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patristic literature
patristic literature Christian writings of the first few centuries. They are chiefly in Greek and Latin; there is analogous writing in Syriac and in Armenian. The first period of patristic literature (1st–2d cent.) includes the works of St. Clement I , St. Ignatius of Antioch , St. Polycarp , and Papias , the writing known as the Shepherd of Hermas (see Hermas, Shepherd of ), the Didache , and the first Christian Pseudepigrapha . The writers of the 3d cent., often called the ante-Nicene Fathers, are principally St. Justin Martyr , Clement of Alexandria , St. Irenaeus , Origen , Tertullian , and St. Cyprian . The last two of these are the earliest Fathers to write in Latin. As Christianity established itself, the interest shifted from apologetics to the new theological questions and to sermons and exegesis of Scripture. In the 4th and 5th cent. the number of writers increased greatly. The chief writers in Greek were Eusebius of Caesarea , St. Gregory Nazianzen , St. Gregory of Nyssa , St. Basil the Great , St. John Chrysostom , St. Cyril (of Jerusalem), St. Cyril (of Alexandria), and St. Athanasius . Among the Latin Fathers were St. Hilary of Poitiers , St. Ambrose , St. Augustine , St. Jerome (who set a standard for later Latin in the Vulgate), Cassian , Salvian , St. Hilary of Arles , St. Caesarius of Arles, and St. Gregory of Tours . The list in the West is closed conventionally with St. Gregory I , although St. Bernard of Clairvaux is often called the last of the Fathers. The canon of Greek Fathers is closed with St. John of Damascus . There is a monumental collection of the Fathers (to Innocent III in the West and to the fall of Constantinople in the East) by Jacques Paul Migne ; the Greek texts are accompanied by Latin translations. There are several collections of the Fathers in English, including new editions recently undertaken, and innumerable individual translations. |
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"patristic literature." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "patristic literature." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-patristi.html "patristic literature." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-patristi.html |
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patristics
patristics The study of the works of the Christian Fathers (theologians from c.100 to 700 CE). Their theological data were in the Bible; but the task of giving coherence and credibility fell to the following generations as they confronted contemporary philosophies and religious speculations. They tried to do justice to the complex data of the NT, to the felt necessity of offering worship to Jesus, while maintaining his authentic humanity. A further task was to preserve continuity of Christian belief with the OT and Jewish monotheism while also being open to the contemporary intellectual scene in the Hellenistic world. The Apologists (120–220 CE) made bold use of the Logos concept and argued that Christ, the Logos of the Johannine Prologue (John 1: 14), was himself the Reason at the heart of the cosmos and a kind of Omega point of all intellectual aspirations.
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "patristics." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "patristics." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-patristics.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "patristics." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-patristics.html |
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patristics
patristics. The branch of theological study which deals with the writings of the Fathers (patres) of the Church (q.v.). ‘Patristics’ normally embraces the Fathers in the more restrictive sense of the term, i.e. those who lived after the writing of most of the works that comprise the NT and before the end of the 8th cent.; this period is commonly termed the ‘Patristic Age’.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "patristics." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "patristics." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-patristics.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "patristics." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-patristics.html |
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Patristics
Patristics. The study of Christian writers, specifically the Church Fathers, in the period from the end of New Testament times to Isidore of Seville (d. 636) in the W. and John of Damascus (d. c.749) in the E. The term ‘patrology’, synonymous in older books, now usually refers to a handbook on the patristic literature.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Patristics." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Patristics." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Patristics.html JOHN BOWKER. "Patristics." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Patristics.html |
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patristics
patristics the branch of Christian theology that deals with the lives, writings, and doctrines of the early Christian theologians or Fathers of the Church.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "patristics." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "patristics." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-patristics.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "patristics." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-patristics.html |
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