Download or read book The Sacred Writings of Athenagoras written by Athenagoras and published by Jazzybee Verlag. This book was released on 2012 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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. Every single volume is accurately annotated, including * an extensive biography of the author and his life The Embassy for the Christians, the date of which is fixed by internal evidence as late in 176 or 177, was a carefully written plea for justice to the Christians made by a philosopher, on philosophical grounds, to the Emperors Marcus Aurelius and his son Commodus, whom he flatters as conquerors, "but above all, philosophers". He first complains of the illogical and unjust discrimination against the Christians and of the calumnies they suffer, and then meets the charge of atheism (a major complaint directed at the Christians of the day was that by disbelieving in the Roman gods, they were showing themselves to be atheists). He establishes the principle of monotheism, citing pagan poets and philosophers in support of the very doctrines for which Christians are condemned, and argues for the superiority of the Christian belief in God to that of pagans. This first strongly-reasoned argument for the unity of God in Christian literature is supplemented by an able exposition of the Trinity. Assuming then the defensive, he justifies the Christian abstention from worship of the national deities by arguing that it is absurd and indecent, quoting at length the pagan poets and philosophers in support of his contention. Finally, he meets the charges of immorality by exposing the Christian ideal of purity, even in thought, and the inviolable sanctity of the marriage bond. The charge of cannibalism is refuted by showing the high regard for human life that leads the Christian to detest the crime of abortion. The treatise on the Resurrection of the Dead, the first complete exposition of the doctrine in Christian literature, was written later than the Apology, to which it may be considered as an appendix. The writer brings to the defence of the doctrine the best that contemporary philosophy could adduce. After meeting the objections common to his time, he seeks to prove the possibility of a resurrection in view either of the power of the Creator, or of the nature of our bodies. To exercise such powers is neither unworthy of God nor unjust to other creatures. He argues that the nature and end of man demand a perpetuation of the life of body and soul. There are reasons to think that De resurrectione is not by Athenagoras but by some 4th-century author, e.g. the use of at least one term (ἀγαλματοφορέω) coined by Philo of Alexandria and not widely known before the time of Origen. (courtesy of wikipedia.com)
Download or read book The Writings of Athenagoras written by Athenagoras Athens and published by . This book was released on 2014-06-09 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We know with certainty regarding Athenagoras, that he was an Athenian philosopher who had embraced Christianity, and that his Apology, or, as he styles it, "Embassy", was presented to the Emperors Aurelius and Commodus about a.d. 177. He is supposed to have written a considerable number of works, but the only other production of his extant is his treatise on the Resurrection. It is probable that this work was composed somewhat later than the Apology (see chap. xxxvi.), though its exact date cannot be determined. Philip of Side also states that he preceded Pantaenus as head of the catechetical school at Alexandria; but this is probably incorrect, and is contradicted by Eusebius. A more interesting and perhaps well-rounded statement is made by the same writer respecting Athenagoras, to the effect that he was won over to Christianity while reading the Scriptures in order to controvert them. Both his Apology and his treatise on the Resurrection display a practiced pen and a richly cultured mind. He is by far the most elegant, and certainly at the same time one of the ablest, of the early Christian Apologists.
Download or read book Writings of Athenagoras written by Apostle Arne Horn and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-09-19 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: [A.D. 177.] In placing Athenagoras here, somewhat out of the order usually accepted, I commit no appreciable violence against chronology, and I gain a great advantage for the reader. To some extent we must recognise, in collocation, the principles of affinity and historic growth. Closing up the bright succession of the earlier Apologists, this favourite author affords also a fitting introduction to the great founder of the Alexandrian School, who comes next into view. His work opens the way for Clement's elaboration of Justin's claim, that the whole of philosophy is embraced in Christianity. It is charming to find the primal fountains of Christian thought uniting here, to flow on for ever in the widening and deepening channel of Catholic orthodoxy, as it gathers into itself all human culture, and enriches the world with products of regenerated mind, harvested from its overflow into the fields of philosophy and poetry and art and science.
Download or read book The writings of the early Christians of the second century namely Athenagoras Tatian and others collected and tr by dr Giles written by Athenagoras (the philosopher.) and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Athenagoras written by David Rankin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-08 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Athenagoras of Athens was a Christian thinker of the second century who engaged with contemporary philosophical thought in the matters of the divine, and the relationship of that divine to the material world. While clearly a Christian apologist, Athenagoras presents doctrines of God, of the Holy Trinity, and of other theological matters which clearly evidence an engagement with Greek philosophical thought which goes beyond the merely linguistic and embraces the notion of God as true being. Athenagoras is a Church Father who has not been given great attention in twentieth-century and early twenty-first-century scholarship. This book explores Athenagoras' undeniable place in the development of Christian thought on the divine, on the Trinity, on the human person, and on the resurrection. His work provides an important link between the mid-second-century and the work of Justin and that of the third-century Christian theologians of the East.
Download or read book The Apologeticks of the Learned Athenian Philosopher Athenagoras written by Athenagoras and published by . This book was released on 1714 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Writings of Athenagoras written by Athenagoras and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Sacred Writings of Saint Athanasius Annotated Edition written by St. Athanasius and published by Jazzybee Verlag. This book was released on 2012 with total page 1968 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Sacred Writings Of ..." provides you with the essential works among the Christian writings. The volumes cover the beginning of Christianity until medieval times. This volume is accurately annotated, including * an extensive biography of the author and his life Contents: Editorial Preface Preface Prolegomena Against the Heathen On the Incarnation of the Word Deposition of Arius Introduction to Epistola Eusebii Council of Nicaea Excursus A Introduction to Expositio Fidei Statement of Faith Introduction to in Illud ‘Omnia,’ Etc. On Luke X. 22 (Matt. XI. 27) Introduction to the Encyclical Epistle to the Bishops Throughout the World Circular Letter Defence Against the Arians De Decretis or Defence of the Nicene Definition On the Opinion of Dionysius Life of Antony To the Bishops of Egypt Defence Before Constantius Defence of His Flight History of the Arians Four Discourses Against the Arians. Councils of Ariminum and Seleucia Tome or Synodal Letter to the People of Antioch To the Bishops of Africa Letter of Ninety Bishops of Egypt and Libya Including Athanasius I. Festal Letters II. Personal Letters
Download or read book The writings of Justin Martyr and Athenagoras written by Iustinus (Martyr, Heiliger) and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Plea for the Christians written by Athenagoras and published by Aeterna Press. This book was released on 2015-07-31 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In your empire, greatest of sovereigns, different nations have different customs and laws; and no one is hindered by law or fear of punishment from following his ancestral usages, however ridiculous these may be. A citizen of Ilium calls Hector a god, and pays divine honours to Helen, taking her for Adrasteia. The Lacedæmonian venerates Agamemnon as Zeus, and Phylonoë the daughter of Tyndarus; and the man of Tenedos worships Tennes. Aeterna Press
Download or read book The Writings of Athenagoras the Athenian written by Athenagoras Athenian and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-10 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Athenagoras was a Christian apologist who lived in the second half of the second century of whom no more is known than that he was an Athenian philosopher and a convert to Christianity. Of his writings there have been preserved but two genuine pieces; "Apology" or "Embassy for the Christians" which was carefully written to plead justice for the Christians from the Emperors Marcus Aurelius Antoninus and Lucius Aurelius Commodus & "Treatise on the Resurrection" which was written later than the "Apology", and to which it may be considered as an appendix.
Download or read book Legatio Pro Christianis written by Athenagoras and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2015-06-03 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1963 the seriesPatristische Texte und Studienhas been publishing research findings coordinated by the Patristics Commission, which today is a joint venture of all the German Academies. The series is presenting editions, commentaries and monographs on the writings and teachings of the Church Fathers.
Download or read book A Plea for Religion and the Sacred Writings Tenth edition written by David SIMPSON (Minister of Christ Church, Macclesfield.) and published by . This book was released on 1823 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book On the Resurrection of the Dead written by Athenagoras and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-06-25 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Athenagoras (c. 133 - c. 190 AD) was a Father of the Church, an Ante-Nicene Christian apologist who lived during the second half of the 2nd century of whom little is known for certain, besides that he was Athenian (though possibly not originally from Athens), a philosopher, and a convert to Christianity. In his writings he styles himself as "Athenagoras, the Athenian, Philosopher, and Christian." There is some evidence that he was a Platonist before his conversion, but this is not certain. Although his work appears to have been well-known and influential, mention of him by other early Christian apologists, notably in the extensive writings of Eusebius, is strangely absent. It may be that his treatises, circulating anonymously, were for a time considered as the work of another apologist, or there may have been other circumstances now lost. There are only two mentions of him in early Christian literature: several accredited quotations from his Apology in a fragment of Methodius of Olympus (died 312) and some untrustworthy biographical details in the fragments of the Christian History of Philip of Side (c. 425). Philip of Side claims that Athenagoras headed the Catechetical School of Alexandria (which is probably incorrect) and notes that Athenagoras converted to Christianity after initially familiarizing himself with the Scriptures in an attempt to controvert them. His writings bear witness to his erudition and culture, his power as a philosopher and rhetorician, his keen appreciation of the intellectual temper of his age, and his tact and delicacy in dealing with the powerful opponents of his religion. Thus his writings are credited by some later scholars as having had a more significant impact on their intended audience than the now better-known writings of his more polemical and religiously-grounded contemporaries.
Download or read book A Plea for Religion and the Sacred Writings written by David Simpson and published by . This book was released on 1803 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Apologeticks of the Learned Athenian Philosopher Athenagoras I for the Christian Religion II for the Truth of the Resurrection Against the Scepticks and Infidels of That Age Together with a Curious Fragment of Justin Martyr written by Athenagoras and published by Gale Ecco, Print Editions. This book was released on 2018-04-25 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. The Age of Enlightenment profoundly enriched religious and philosophical understanding and continues to influence present-day thinking. Works collected here include masterpieces by David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as well as religious sermons and moral debates on the issues of the day, such as the slave trade. The Age of Reason saw conflict between Protestantism and Catholicism transformed into one between faith and logic -- a debate that continues in the twenty-first century. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library T084958 With an initial advertisement leaf. London: printed by Geo. James, for Richard Smith, 1714. [18],307, [1]p.; 8°
Download or read book APOLOGETICKS OF THE LEARNED AT written by 2nd Cent Athenagoras and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-26 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
