The Church Fathers
What the early church saw in Scripture
304 Fathers, doctors, and early witnesses whose commentary on Scripture is threaded through the reader and the doctrines. Their words are in the public domain; each links to its source.
Early Fathers (Pre-Nicaea)
Tertullian
Origen of Alexandria
Clement of Alexandria
Cyprian
Irenaeus
Hippolytus of Rome
Ignatius of Antioch
Methodius of Olympus
Justin Martyr
Victorinus of Pettau
Clement of Rome
Lucius Caecilius Firmianus Lactantius
Ammonius of Alexandria
Novatian
Polycarp of Smyrna
Dionysius of Alexandria
Alexander of Alexandria
Gregory of Neocaesarea
Peter of Alexandria
Fabian of Rome
Theophilus of Antioch
Papias of Hierapolis
Callistus I of Rome
Arnobius of Sicca
Athenagoras of Athens
Pope Anterus
Pope Urban I
Theonas of Alexandria
Hegesippus
Commodian
Pope Zephyrinus
Polycrates Of Ephesus
Martyrdom Of Polycarp
Julius Africanus
Melito of Sardis
Marcus Minucius Felix
Pamphilus of Caesarea
Phileas of Thmuis
Pope Dionysius
Heracleon
Archelaus of Carrhae
Caius Presbyter of Rome
Faustinus of Lyon
Muratorian fragment
Valentinus
Malchion
Alexander of Jerusalem
Theognostus Of Alexandria
Epistle to Diognetus
Pope Pontian
Abercius
Eastern & Byzantine Theology
John Chrysostom
Theophylact of Ohrid
Cyril of Alexandria
Oecumenius
Theodoret of Cyrus
Basil of Caesarea
Theodore of Mopsuestia
Eusebius of Caesarea
Andreas of Caesarea
Gregory of Nyssa
Athanasius of Alexandria
Cosmas Indicopleustes
Didymus the Blind
Cyril of Jerusalem
Gregory of Nazianzus
Desert Fathers
John Damascene
Severian of Gabala
Diodorus of Tarsus
Evagrius Ponticus
Olympiodorus of Alexandria
Ancient Greek Expositor
Titus of Bostra
Apollinaris of Laodicea
Hesychius of Jerusalem
Symeon the New Theologian
Gennadius of Constantinople
Theodore of Heraclea
Epiphanius of Salamis
Photios I of Constantinople
Procopius of Gaza
Romanos the Melodist
Nilus of Sinai
Maximus the Confessor
Asterius of Cappadocia
Eusebius of Emesa
Isidore of Pelusium
Theophilus of Alexandria
Gregory Palamas
Nemesius of Emesa
Venerable Barsanuphius and John the Prophet
Palladius of Galatia
Macarius of Egypt
Basil of Seleucia
Dorotheos of Gaza
Sophronius of Jerusalem
Abba Poemen
Andrew of Crete
Macrina the Younger
Anastasius of Sinai
Theodotus of Ancyra
Proclus of Constantinople
Hegemonius
Acacius of Caesarea
Diadochos of Photiki
Marcus Eremita
Amphilochius of Iconium
Anthony the Great
Eustathius of Antioch
Cosmas of Maiuma
Syncletica of Alexandria
Adamantius
Theophanes of Nicaea
John of Karpathos
John I of Antioch
Arius
Isaiah the Solitary
Acacius of Beroea
Arethas of Caesarea
Ammon of Hadrianopolis
Palladius of Antioch
Ammonas of Egypt
Socrates Scholasticus
Western & Medieval Theology
Augustine of Hippo
Thomas Aquinas
Bede
Jerome
Bonaventure
Gregory the Dialogist
Ambrose of Milan
Ambrosiaster
Rabanus Maurus
Hilary of Poitiers
Pelagius
Cassiodorus
Caesarius of Arles
Glossa Ordinaria
Alcuin of York
Remigius of Rheims
Bernard of Clairvaux
John Cassian
Gaius Marius Victorinus
Primasius of Hadrumetum
Hilary of Arles
Leo the Great
Fulgentius of Ruspe
Peter Chrysologus
Chromatius of Aquileia
Maximus of Turin
Robert of Tombelaine
Apringius of Beja
Ticonius
Arnobius the Younger
Julian of Eclanum
Salvian the Presbyter
Prudentius
Tyrannius Rufinus
Arator
Pacian of Barcelona
Paterius
Nicholas of Lyra
Isidore of Seville
Quodvultdeus
Haimo of Auxerre
Vigilius of Thapsus
Thietland of Einsiedeln
Nicetas of Remesiana
Paulinus of Nola
Epiphanius Scholasticus
Gregory of Elvira
Aponius
Valerian of Cimiez
Leander of Seville
Prosper of Aquitaine
Gaudentius of Brescia
Martin of Braga
Braulio of Zaragoza
Haymo of Halberstadt
Verecundus of Junca
Vincent of Lérins
Benedict of Nursia
Fructuosus of Braga
Paulus Orosius
Hugh of Saint-Cher
Paschasius of Dumium
John of Cressy
Potamius of Lisbon
The Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicity
Gaudentius of Rimini
Paulinus of Milan
Sulpicius Severus
Nicholas of Gorran
Papias the Lexicographer
Faustus of Riez
Patrick of Ireland
Dhuoda of Septimania
Eucherius of Lyon
Gennadius of Massilia
Magnus Felix Ennodius
Anselm of Laon
Fastidius
Philastrius of Brescia
Julianus Pomerius
Eusebius of Vercelli
Victor Vitensis
Eugippius
Julian of Toledo
Eusebius of Gaul
Petrus Alphonsi
Facundus of Hermiane
Richard of Saint Victor
Optatus of Milevis
Julius Firmicus Maternus
Victor of Cartenna
Lucifer of Cagliari
Cerealis of Castellum Ripense
Lanfranc of Canterbury
Walafrid Strabo
Paschasius Radbertus
Peter Olivi
Anselm of Canterbury
Possidius
Berengaudus
Ildefonsus of Toledo
Adamnán of Iona
Syriac & Oriental Theology
Ephrem the Syrian
Philoxenus of Mabbug
Ishodad of Merv
Aphrahat the Persian Sage
Isaac of Nineveh
Severus of Antioch
Pachomius the Great
Sahdona the Syrian
Tatian the Assyrian
Oresiesis-Heru-sa Ast
Nerses of Lambron
Eznik of Kolb
Shenoute the Archimandrite
Jacob Bar-Salibi
Jacob of Serugh
Theodorus of Tabennese
John of Dalyatha
Besa The Copt
Abraham of Nathpar
Agapius of Hierapolis
John the Solitary
Jacob of Edessa
Reformation & Modern
Councils & Canons
Liturgies & Hymns
Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha & Early Documents
Apostolic Constitutions
Shepherd of Hermas
Didache
Epistle of Barnabas
Didascalia Apostolorum
Book of Enoch
Odes of Solomon
Gospel of the Hebrews
Book of Jubilees
Acts of Peter
Protoevangelium of James
Acts of Peter and Paul
Book of Biblical Antiquities
Book of Steps
Sibylline Oracles
The Passing of Mary
Pseudonymous Works
Pseudo-Chrysostom
Pseudo-Jerome
Pseudo-Clement
Pseudo-Augustine
Pseudo-Athanasius
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
Pseudo-Origen
Pseudo-Ambrose
Pseudo-Basil
Pseudo-Macarius
Pseudo-Tertullian
Pseudo-Cyprian
Pseudo-Ignatius
Pseudo-Barnabas
Pseudo-Hegesippus
Pseudo-Ephrem
Pseudo-Hippolytus
Pseudo-Cyril
Pseudo-Justin