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:...

This meticulously edited anthology presents the complete early Christian writings from the first four centuries following the death of Christ. Edited by Philip Schaff, a renowned ecclesiastic historian, this extensive collection comprises thousands of Christian texts authored by over 60 of the most significant theologians and Church Fathers. Each author is accompanied by a detailed introduction providing insight into their life and works, illuminating their philosophical perspectives, advo...

A historian of the first century BC, Dionysius of Halicarnassus taught rhetoric in Rome while studying the Latin language, collecting material for his magnum opus, ‘Roman Antiquities’. Dionysius states that his objects in writing history were to please lovers of noble deeds and to repay the benefits he had enjoyed while living in Rome, though he wrote also to reconcile Greeks to Roman rule. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, w...

These two letters were composed by St. Dionysius as he attempted to curb some of the Christological errors present in the early Alexandrian church. He does not address who is present, but many of the issues that are present relate direct to the question of the divinity of Christ.

This book is translated from the original Greek by John Parker. Dionysius the Areopagite was an Athenian judge who lived in the first century BC and was converted to Christianity by St Paul. He is venerated as a saint in many denominations of Christianity. Pseudo Dionysius was a fifth-century writer and philosopher. Dionysius' letters are all concerned with Christianity, its meaning and its teaching.

In "Heavenly Hierarchy," Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite intricately explores the celestial orders of angels and their roles within the divine cosmos. Written in a poetic and mystical style, this seminal work delves into the Neoplatonic framework of the late antique period, intertwining philosophy with Christian theology. Pseudo-Dionysius employs a rich symbolic language that invites readers to contemplate the complexities of the divine empires and their influences on the earthly realm, ef...

Using the translation of Dionysius's works by Rev. John Parker, this important piece of church history shows how the theological thinking of the early medieval church began. Although the name suggests that the author was one of the apostle Paul's disciples, the criticism of the text suggests otherwise.This text is especially important as the two books "The Heavenly Hierarchy" and "The Ecclesiastical Hierarchy" have shaped our modern thinking on angels and heavenly beings. Although ...

In "Heavenly Hierarchy," Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite explores the intricate organization of celestial beings, presenting a vision of divine order that unites metaphysics and mysticism. Written in the late 5th to early 6th century, this seminal work employs a convoluted yet lyrical style, drawing heavily on Neoplatonism while intertwining Christian theology. The text delineates a multi-tiered celestial hierarchy that ranges from seraphim to archangels, demonstrating how these celestial ...

Dionysius of Halicarnassus taught rhetoric in Rome while studying the Latin language, collecting material for a history of Rome, and writing. His Roman Antiquities began to appear in 7 BCE. Dionysius states that his objects in writing history were to please lovers of noble deeds and to repay the benefits he had enjoyed in Rome.Dionysius studied the best available literary sources (mainly annalistic and other historians) and possibly some public documents. His work and that of Livy a...

That the history of the invention of a piece of mechanism, and the description of its structure, operation, and uses, should be capable of being rendered the subject matter of a volume, destined not alone for the instruction of engineers or machinists, but for the information and amusement of the public in general, is a statement which at no very remote period would have been deemed extravagant and incredible. Advanced as we are in the art of rendering knowledge popular, and cultivated as ...

It is a happy instinct that leads Pope to find in Dionysius a gifted interpreter of Homer’s poetry, who can ‘call new beauties forth from every line.’ In his entire attitude, not only towards Homer but towards Sappho and Simonides, Herodotus and Demosthenes, Dionysius has proved that he can rise above the debased standards of the ages immediately preceding his own, and can discern and proclaim a classic excellence. He has thus contributed not a little to confirm our belief in the essential...

Placed in the material world, Man is continually exposed to the action of an infinite variety of objects by which he is surrounded. The body, to which the thinking and living principles have been united, is an apparatus exquisitely contrived to receive and to transmit impressions. Its various parts are organised with obvious reference to the several external agents by which it is to be effected. Each organ is designed to convey to the mind immediate notice of some peculiar action, and is a...