ANGLICAN: Early Doctors of the Church

Early Doctors of the Church Catholic

B.C. 18-A.D. 40, Blessed Mary, the mother of Christ, Theotokos

B.C. 1–A.D. 30, John the Baptist, Forerunner,

            last of the great Old Testament prophets

A.D. 1–33, Life of Jesus, public life from A.D. 30–33

Apostles:  Matthew 10:1-4

            Simon, called Peter, opened the faith to those outside the covenant, martyred

            Andrew, his brother, disciple of John the Baptist, preached in Greece and                                                 the Ukraine, martyred

            James, son of Zebedee, “the Greater,” martyred in Jerusalem

            John, his brother, disciple of John the Baptist, cared for Mary, wrote 4^th Gospel,                                     three epistles, and Revelation

            Philip, martyred in Hierapolis

            Bartholomew/Nathanael, preached in Turkey, India, and/or Armenia

            Thomas, the doubter, missionary to India

            Matthew/Levi, the tax collector, wrote the 1^st Gospel

            James, son of Alphaeus, “the Less,” may have written an epistle

            Thaddeus, also called Lebbaeus or Judas of Jacob/James, healed the King of                                     Edessa and preached in Persia

            Simon the Cananaean or Zealot, missionary to Persia, there martyred

            Judas Iscariot, the betrayer, tried to repent and committed suicide

            Matthias, a disciple of Christ, apostles installed him to replace Judas Iscariot,                                     preached to the “cannibals”

Disciples:  Biblical

            Mary the Magdalene, disciple of Christ, was at the foot of the cross, was the first                                     to see the risen Christ, and evangelized widely

            Mark/John, wrote the 2^nd Gospel, was mentored by Peter and traveled with                                     Paul, founded the Church of Alexandria

            Luke, wrote the 3^rd Gospel and Acts of the Apostles, a doctor and joined Paul on                                     his missions

            Stephen, deacon and first martyr of the Church

            Paul, formerly Saul of Tarsus, made Apostle by direct revelation, a missionary                                     and evangelist, writer of numerous epistles, martyr

            Holy women: Mary and Martha sisters of Lazarus, Veronica, Mother Mary’s                                     sister Elizabeth, Mary the wife of Clopas, Joanna, Mary the mother of                                     James, and the other women

            Sosthenes, Timothy, Silvanus, Silas traveled with Paul on his missions, and                                     other holy men

Ante-Nicene Doctors/Fathers:

Volume I. Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus

            Apostolic Fathers:

            Clement of Rome (A.D, ?-101), knew Paul & was consecrated by Peter,

                        Third Bishop of Rome

            Ignatius of Antioch (A.D. 35-108), also known as Theophorus, student of                                     Apostle John, Third Bishop of Antioch and Martyr

            Polycarp (A.D. 69-155), student of Apostle John, Bishop of Smyrna

            Barnabas of Alexandria (A.D.2^nd Century),

            Shepherd or Hermas (A.D. 1^st or 2^nd Century), once bound with the New                                                 Testament

            Epistle to Mathetes Diognetus (A.D. 2^nd Century), early Christian Apologetics

            Papias (A.D. -70-155), Bishop of Hierapolic and Martyr, sayings of the Lord

            Justin Martyr (A.D. 100-165), convert and apologist, beheaded

            Irenaeus (A.D. 125+-202), Bishop of Lugdunum in Gaul (Lyon, France), student                                     of Polycarp, apologist and theologian

Volume II. Fathers of the Second Century

            Tatian the Assyrian, (A.D. 120-180) a pupil of Justin Martyr, harmony of the                                     Gospels, expelled from Rome for “ascetic” ideas

            Theophilus of Antioch (A.D. ?-181), apologist, 7^th Bishop of Antioch, defining                                     what a Christian is

            Athenagoras of Athens the Apologist (A.D. 133-190), philosopher and convert

            Clement of Alexandria (A.D. 150-215), theologian, taught at the Catechetical                                     school of Alexandria, influenced by Plato and the Stoics

Volume III. Latin Christianity: Its Founder, Tertullian

            Tertullian (A.D. 155-235), influenced by Plato, the Stoics, Philo, and Justin                                     Martyr, lawyer and priest from Carthage (Roman Africa)

                        I. Apologetic

                        II. Anti-Marcion

                        III. Ethical

Volume IV. The Fathers of the Third Century

            Tertullian IV. More Ethical writings

            Marcus Minucius Felix (A.D. ?), thought to have written between A.D. 150 and                                     270, Latin apologist

            Commodian (A.D. ?), thought to have written around A.D. 250, Christian Latin                                     poet, instructed the un-learned

            Origen (A.D. 184-254), scholar and theologian, exegetical writings, self-                                                castration

Volume V. The Fathers of the Third Century

            Hippolytus (A.D. 170-235), 3^rd Century Latin theologian, pupil of Irenaeus,                                     martyr

            Cyprian (A.D. ?-258), Bishop of Carthage, convert and martyr

            Caius (A.D.?), 3^rd Century writer and priest, evidence of the martyrdom of Peter                                     and Paul

            Novatian (A.D. 200-258), noted writer and theologian, wrote in Latin

           

Volume VI. The Fathers of the Third Century

            Gregory Thaumaturgus the Wonderworker (A.D. 213-270), bishop and                                     confessor, student of Origen

            Dionysius the Great, Pope of Alexandria (A.D. ?-265), student of Origen and                                     Heraclas, martyr?

            Sextus Julius Africanus (A.D. 160-240), traveler and historian, influenced                                                 Eusebius and the Greek chroniclers

            Anatolius (A.D. ?-283), Bishop of Laodicea, scholar of physical science and                                     Aristotelian Philosophy, friend of Eusebius

            Minor Writers;

            Methodius of Olympus (A.D. ?-311), Bishop, author, and martyr

            Arnobius of Sicca (A.D. ?-303), apologist during the reign of Diocletian, a                                     touch of Gnosticism about the soul

Volume VII. Fathers of the Third and Fourth Centuries

            Lactantius,

            Venantius,

            Asterius,

            Victorinus of Pettau,

            Dionysius of Corinth,            

            Apostolic Constitutions, Homily, Liturgies, Liturgy of St James,

Volume VIII. Fathers of the Third and Fourth Centuries

            Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, The Clementia, Memoirs of Edessa and             Syriac Documents, Remains of the First Ages, Decretals,

            Apocrypha

            Gospel of Thomas,

            Pseudo-Clementine Literature

            Recognitions of Clement

            Clementine Homilies

            Epistle of Peter to James

Volume IX. Recently Discovered Additions to Early Christian Literature; Commentaries of Origen

            The Gospel of Peter, The Diatessaron of Tatian, The Apocalypse of Peter, The             Visio Pauli, The Apocalypses of the Virgin and Sedrach, The Testament of             Abraham, The Acts of Xanthippe and Polyxena, The Narrative of Zosimus, The             Apology of Aristides, The Epistles of Clement (Complete Text), Origen's             Commentary on John, Books I-X, Origen's Commentary on Mathew, Books I, II,             and X-XIV

In Christ's love, Fr. Robert Pax