This anthology edited by Philip Schaff, a renowned ecclesiastic historian, includes the most important works by early Christian theologians. Their comportment and sacrifice, their lectures and preaching, their moral values, and their understanding of Christianity and its most precious messages - shaped the foundations of the Christianity, helping it spread throughout the Roman Empire and beyond its borders during the first centuries after the death of Jesus. The edition includes: Volume I:...

E-artnow presents to you this meticulously edited anthology of works by the early Christian theologians, compiled by the esteemed ecclesiastical historian Philip Schaff. The teachings and sermons of Church Fathers of the first, second and third century, shaped the core moral principles of the religion and deeply influenced the philosophical understanding of Christianity to this day. These contributions were instrumental in laying the groundwork for Christianity, facilitating its expansion ...

The Shepherd of Hermas, sometimes just called The Shepherd, is a Christian literary work of the late first half of the second century, considered a valuable book by many Christians, and considered canonical scripture by some of the early Church fathers such as Irenaeus. The Shepherd was very popular amongst Christians in the 2nd and 3rd centuries. It is found in the Codex Sinaiticus, and it is listed between the Acts of the Apostles and the Acts of Paul in the stichometric...

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Have you ever wondered why one of the most beloved and widely read books of the early Christian church was ultimately left out of the Bible?The Shepherd of Hermas provides a compelling modern translation of a literary masterpiece that profoundly shaped early Christian thought. Written in Rome during the dawn of the Christian era, this extraordinary text recounts the spiritual journey of Hermas, a former slave who receives a series of divine revelations. He is vis...

Have you ever wondered why one of the most beloved and widely read books of the early Christian church was ultimately left out of the Bible?The Shepherd of Hermas provides a compelling modern translation of a literary masterpiece that profoundly shaped early Christian thought. Written in Rome during the dawn of the Christian era, this extraordinary text recounts the spiritual journey of Hermas, a former slave who receives a series of divine revelations. He is vis...

How can we reconcile with God? What does it mean to live a life of true faith?The Shepherd of Hermas: A Timeless Guide to Faith, Repentance, and Spiritual Growth is a modern translation of one of the most significant texts in early Christian literature. Written by Hermas, a Christian visionary of the 2nd century, this remarkable work is a blend of allegorical visions, moral teachings, and divine instruction, intended to guide believers toward repentance and spiritual ren...

Winner of the 2025 Queen's Knickers Book Award.An honest and simple exploration of death and grief for kids 4 to 8. With playful illustrations by a therapist-turned-artist, Bird is Dead uses humor to make death a more approachable topic.Bird is dead. Yesterday he was alive. How do the other birds know? On your back + feet up = dead. Some of the birds cry a little. And that’s alright. Crying together can be nice. When it’s time to g...

"The Sacred Writings Of ..." provides you with the essential works among the Early Christian writings. The volumes cover the beginning of Christianity until before the promulgation of the Nicene Creed at the First Council of Nicaea. The book consists of five visions, twelve mandates, or commandments, and ten similitudes, or parables. The whole book is thus concerned with the Christian virtues and their exercise. It is an ethical, not a theological, work. The intention is above all to preac...

NOTICE TO CONSTITUTIONS OF THE HOLY APOSTLES HAVING learned from the erudite Beveridge what I long supposed to be a just view of the Constitutions, I have found in the recent literature of the subject not a little to increase my confidence in the generaI conclusions to which he was led by all that could be known in his times. The treatise of Krabbe guided me to some results of more modern investigations; and Dr. Bunsen, though not apart from his critics, has enabled me still further to cor...

This specially translated, multiple volume, edition of The Shepard of Hermas comes complete with a Touch-or-Click Table of Contents.The Shepherd of Hermas (sometimes just called The Shepherd) is a Christian literary work of the 1st or 2nd century, considered a valuable book by many Christians, and considered canonical scripture by some of the early Church fathers such as Irenaeus. The Shepherd had great authority in the 2nd and 3rd centuries. Along with the Apocrypha, it was bound with New Te...

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