A Handbook of Patrology

By The Rev. J. Tixeront, D.D.

Authorized Translation, based upon the fourth French edition.

English Edition, 1920.

Published in St. Louis, MO, by B. Herder Book Co.

Introduction 1

First Period. Beginning and Growth of Early Christian Literature - The Fathers of the First Three Centuries

1. The Apostolic Fathers 9

2. The Apologists of the Second Century - General Survey 31

3. The Heretical and Apocryphal Literature of the Second Century 52

4. The Opponents of Heresy in the Second Century 75

5. The Oriental Writers of the Third Century 83

6. Western Writers of the Third Century 109

Appendix to Part I. The Acts of the Martyrs 136

Second Period. The Golden Age of Patristic Literature (313-461)

1. Greek Heterodox Literature 139

2. The Writers of Alexandria and Egypt 152

3. Writers of Asia Minor and Thrace 169

4. Writers of Antioch and Syria 185

5. Syriac Writers 216

6. Western Writers 223

Third Period. Decline and End of Patristic Literature (461-750)

1. Greek Writers 283

2. Syrian and Armenian Writers 319

3. Latin Writers 332

Introduction	1
First Period. Beginning and Growth of Early Christian Literature - The Fathers of the First Three Centuries
1. The Apostolic Fathers	9
2. The Apologists of the Second Century - General Survey	31
3. The Heretical and Apocryphal Literature of the Second Century	52
4. The Opponents of Heresy in the Second Century	75
5. The Oriental Writers of the Third Century	83
6. Western Writers of the Third Century	109
Appendix to Part I. The Acts of the Martyrs	136
Second Period. The Golden Age of Patristic Literature (313-461)
1. Greek Heterodox Literature	139
2. The Writers of Alexandria and Egypt	152
3. Writers of Asia Minor and Thrace	169
4. Writers of Antioch and Syria	185
5. Syriac Writers	216
6. Western Writers	223
Third Period. Decline and End of Patristic Literature (461-750)
1. Greek Writers	283
2. Syrian and Armenian Writers	319
3. Latin Writers	332