Marcionite" prologues to the Gospels

• English translation

Origen

Philocalia

• Introductory material

• English Translation

• Footnotes to English Translation

• Index

• Advertisements, T.&.T.Clark, 1911.

Dionysius of Alexandria

Letters

• Newly discovered letters to Popes Stephen and Xystus

Eusebius Pamphili of Caesarea

Contra Hieroclem (Against Hierocles)

• Preface to the online edition

• English Translation

Demonstratio Evangelica (The Proof of the Gospel)

• Preface to the online edition

• Preface, contents, abbreviations

• Introduction

• Book 1

• Book 2

• Book 3

• Book 4

• Book 5

• Book 6

• Book 7

• Book 8

• Book 9

• Book 10

• Adverts

Encomium on the Martyrs

• English Translation with introduction

The History of the Martyrs in Palestine

• English Translation with introduction

Letters

• To Carpianus; On the Gospel Canons

• The Gospel Canons

Onomasticon (Concerning the Place Names in Sacred Scripture)

• Introduction (pp.i-xl)

• Translation (pp.1-75)

• Notes (pp.76-252).

• Appendices (pp.253-280)

Praeparatio Evangelica (The Preparation of the Gospel)

• Preface to the online edition

• Introduction

• Book 1

• Book 2

• Book 3

• Book 4

• Book 5

• Book 6

• Book 7 

• Book 8

• Book 9

• Book 10

• Book 11

• Book 12

• Book 13

• Book 14

• Book 15

Theophania

• Preface

• Book 1

• Book 2

• Book 3

• Book 4

• Book 5

• A scholar of a past generation: A brief memoir of Samuel Lee.

On the Star [Spurious]

• English translation

Philostorgius

Epitome of the Ecclesiastical History of Philostorgius, by Photius; with fragments from the Suda.

• English Translation

• Footnotes

St. Ephraim the Syrian (Ephraem Syrus)

St. Ephraim's Prose Refutations of Mani, Marcion and Bardaisan. 
Transcribed from the Palimpsest B.M. Add. 14623 by the late C. W. MITCHELL, M.A., C.F.

• Introduction to volume 1 (1912)

• Discourse to Hypatius I

• Discourse to Hypatius II

• Discourse to Hypatius III

• Discourse to Hypatius IV

• Discourse to Hypatius V

• Introduction to volume 2 (1921)

• Against Bardaisan's "Domnus"

• Against Marcion I

• Against Marcion II

• Against Marcion III

• Stanzas Against Bardaisan 

• On Virginity

• Against Mani

• Introduction by F.C.Burkitt.

Aphrahat (Aphraates)

Demonstrations

• Demonstration 2: On love

• Demonstration 7: On penitents

Chronography of 354

• Introduction to the online edition

• Part 1: title page and dedication

• Part 2: images of the personifications of the cities of Rome, Alexandria, Constantinople and Trier

• Part 3: images of the emperors and the birthdays of the Caesars

• Part 4: images of the seven planets with a calendar of the hours

• Part 5: the signs of the zodiac

• Part 6: the Philocalian calendar

• Part 7: portraits of the emperors

• Part 8: list (fasti) of the consuls to 354 AD

• Part 9: the dates of Easter from 312 AD to 411 AD

• Part 10: list of the prefects of the city of Rome from 254 to 354 AD

• Part 11: commemoration dates of past popes from 255 to 352 AD

• Part 12: commemoration dates of the martyrs

• Part 13: bishops of Rome

• Part 14: The 14 regions of the City

• Part 15: ...

• Part 16: Chronicle of the City of Rome

• ...

Eunomius of Cyzicus

The First Apology

• Introduction to the online edition

• English Translation

Basil the Great

Address to Young Men on the Right Use of Greek Literature

• Introduction to St. Basil and the Address

• English Translation

Gregory of Nyssa

Life of St. Macrina

• Introduction

• English Translation

• Advertisments

Gregory Nazianzen

Orations

 

Two Invectives Against Julian

• Preface to the online edition

• Title page and preface to 'Julian the Emperor'

• Oration 4: First Invective Against Julian

• Oration 5: Second Invective Against Julian

• Index to 'Julian the Emperor'

• Bohn's Catalogue, July 1909

Gregory Thaumaturgus

Sermons

• Homily concerning the Holy Mother of God, ever-virgin.

Ambrose of Milan

Letters

• Preface to the online edition

• Title page, introduction, contents

• Letters 1-10

• Letters 11-20

• Letters 21-30

• Letters 31-40

• Letters 41-50

• Letters 51-60

• Letters 61-70

• Letters 71-80

• Letters 81-91

Pacian of Barcelona

Extant Works

• Preface

• Letter 1: To Sympronian.  On the Catholic Name.

• Letter 2: To Sympronian.  Concerning Novatian's Letter.

• Letter 3: To Sympronian.  Against the treatise of the Novatians.

• Paraenesis, or, Treatise of Exhortation to penance

• Discourse on Baptism

Macarius Magnes

Apocriticus

• English Translation

• Footnotes

Asterius of Amasea

Sermons

• Preface to the online edition

• Introduction

• Sermon 1 -- The Rich Man and Lazarus

• Sermon 2 -- The Unjust Steward

• Sermon 3 -- Against Covetousness

• Sermon 4 -- On the Festival of the Calends

• Sermon 5 -- On Divorce

Chromatius of Aquileia

Sermons on Matthew

• Prologue

Epiphanius of Salamis

Weights and Measures

• Preface to the online edition

• Foreword, Introduction

• English translation

• Appendices: translation of Greek fragments; the alphabets in Syriac manuscript B; summary of the weights and measures.

Ps.Hegesippus

On the ruin of the city of Jerusalem

• Preface to the online edition

• Translator's introduction

• Preface and Book 1

• Book 2

• Book 3

• Book 4

• Book 5

Optatus of Milevis

Against the Donatists

• Preface to the online edition

• Translator's introduction

• Book 1

• Book 2

• Book 3

• Book 4

• Book 5

• Book 6

• Translator's introduction to book 7

• Book 7

• Translator's preface to the appendix

• Appendix 1. The trial of Felix, Bishop of Aptunga.

• Appendix 2. The trial before Zenophilus.

• Appendices 3-16.  Letters and rescripts.

John Chrysostom

Four Discourses, chiefly on the parable of the rich man and Lazarus

• Translator's introduction

• Discourse 1

• Discourse 2

• Discourse 3

• Discourse 4

Jerome

Biblical Prefaces

• Genesis

• Joshua

• The "Helmeted" introduction to Kings

• Chronicles

• Ezra.

• Ezra.  (Tr. Mark DelCogliano).

• Tobit

• Judith

• Judith (Tr. Andrew S. Jacobs)

• Esther

• Jerome's notes to the additions to Esther

• Job

• Psalms (LXX)

• Psalms (Hebrew)

• The books of Solomon

• Isaiah

• Jeremiah

• Ezekiel

• Daniel

• Twelve minor prophets

• Gospels

• Vulgate preface to Paul's letters

Chronicle

• Preface to the online edition

• Prefaces of Jerome and Eusebius

• Pages 16-187

• Pages 188-332

• Latin text of prefaces

• Latin text of pages 16-187

• Latin text of pages 188-332

• Manuscript Merton 315.

Commentary on Daniel

• Preface to the online edition

• Introduction, Preface

• Commentary on Daniel

• Migne's notes

Letters

• Letter 120.  To Hedibia, on biblical problems (Excerpt)

Augustine

Enchiridion: On Faith, Hope and Love

• English translation

Theodore of Mopsuestia

Prologue to the Commentary on Acts

• Preface to the online edition

• English translation

Nestorius

The Bazaar of Heracleides

• Preface to the online edition

• Introduction

• Book 1, part 1 (with Syriac translator's introduction)

• Book 1, part 2

• Book 1, part 3

• Book 2, part 1

• Book 2, part 2

• Appendices -- fragments

Cyril of Alexandria

Five tomes against Nestorius (Adversus Nestorii blasphemias)

• Introduction

• Book 1

• Book 2

• Book 3

• Book 4

• Book 5

That Christ is One (Quod unus sit Christus)

• English translation

Scholia on the incarnation of the Only-Begotten (Scholia de incarnatione Unigeniti)

• English translation

Against Diodore of Tarsus and Theodore of Mopsuestia (fragments)

• Fragments of Book 1 - Against Diodore

• Fragments of Book 2 - Against Theodore

• Fragments of Book 3 - Against Theodore

Against the synousiasts (fragments)

• English translation

Commentary on the Gospel of Luke

• Translator's Introduction

• Sermons 1-11 (Luke 1:1-3:3:23)

• Sermons 12-25 (Luke 4:1-6:17)

• Sermons 27-38 (Luke 6:20-7:28)

• Sermons 39-46 (Luke 7:31-8:56)

• Sermons 47-56 (Luke 9:1-56)

• Sermons 57-65 (Luke 9:57-10:21)

• ...

Commentary on the Gospel of John

• Preface to the online edition

• Introduction to volume 2 -- by H. P. Liddon.

• Praefatio - by Cyril of Alexandria

• Book 1

• Book 2

• Book 3

• Book 4

• Book 5

• Book 6

• Book 7 (Fragments)

• Book 8 (Fragments)

• Book 9

• Book 10

• Book 11

• Book 12

Against Julian

• Prefatory address to the Emperor Theodosius

• Book 2 (start)

Palladius

The Lausiac History

• Frontispiece -- Map of Monastic Egypt

• Introduction

• English Translation

Dialogue on the life of St. John Chrysostom

• Introduction

• English Translation

• Footnotes

Rabbula

Admonitions to the monks

• English translation

Salvian

On the Government of God

• Preface to the online edition

• Translators introduction

• Preface, Book 1

• Book 2

• Book 3

• Book 4

• Book 5

• Book 6

• Book 7

• Book 8

Sidonius Apollinaris

Letters

• Preface to the online edition

• Title page and Preface

• Table of Contents

• Introduction

• Bibliography

• List of Correspondents

• Book 1

• Book 2

• Book 3

• Book 4

• Book 5

• Book 6

• Book 7

• Book 8

• Book 9

• Notes

Eugippius

Life of St. Severinus

• Title page and preface

• English translation

• Appendix

• Indices

Dionysius the Areopagite

Works

• Preface to the online edition

• Introduction to vol. 1

• Preface to the "Divine Names"

• The Divine Names

• Note on Ignatius

• Preface to the "Mystical Theology"

• The Mystical Theology

• Preface to the "Letters"

• The Letters

• Preface to the "Liturgy"

• The Liturgy

• Objections to genuineness

• Introduction to vol. 2

• The Celestial Hierarchy

• The Ecclesiastical Hierarchy

• Appendix

Joshua the Stylite

Chronicle composed in Syriac in A.D.507

• Preface to the online edition

• Translator's introduction

• English translation

Jacob of Serûgh

Homilies

• Extracts from two homilies, on receiving communion

Gildas the Wise

Preface to the online edition

 

The Ruin of Britain

• Introduction

• English translation

Fragments of Letters

• Introduction

• English translation

Penitential

• Introduction

• English translation

Lorica

• Introduction

• English translation

Philoxenus of Hierapolis

13 Ascetic Discourses

• Title page, preface, contents

• Introduction: The Life of Philoxenus

• Introduction: Various Creeds by Philoxenus, against Nestorius, Mani, Marcion, etc.

• Introduction: List of Works of Philoxenus

• Introduction: The Manuscripts of the Discourses

• Introduction: Summary of the Discourses

• Introduction: Table of manuscripts & List of material omitted from online edition

• Aphraates, On Faith

• Errata

• Discourse 1 -- Prologue

• Discourse 2 -- On Faith

• Discourse 3 -- On Faith

• Discourse 4 -- On Faith: First Discourse on Simplicity

• Discourse 5 -- Second Discourse on Simplicity

• Discourse 6 -- First Discourse on the Fear of God

• Discourse 7 -- Second Discourse on the Fear of God

• Discourse 8 -- First Discourse on Poverty

• Discourse 9 -- Second Discourse on Poverty

• Discourse 10 -- On Gluttony

• Discourse 11 -- On Abstinence

• Discourse 12 -- First Discourse on Fornication

• Discourse 13 -- Second Discourse on Fornication

Three Letters

• Prefatory Material

• Part 1 -- Philoxenus, life and work

• Part 2 -- Introduction

• Part 2 -- A.  The Letter to the Monks

• Part 2 -- B.  The first Letter to the Monks of Beth-Gaugal

• Part 2 -- C.  The Letter to the Emperor Zeno

Life

• New documents on Philoxenus of Hierapolis and on the Philoxenian version of the bible -- A. Mingana

Evagrius Scholasticus

Ecclesiastical History

• Title-pages and Preface

• Preface to the online edition

• The Table of Contents

• Book 1

• Book 2

• Book 3

• Book 4

• Book 5

• Book 6

• Index and Advertisments

Timothy Aelurus

Some patristic testimonia from Irenaeus, Athanasius, and Dionysius of Alexandria

• Article by F.C.Conybeare

Severus of Antioch

A collection of letters from numerous Syriac manuscripts

• Preface to the online edition

• Introduction

• Letters 1-61

• Letters 62-118, Appendix

• Index of Names and Subjects

The Chronicle of Edessa

The Chronicle of Edessa

• English translation

John of Ephesus

Ecclesiastical History, Third Part

• Preface

• Author's Table of Contents

• Book 1

• Book 2

• Book 3

• Book 4

• Excursus upon the geography of Nubia and upon some Christian inscriptions recently discovered there

• Book 5

• Book 6

'Zachariah of Mitylene / Zacharias Rhetor'

The Syriac Chronicle

• Introduction

• Book 1

• Book 2

• Book 3

• Book 4

• Book 5

• Book 6

• Book 7

• Book 8

• Book 9

• Book 10

• [Book 11 is lost]

• Book 12

• Methuen's Catalogue, October 1899

Cosmas Indicopleustes

The Christian Topography

• Preface to the online edition

• Title page, contents, editor's preface

• Introduction

• Prologues, Book 1

• Book 2

• Book 3

• Book 4

• Book 5

• Book 6

• Book 7

• Book 8

• Book 9

• Book 10

• Book 11

• Book 12

• Plates: 1-8; 9-10; 11-21; 22-27

• Explanation of the plates

• Index

• Appendix Plates: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

The Chronicle of Arbela

The Chronicle of Arbela

• Preface to the online text

• Introduction

• Translation (partial)

• French introduction and translation

Gregory the Great

Dialogues

• Preface to the online edition.

• Introduction

• Book 1

• Book 2

• Book 3

• Book 4

The Whitby Life of St. Gregory

• English translation (extracts)

Licinian

Letters

• Introduction

• Letter 3 : Against those who maintain that letters fell from heaven onto the altar of the church of St. Peter.

Ananias of Shirak

Autobiography

• English translation

On Easter

• English translation

On Christmas

• Translator's introduction

• English translation

Antiochus Strategos

The Capture of Jerusalem by the Persians in 614

• Introduction and English Translation

Isidore of Seville

Chronicon

• Introduction

• English translation

John of Nikiu

Chronicle

• Introduction

• English Translation

John Philoponus

On the astrolabe

• Introduction

• English translation

Severus Sebokht

Description of the astrolabe

• English translation

On the Constellations

• Introduction

• English translation (partial)

Photius of Constantinople

The Bibliotheca or Myriobiblion

• List of all codices

• Preface to the online edition

• Preface to SPCK edition

• Codices 1-165  (500kb).  [The remaining parts of Photius are held only on the master site as they are in copyright].

• The "Sic et Non" of Stephanus Gobarus, from codex 232.  By Adolf von Harnack.

Dionysius Syrus (= Dionysius bar Salibi, = Jacob bar Salibi)

Commentary on Revelation

• Extracts quoting Gaius Romanus and Hippolytus

Other Literature

Miscellaneous

• British Museum ---- Manuscripts from the Egyptian Monasteries (Quarterly Review 77, 1845-6).

• William Cureton's Introduction to the Editio Princeps of the Festal Letters of St. Athanasius (1848)

• A list of all the volumes in the Oxford Movement 'Library of the Fathers' series.

• A list of older volumes in the Patrologia Orientalis series.

• J.M.Harden, An Introduction to Ethiopic Christian Literature

Some Late Nestorian Syriac Writers

• 'Abdisho' bar Brika (Ebed-Jesu), Metrical Catalogue of Syriac Writers. (AD 1298)

• 'Abdisho' bar Brika (Ebed-Jesu), Marganitha or Pearl : the truth of the faith. (AD 1298)

• John bar Zo'bi, An extract from a metrical homily

• Khamis bar Kardahe, A poem

Spicilegium Syriacum

• Preface to the online edition

• Title page, dedication, note

• Preface

• Bardesan -- Book of the Laws of the Countries / The Dialogue on Fate

• Jacob the Persian Philosopher -- Extract on Bardesan

• Ps.-Melito of Sardis -- Apology

• Syriac fragments of Melito

• Eusebius of Caesarea, Ecclesiastical History (Syriac), book 4 (extract)

• Ambrose, Hypomnemata

• The epistle of Mara, son of Serapion

• Works by Rev. W. Cureton

The Doctrine of Addai

• Preface

• English translation

Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles

• Title page, Preface

• The history of John, the son of Zebedee, the apostle and evangelist

• An account of the decease of Saint John, the apostle and evangelist

• The history of Philip, the apostle and evangelist

• The history of Mar Matthew and Mar Andrew, the blessed apostles 

• The history of Thecla, the disciple of Paul the apostle

• The acts of Judas Thomas (or, the twin), the apostle

Syriac Miscellanies

• English translation

Texts from Mt. Sinai

• Preface to the online texts

• Introduction to the Sinai epitome

• Recognitions of Clement: Sinai epitome (Arabic)

Legends of Eastern Saints, chiefly from Syriac sources -- the Legend of Hilaria

• Preface to the online edition

• Preface

• Introduction

• The Story of Bent-Resh

• The Coptic version

• The long Arabic version

• The short Arabic version

• The Syriac version

• The short Karshuni version

• The long Karshuni version

Pionius: Life of Polycarp

• Preface to the online edition

• English translation

Severus of Al'Ashmunein (Hermopolis): History of the Patriarchs of the Coptic Church of Alexandria

• Preface to the online edition

• Translator's Introduction

• Part 1 -- St. Mark to Theonas (300 AD)

• Part 2 -- Peter I to Benjamin I (661 AD)

• Part 3 -- Agathon to Michael I (766 AD)

• Part 4 -- Mennas I to Joseph (849 AD)

Miscellaneous Syriac and Coptic texts

• Ps.John Chrysostom, Encomium on Elijah

• A Fragment of a Coptic Version of Saint Ephraim's Discourse on the Transfiguration of our Lord.

• The Coptic Martyrdom of Isaac of Tiphre, written ca. 399 AD

• Some Apocryphal Psalms in Syriac

• The Apocalypse of Abraham.  From a Romanian version.

APPENDIX

Cornelius Nepos

Lives of the Eminent Commanders

• Preface to the online edition

• English translation and chronological table.

Justinus

Epitome of the Phillipic History of Pompeius Trogus

• Preface to the online edition

• Title page, preface

• Notice of the life and writings of Justin

• Preface, Books 1 - 10

• Books 11-20

• Books 21-30

• Books 31-40

• Books 41-44

• Prologi of Pompeius Trogus

• Chronological table

Porphyry

• List of works by Kenneth Sylvan Guthrie.

Against the Christians

• Introduction

• Fragments

• Appendices

Sentences (Sententiae ad intelligibilia ducentes)

• Preface to the online edition

• English Translation (Auxiliaries to the perception of intelligible nature)

Introduction to Aristotle's categories of logic (Isagoge)

• Preface to the online edition

• English Translation

On abstinence from animal food (De Abstinentia)

• Preface to the online edition

• Book 1

• Book 2

• Book 3

• Book 4

On the Cave of the Nymphs (De Antro Nympharum)

• Preface to the online edition

• English Translation

On the faculties of the soul (fragment)

• English Translation

Letter to Anebo the Egyptian

• English Translation

Letter to his wife, Marcella (Ad Marcellam)

• Preface to the online edition

• English translation

Life of Pythagoras

• English Translation

Julian the Apostate

Orations

• Preface to the online edition

• Oration upon the Sovereign Sun.  Addressed to Sallust.

• Oration upon the Mother of the Gods.

Against the Galileans

• Introduction

• Translation

Libanius

Sixteen Letters to Julian the Apostate

• English translation

Monody ---- Funeral Oration for Julian the Apostate

• Preface to the online edition

• English translation

Monody ---- For the temple of Apollo at Daphne, destroyed by fire

• English translation

Monody ---- For Nicomedia, destroyed by an earthquake

• English translation

Oration 30 ---- On behalf of the temples (Pro Templis)

• English translation

Eutropius

Abridgment of Roman History / Historiae Romanae Breviarium ab urbe condita

• Preface to the online edition

• Translator's preface

• English translation

Eunapius

Lives of the philosophers and sophists

• Introduction

• English translation

Ammianus Marcellinus

Roman History

• Preface to the online edition

• Translator's preface

• Book 14

• Book 15

• Book 16

• Book 17

• Book 18

• Book 19

• Book 20

• Book 21

• Book 22

• Book 23

• Book 24

• Book 25

• Book 26

• Book 27

• Book 28

• Book 29

• Book 30

• Book 31

Anonymous

Origin of the Roman People / Origo Gentis Romanae

• Preface

• English translation

• Appendix: Latin text used.

Proclus

Life of Proclus

• Marinus of Samaria: Life of Proclus

Zosimus

The New History

• Preface to the online edition

• Preface

• Book 1

• Book 2

• Book 3

• Book 4

• Book 5

• Book 6