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Ante-Nicene Fathers

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Ante-Nicene Fathers

ANF Volume 2: Fathers of the Second Century: Hermas, Tatian, Athenagoras, Theophilus, and Clement of Alexandria

Schaff English

Edited by Philip Schaff

Nineteenth-century public-domain English.

Public domain. Not a modern critical edition.

Introduction

  1. Title Page

Contents

  1. The Pastor of Hermas
    1. Introductory Note
    2. Book I. Visions
      1. Vision First. Against Filthy and Proud Thoughts, and the Carelessness of Hermas in Chastising His Sons
      2. Vision Second. Again, of His Neglect in Chastising His Talkative Wife and His Lustful Sons, and of His Character
      3. Vision Third. Concerning the Building of the Triumphant Church, and the Various Classes of Reprobate Men
      4. Vision Fourth. Concerning the Trial and Tribulation that are to Come Upon Men
      5. Vision Fifth. Concerning the Commandments
    3. Book II. Commandments
      1. Commandment First. On Faith in God
      2. Commandment Second. On Avoiding Evil-Speaking, and on Giving Alms in Simplicity
      3. Commandment Third. On Avoiding Falsehood, and on the Repentance of Hermas for His Dissimulation
      4. Commandment Fourth. On Putting One’s Wife Away for Adultery
      5. Commandment Fifth. Of Sadness of Heart, and of Patience
      6. Commandment Sixth. How to Recognise the Two Spirits Attendant on Each Man, and How to Distinguish the Suggestions of the One from Those of the Other
      7. Commandment Seventh. On Fearing God, and Not Fearing the Devil
      8. Commandment Eighth. We Ought to Shun that Which is Evil, and Do that Which is Good
      9. Commandment Ninth. Prayer Must Be Made to God Without Ceasing, and with Unwavering Confidence
      10. Commandment Tenth. Of Grief, and Not Grieving the Spirit of God Which is in Us
      11. Commandment Eleventh. The Spirit and Prophets to Be Tried by Their Works; Also of the Two Kinds of Spirit
      12. Commandment Twelfth. On the Twofold Desire. The Commandments of God Can Be Kept, and Believers Ought Not to Fear the Devil
    4. Book III. Similitudes
      1. Similitude First. As in This World We Have No Abiding City, We Ought to Seek One to Come
      2. Similitude Second. As the Vine is Supported by the Elm, So is the Rich Man Helped by the Prayer of the Poor
      3. Similitude Third. As in Winter Green Trees Cannot Be Distinguished from Withered, So in This World Neither Can the Just from the Unjust
      4. Similitude Fourth. As in Summer Living Trees are Distinguished from Withered by Fruit and Living Leaves, So in the World to Come the Just Differ from the Unjust in Happiness
      5. Similitude Fifth. Of True Fasting and Its Reward: Also of Purity of Body
      6. Similitude Sixth. Of the Two Classes of Voluptuous Men, and of Their Death, Falling Away, and the Duration of Their Punishment
      7. Similitude Seventh. They Who Repent Must Bring Forth Fruits Worthy of Repentance
      8. Similitude Eighth. The Sins of the Elect and of the Penitent are of Many Kinds, But All Will Be Rewarded According to the Measure of Their Repentance and Good Works
      9. Similitude Ninth. The Great Mysteries in the Building of the Militant and Triumphant Church
      10. Similitude Tenth. Concerning Repentance and Alms-Giving
    5. Elucidations
  2. Tatian
    1. Introductory Note
    2. Address to the Greeks
      1. Chapter I. The Greeks Claim, Without Reason, the Invention of the Arts
      2. Chapter II. The Vices and Errors of the Philosophers
      3. Chapter III. Ridicule of the Philosophers
      4. Chapter IV. The Christians Worship God Alone
      5. Chapter V. The Doctrine of the Christians as to the Creation of the World
      6. Chapter VI. Christians’ Belief in the Resurrection
      7. Chapter VII. Concerning the Fall of Man
      8. Chapter VIII. The Demons Sin Among Mankind
      9. Chapter IX. They Give Rise to Superstitions
      10. Chapter X. Ridicule of the Heathen Divinities
      11. Chapter XI. The Sin of Men Due Not to Fate, But to Free-Will
      12. Chapter XII. The Two Kinds of Spirits
      13. Chapter XIII. Theory of the Soul’s Immortality
      14. Chapter XIV. The Demons Shall Be Punished More Severely Than Men
      15. Chapter XV. Necessity of a Union with the Holy Spirit
      16. Chapter XVI. Vain Display of Power by the Demons
      17. Chapter XVII. They Falsely Promise Health to Their Votaries
      18. Chapter XVIII. They Deceive, Instead of Healing
      19. Chapter XIX. Depravity Lies at the Bottom of Demon-Worship
      20. Chapter XX. Thanks are Ever Due to God
      21. Chapter XXI. Doctrines of the Christians and Greeks Respecting God Compared
      22. Chapter XXII. Ridicule of the Solemnities of the Greeks
      23. Chapter XXIII. Of the Pugilists and Gladiators
      24. Chapter XXIV. Of the Other Public Amusements
      25. Chapter XXV. Boastings and Quarrels of the Philosophers
      26. Chapter XXVI. Ridicule of the Studies of the Greeks
      27. Chapter XXVII. The Christians are Hated Unjustly
      28. Chapter XXVIII. Condemnation of the Greek Legislation
      29. Chapter XXIX. Account of Tatian’s Conversion
      30. Chapter XXX. How He Resolved to Resist the Devil
      31. Chapter XXXI. The Philosophy of the Christians More Ancient Than that of the Greeks
      32. Chapter XXXII. The Doctrine of the Christians, is Opposed to Dissensions, and Fitted for All
      33. Chapter XXXIII. Vindication of Christian Women
      34. Chapter XXXIV. Ridicule of the Statues Erected by the Greeks
      35. Chapter XXXV. Tatian Speaks as an Eye-Witness
      36. Chapter XXXVI. Testimony of the Chaldeans to the Antiquity of Moses
      37. Chapter XXXVII. Testimony of the Phœnicians
      38. Chapter XXXVIII. The Egyptians Place Moses in the Reign of Inachus
      39. Chapter XXXIX. Catalogue of the Argive Kings
      40. Chapter XL. Moses More Ancient and Credible Than the Heathen Heroes
      41. Chapter XLI
      42. Chapter XLII. Concluding Statement as to the Author
    3. Fragments
  3. Theophilus
    1. Introductory Note
    2. Theophilus to Autolycus
      1. Book I
        1. Chapter I — Autolycus an Idolater and Scorner of Christians
        2. Chapter II — That the Eyes of the Soul Must Be Purged Ere God Can Be Seen
        3. Chapter III — Nature of God
        4. Chapter IV — Attributes of God
        5. Chapter V — The Invisible God Perceived Through His Works
        6. Chapter VI — God is Known by His Works
        7. Chapter VII — We Shall See God When We Put on Immortality
        8. Chapter VIII — Faith Required in All Matters
        9. Chapter IX — Immoralities of the Gods
        10. Chapter X — Absurdities of Idolatry
        11. Chapter XI — The King to Be Honoured, God to Be Worshipped
        12. Chapter XII — Meaning of the Name Christian
        13. Chapter XIII — The Resurrection Proved by Examples
        14. Chapter XIV — Theophilus an Example of Conversion
      2. Book II
        1. Chapter I — Occasion of Writing This Book
        2. Chapter II — The Gods are Despised When They are Made; But Become Valuable When Bought
        3. Chapter III — What Has Become of the Gods?
        4. Chapter IV — Absurd Opinions of the Philosophers Concerning God
        5. Chapter V — Opinions of Homer and Hesiod Concerning the Gods
        6. Chapter VI — Hesiod on the Origin of the World
        7. Chapter VII — Fabulous Heathen Genealogies
        8. Chapter VIII — Opinions Concerning Providence
        9. Chapter IX — The Prophets Inspired by the Holy Ghost
        10. Chapter X — The World Created by God Through the Word
        11. Chapter XI — The Six Days’ Work Described
        12. Chapter XII — The Glory of the Six Days’ Work
        13. Chapter XIII — Remarks on the Creation of the World
        14. Chapter XIV — The World Compared to the Sea
        15. Chapter XV — Of the Fourth Day
        16. Chapter XVI — Of the Fifth Day
        17. Chapter XVII — Of the Sixth Day
        18. Chapter XVIII — The Creation of Man
        19. Chapter XIX — Man is Placed in Paradise
        20. Chapter XX — The Scriptural Account of Paradise
        21. Chapter XXI — Of the Fall of Man
        22. Chapter XXII — Why God is Said to Have Walked
        23. Chapter XXIII — The Truth of the Account in Genesis
        24. Chapter XXIV — The Beauty of Paradise
        25. Chapter XXV — God Was Justified in Forbidding Man to Eat of the Tree of Knowledge
        26. Chapter XXVI — God’s Goodness in Expelling Man from Paradise
        27. Chapter XXVII — The Nature of Man
        28. Chapter XXVIII — Why Eve Was Formed of Adam’s Rib
        29. Chapter XXIX — Cain’s Crime
        30. Chapter XXX — Cain’s Family and Their Inventions
        31. Chapter XXXI — The History After the Flood
        32. Chapter XXXII — How the Human Race Was Dispersed
        33. Chapter XXXIII — Profane History Gives No Account of These Matters
        34. Chapter XXXIV — The Prophets Enjoined Holiness of Life
        35. Chapter XXXV — Precepts from the Prophetic Books
        36. Chapter XXXVI — Prophecies of the Sibyl
        37. Chapter XXXVII — The Testimonies of the Poets
        38. Chapter XXXVIII — The Teachings of the Greek Poets and Philosophers Confirmatory of Those of the Hebrew Prophets
      3. Book III
        1. Chapter I — Autolycus Not Yet Convinced
        2. Chapter II — Profane Authors Had No Means of Knowing the Truth
        3. Chapter III — Their Contradictions
        4. Chapter IV — How Autolycus Had Been Misled by False Accusations Against the Christians
        5. Chapter V — Philosophers Inculcate Cannibalism
        6. Chapter VI — Other Opinions of the Philosophers
        7. Chapter VII — Varying Doctrine Concerning the Gods
        8. Chapter VIII — Wickedness Attributed to the Gods by Heathen Writers
        9. Chapter IX — Christian Doctrine of God and His Law
        10. Chapter X — Of Humanity to Strangers
        11. Chapter XI — Of Repentance
        12. Chapter XII — Of Righteousness
        13. Chapter XIII — Of Chastity
        14. Chapter XIV — Of Loving Our Enemies
        15. Chapter XV — The Innocence of the Christians Defended
        16. Chapter XVI — Uncertain Conjectures of the Philosophers
        17. Chapter XVII — Accurate Information of the Christians
        18. Chapter XVIII — Errors of the Greeks About the Deluge
        19. Chapter XIX — Accurate Account of the Deluge
        20. Chapter XX — Antiquity of Moses
        21. Chapter XXI — Of Manetho’s Inaccuracy
        22. Chapter XXII — Antiquity of the Temple
        23. Chapter XXIII — Prophets More Ancient Than Greek Writers
        24. Chapter XXIV — Chronology from Adam
        25. Chapter XXV — From Saul to the Captivity
        26. Chapter XXVI — Contrast Between Hebrew and Greek Writings
        27. Chapter XXVII — Roman Chronology to the Death of M. Aurelius
        28. Chapter XXVIII — Leading Chronological Epochs
        29. Chapter XXIX — Antiquity of Christianity
        30. Chapter XXX — Why the Greeks Did Not Mention Our Histories
  4. Athenagoras
    1. Introductory Note
    2. A Plea for the Christians
      1. Chapter I — Injustice Shown Towards the Christians
      2. Chapter II — Claim to Be Treated as Others are When Accused
      3. Chapter III — Charges Brought Against the Christians
      4. Chapter IV — The Christians are Not Atheists, But Acknowledge One Only God
      5. Chapter V — Testimony of the Poets to the Unity of God
      6. Chapter VI — Opinions of the Philosophers as to the One God
      7. Chapter VII — Superiority of the Christian Doctrine Respecting God
      8. Chapter VIII — Absurdities of Polytheism
      9. Chapter IX — The Testimony of the Prophets
      10. Chapter X — The Christians Worship the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
      11. Chapter XI — The Moral Teaching of the Christians Repels the Charge Brought Against Them
      12. Chapter XII — Consequent Absurdity of the Charge of Atheism
      13. Chapter XIII — Why the Christians Do Not Offer Sacrifices
      14. Chapter XIV — Inconsistency of Those Who Accuse the Christians
      15. Chapter XV — The Christians Distinguish God from Matter
      16. Chapter XVI — The Christians Do Not Worship the Universe
      17. Chapter XVII — The Names of the Gods and Their Images are But of Recent Date
      18. Chapter XVIII — The Gods Themselves Have Been Created, as the Poets Confess
      19. Chapter XIX — The Philosophers Agree with the Poets Respecting the Gods
      20. Chapter XX — Absurd Representations of the Gods
      21. Chapter XXI — Impure Loves Ascribed to the Gods
      22. Chapter XXII — Pretended Symbolical Explanations
      23. Chapter XXIII — Opinions of Thales and Plato
      24. Chapter XXIV — Concerning the Angels and Giants
      25. Chapter XXV — The Poets and Philosophers Have Denied a Divine Providence
      26. Chapter XXVI — The Demons Allure Men to the Worship of Images
      27. Chapter XXVII — Artifices of the Demons
      28. Chapter XXVIII — The Heathen Gods Were Simply Men
      29. Chapter XXIX — Proof of the Same from the Poets
      30. Chapter XXX — Reasons Why Divinity Has Been Ascribed to Men
      31. Chapter XXXI — Confutation of the Other Charges Brought Against the Christians
      32. Chapter XXXII — Elevated Morality of the Christians
      33. Chapter XXXIII — Chastity of the Christians with Respect to Marriage
      34. Chapter XXXIV — The Vast Difference in Morals Between the Christians and Their Accusers
      35. Chapter XXXV — The Christians Condemn and Detest All Cruelty
      36. Chapter XXXVI — Bearing of the Doctrine of the Resurrection on the Practices of the Christians
      37. Chapter XXXVII — Entreaty to Be Fairly Judged
    3. The Resurrection of the Dead
      1. Chapter I — Defence of the Truth Should Precede Discussions Regarding It
      2. Chapter II — A Resurrection is Not Impossible
      3. Chapter III — He Who Could Create, Can Also Raise Up the Dead
      4. Chapter IV — Objection from the Fact that Some Human Bodies Have Become Part of Others
      5. Chapter V — Reference to the Processes of Digestion and Nutrition
      6. Chapter VI — Everything that is Useless or Hurtful is Rejected
      7. Chapter VII — The Resurrection-Body Different from the Present
      8. Chapter VIII — Human Flesh Not the Proper or Natural Food of Men
      9. Chapter IX — Absurdity of Arguing from Man’s Impotency
      10. Chapter X — It Cannot Be Shown that God Does Not Will a Resurrection
      11. Chapter XI — Recapitulation
      12. Chapter XII — Argument for the Resurrection from the Purpose Contemplated in Man’s Creation
      13. Chapter XIII — Continuation of the Argument
      14. Chapter XIV — The Resurrection Does Not Rest Solely on the Fact of a Future Judgment
      15. Chapter XV — Argument for the Resurrection from the Nature of Man
      16. Chapter XVI—Analogy of Death and Sleep, and Consequent Argument for the Resurrection
      17. Chapter XVII — The Series of Changes We Can Now Trace in Man Renders a Resurrection Probable
      18. Chapter XVIII — Judgment Must Have Reference Both to Soul and Body: There Will Therefore Be a Resurrection
      19. Chapter XIX — Man Would Be More Unfavourably Situated Than the Beasts If There Were No Resurrection
      20. Chapter XX — Man Must Be Possessed Both of a Body and Soul Hereafter, that the Judgment Passed Upon Him May Be Just
      21. Chapter XXI — Continuation of the Argument
      22. Chapter XXII — Continuation of the Argument
      23. Chapter XXIII — Continuation of the Argument
      24. Chapter XXIV — Argument for the Resurrection from the Chief End of Man
      25. Chapter XXV — Argument Continued and Concluded
  5. Clement of Alexandria
    1. Introductory Note
    2. Exhortation to the Heathen
      1. Chapter I — Exhortation to Abandon the Impious Mysteries of Idolatry for the Adoration of the Divine Word and God the Father
      2. Chapter II — The Absurdity and Impiety of the Heathen Mysteries and Fables About the Birth and Death of Their Gods
      3. Chapter III — The Cruelty of the Sacrifices to the Gods
      4. Chapter IV — The Absurdity and Shamefulness of the Images by Which the Gods are Worshipped
      5. Chapter V — The Opinions of the Philosophers Respecting God
      6. Chapter VI — By Divine Inspiration Philosophers Sometimes Hit on the Truth
      7. Chapter VII — The Poets Also Bear Testimony to the Truth
      8. Chapter VIII — The True Doctrine is to Be Sought in the Prophets
      9. Chapter IX — “That Those Grievously Sin Who Despise or Neglect God’s Gracious Calling.”
      10. Chapter X — Answer to the Objection of the Heathen, that It Was Not Right to Abandon the Customs of Their Fathers
      11. Chapter XI — How Great are the Benefits Conferred on Man Through the Advent of Christ
      12. Chapter XII — Exhortation to Abandon Their Old Errors and Listen to the Instructions of Christ
    3. The Instructor
      1. Book I
        1. Chapter I. The Office of the Instructor
        2. Chapter II — Our Instructor’s Treatment of Our Sins
        3. Chapter III — The Philanthropy of the Instructor
        4. Chapter IV — Men and Women Alike Under the Instructor’s Charge
        5. Chapter V — All Who Walk According to Truth are Children of God
        6. Chapter VI — The Name Children Does Not Imply Instruction in Elementary Principles
        7. Chapter VII — Who the Instructor Is, and Respecting His Instruction
        8. Chapter VIII — Against Those Who Think that What is Just is Not Good
        9. Chapter IX — That It is the Prerogative of the Same Power to Be Beneficent and to Punish Justly. Also the Manner of the Instruction of the Logos
        10. Chapter X — That the Same God, by the Same Word, Restrains from Sin by Threatening, and Saves Humanity by Exhorting
        11. Chapter XI — That the Word Instructed by the Law and the Prophets
        12. Chapter XII — The Instructor Characterized by the Severity and Benignity of Paternal Affection
        13. Chapter XIII — Virtue Rational, Sin Irrational
      2. Book II
        1. Chap. I — On Eating
        2. Chapter II — On Drinking
        3. Chapter III — On Costly Vessels
        4. Chapter IV — How to Conduct Ourselves at Feasts
        5. Chapter V — On Laughter
        6. Chapter VI — On Filthy Speaking
        7. Chapter VII — Directions for Those Who Live Together
        8. Chapter VIII — On the Use of Ointments and Crowns
        9. Chap. IX — On Sleep
        10. Chapter X
        11. Chapter XI — On Clothes
        12. Chap. XII — On Shoes
        13. Chapter XIII—Against Excessive Fondness for Jewels and Gold Ornaments
      3. Book III
        1. Chapter I — On the True Beauty
        2. Chapter II — Against Embellishing the Body
        3. Chapter III — Against Men Who Embellish Themselves
        4. Chapter IV — With Whom We are to Associate
        5. Chapter V — Behaviour in the Baths
        6. Chapter VI — The Christian Alone Rich
        7. Chapter VII — Frugality a Good Provision for the Christian
        8. Chapter VIII — Similitudes and Examples a Most Important Part of Right Instruction
        9. Chapter IX — Why We are to Use the Bath
        10. Chapter X — The Exercises Suited to a Good Life
        11. Chapter XI — A Compendious View of the Christian Life
        12. Chapter XII — Continuation: with Texts from Scripture
      4. Elucidations
    4. The Stromata, or Miscellanies
      1. Book I
        1. Chapter I — Preface—The Author’s Object—The Utility of Written Compositions
        2. Chapter II — Objection to the Number of Extracts from Philosophical Writings in These Books Anticipated and Answered
        3. Chapter III — Against the Sophists
        4. Chapter IV — Human Arts as Well as Divine Knowledge Proceed from God
        5. Chapter V — Philosophy the Handmaid of Theology
        6. Chapter VI — The Benefit of Culture
        7. Chapter VII — The Eclectic Philosophy Paves the Way for Divine Virtue
        8. Chapter VIII — The Sophistical Arts Useless
        9. Chapter IX — Human Knowledge Necessary for the Understanding of the Scriptures
        10. Chapter X — To Act Well of Greater Consequence Than to Speak Well
        11. Chapter XI — What is the Philosophy Which the Apostle Bids Us Shun?
        12. Chapter XII — The Mysteries of the Faith Not to Be Divulged to All
        13. Chapter XIII — All Sects of Philosophy Contain a Germ of Truth
        14. Chapter XIV — Succession of Philosophers in Greece
        15. Chapter XV — The Greek Philosophy in Great Part Derived from the Barbarians
        16. Chapter XVI — That the Inventors of Other Arts Were Mostly Barbarians
        17. Chapter XVII — On the Saying of the Saviour, “All that Came Before Me Were Thieves and Robbers.”
        18. Chapter XVIII — He Illustrates the Apostle’s Saying, “I Will Destroy the Wisdom of the Wise.”
        19. Chapter XIX — That the Philosophers Have Attained to Some Portion of Truth
        20. Chapter XX — In What Respect Philosophy Contributes to the Comprehension of Divine Truth
        21. Chapter XXI — The Jewish Institutions and Laws of Far Higher Antiquity Than the Philosophy of the Greeks
        22. Chapter XXII — On the Greek Translation of the Old Testament
        23. Chapter XXIII — The Age, Birth, and Life of Moses
        24. Chapter XXIV — How Moses Discharged the Part of a Military Leader
        25. Chapter XXV — Plato an Imitator of Moses in Framing Laws
        26. Chapter XXVI — Moses Rightly Called a Divine Legislator, And, Though Inferior to Christ, Far Superior to the Great Legislators of the Greeks, Minos and Lycurgus
        27. Chapter XXVII — The Law, Even in Correcting and Punishing, Aims at the Good of Men
        28. Chapter XXVIII — The Fourfold Division of the Mosaic Law
        29. Chapter XXIX — The Greeks But Children Compared with the Hebrews
        30. Elucidations
      2. Book II
        1. Chapter I — Introductory
        2. Chapter II — The Knowledge of God Can Be Attained Only Through Faith
        3. Chapter III — Faith Not a Product of Nature
        4. Chapter IV — Faith the Foundation of All Knowledge
        5. Chapter V — He Proves by Several Examples that the Greeks Drew from the Sacred Writers
        6. Chapter VI — The Excellence and Utility of Faith
        7. Chapter VII — The Utility of Fear. Objections Answered
        8. Chapter VIII — The Vagaries of Basilides and Valentinus as to Fear Being the Cause of Things
        9. Chapter IX — The Connection of the Christian Virtues
        10. Chapter X — To What the Philosopher Applies Himself
        11. Chapter XI — The Knowledge Which Comes Through Faith the Surest of All
        12. Chapter XII — Twofold Faith
        13. Chapter XIII — On First and Second Repentance
        14. Chapter XIV — How a Thing May Be Involuntary
        15. Chapter XV — On the Different Kinds of Voluntary Actions, and the Sins Thence Proceeding
        16. Chapter XVI — How We are to Explain the Passages of Scripture Which Ascribe to God Human Affections
        17. Chapter XVII — On the Various Kinds of Knowledge
        18. Chapter XVIII — The Mosaic Law the Fountain of All Ethics, and the Source from Which the Greeks Drew Theirs
        19. Chapter XIX — The True Gnostic is an Imitator of God, Especially in Beneficence
        20. Chapter XX — The True Gnostic Exercises Patience and Self-Restraint
        21. Chapter XXI — Opinions of Various Philosophers on the Chief Good
        22. Chapter XXII — Plato’s Opinion, that the Chief Good Consists in Assimilation to God, and Its Agreement with Scripture
        23. Chapter XXIII — On Marriage
        24. Elucidations
      3. Book III
        1. Elucidations
      4. Book IV
        1. Chapter I — Order of Contents
        2. Chapter II — The Meaning of the Name Stromata or Miscellanies
        3. Chapter III — The True Excellence of Man
        4. Chapter IV — The Praises of Martyrdom
        5. Chapter V — On Contempt for Pain, Poverty, and Other External Things
        6. Chapter VII — The Blessedness of the Martyr
        7. Chapter VIII — Women as Well as Men, Slaves as Well as Freemen, Candidates for the Martyr’s Crown
        8. Chapter IX — Christ’s Sayings Respecting Martyrdom
        9. Chapter X — Those Who Offered Themselves for Martyrdom Reproved
        10. Chapter XI — The Objection, Why Do You Suffer If God Cares for You, Answered
        11. Chapter XII — Basilides’ Idea of Martyrdom Refuted
        12. Chapter XIII — Valentinian’s Vagaries About the Abolition of Death Refuted
        13. Chapter XIV — The Love of All, Even of Our Enemies
        14. Chapter XV — On Avoiding Offence
        15. Chapter XVI — Passages of Scripture Respecting the Constancy, Patience, and Love of the Martyrs
        16. Chapter XVII — Passages from Clement’s Epistle to the Corinthians on Martyrdom
        17. Chapter XVIII — On Love, and the Repressing of Our Desires
        18. Chap. XIX — Women as well as Men Capable of Perfection
        19. Chapter XX — A Good Wife
        20. Chapter XXI — Description of the Perfect Man, or Gnostic
        21. Chapter XXIII — The Same Subject Continued
        22. Elucidations
      5. Book V
        1. Chap. I — On Faith
        2. Chap. II — On Hope
        3. Chapter III — The Objects of Faith and Hope Perceived by the Mind Alone
        4. Chapter IV — Divine Things Wrapped Up in Figures Both in the Sacred and in Heathen Writers
        5. Chapter V — On the Symbols of Pythagoras
        6. Chapter VI — The Mystic Meaning of the Tabernacle and Its Furniture
        7. Chapter VII — The Egyptian Symbols and Enigmas of Sacred Things
        8. Chapter VIII — The Use of the Symbolic Style by Poets and Philosophers
        9. Chapter IX — Reasons for Veiling the Truth in Symbols
        10. Chapter X — The Opinion of the Apostles on Veiling the Mysteries of the Faith
        11. Chapter XI — Abstraction from Material Things Necessary in Order to Attain to the True Knowledge of God
        12. Chapter XII — God Cannot Be Embraced in Words or by the Mind
        13. Chapter XIII — The Knowledge of God a Divine Gift, According to the Philosophers
        14. Chapter XIV — Greek Plagiarism from the Hebrews
        15. Elucidations
      6. Book VI
        1. Chapter I — Plan
        2. Chapter II — The Subject of Plagiarisms Resumed. The Greeks Plagiarized from One Another
        3. Chapter III — Plagiarism by the Greeks of the Miracles Related in the Sacred Books of the Hebrews
        4. Chapter IV — The Greeks Drew Many of Their Philosophical Tenets from the Egyptian and Indian Gymnosophists
        5. Chapter V — The Greeks Had Some Knowledge of the True God
        6. Chapter VI — The Gospel Was Preached to Jews and Gentiles in Hades
        7. Chapter VII — What True Philosophy Is, and Whence So Called
        8. Chapter VIII — Philosophy is Knowledge Given by God
        9. Chapter IX — The Gnostic Free of All Perturbations of the Soul
        10. Chapter X — The Gnostic Avails Himself of the Help of All Human Knowledge
        11. Chapter XI — The Mystical Meanings in the Proportions of Numbers, Geometrical Ratios, and Music
        12. Chapter XII — Human Nature Possesses an Adaptation for Perfection; The Gnostic Alone Attains It
        13. Chapter XIII — Degrees of Glory in Heaven Corresponding with the Dignities of the Church Below
        14. Chapter XIV — Degrees of Glory in Heaven
        15. Chapter XV — Different Degrees of Knowledge
        16. Chapter XVI — Gnostic Exposition of the Decalogue
        17. Chapter XVII — Philosophy Conveys Only an Imperfect Knowledge of God
        18. Chapter XVIII — The Use of Philosophy to the Gnostic
        19. Elucidations
      7. Book VII
        1. Chapter I — The Gnostic a True Worshipper of God, and Unjustly Calumniated by Unbelievers as an Atheist
        2. Chapter II — The Son the Ruler and Saviour of All
        3. Chapter III — The Gnostic Aims at the Nearest Likeness Possible to God and His Son
        4. Chapter IV — The Heathens Made Gods Like Themselves, Whence Springs All Superstition
        5. Chapter V — The Holy Soul a More Excellent Temple Than Any Edifice Built by Man
        6. Chapter VI — Prayers and Praise from a Pure Mind, Ceaselessly Offered, Far Better Than Sacrifices
        7. Chapter VII — What Sort of Prayer the Gnostic Employs, and How It is Heard by God
        8. Chapter VIII — The Gnostic So Addicted to Truth as Not to Need to Use an Oath
        9. Chapter IX — Those Who Teach Others, Ought to Excel in Virtues
        10. Chapter X — Steps to Perfection
        11. Chapter XI — Description of the Gnostic’s Life
        12. Chapter XII — The True Gnostic is Beneficent, Continent, and Despises Worldly Things
        13. Chapter XIII — Description of the Gnostic Continued
        14. Chapter XIV — Description of the Gnostic Furnished by an Exposition of 1 Cor. vi. 1, Etc
        15. Chapter XV — The Objection to Join the Church on Account of the Diversity of Heresies Answered
        16. Chapter XVI — Scripture the Criterion by Which Truth and Heresy are Distinguished
        17. Chapter XVII — The Tradition of the Church Prior to that of the Heresies
        18. Chapter XVIII—The Distinction Between Clean and Unclean Animals in the Law Symbolical of the Distinction Between the Church, and Jews, and Heretics
        19. Elucidations
      8. Book VIII
        1. Chapter I — The Object of Philosophical and Theological Inquiry—The Discovery of Truth
        2. Chapter II — The Necessity of Perspicuous Definition
        3. Chapter III — Demonstration Defined
        4. Chapter IV — To Prevent Ambiguity, We Must Begin with Clear Definition
        5. Chapter V — Application of Demonstration to Sceptical Suspense of Judgment
        6. Chapter VI — Definitions, Genera, and Species
        7. Chapter VII — On the Causes of Doubt or Assent
        8. Chapter VIII — The Method of Classifying Things and Names
        9. Chapter IX — On the Different Kinds of Cause
        10. Elucidations
      9. Fragments of Clemens Alexandrinus
    5. Who is the Rich Man that shall be saved?
      1. Elucidations
  6. Subject Indexes
    1. Hermas
    2. Tatian
    3. Theophilus
    4. Athenagoras
    5. Clement of Alexandria
  7. Indexes
    1. Index of Scripture References
    2. Index of Scripture Commentary
    3. Greek Words and Phrases
    4. French Words and Phrases
    5. Index of Pages of the Print Edition