The Sacred Writings of Lactantius (Annotated Edition)Jazzybee Verlag, 2012 - 1007 pages "The Sacred Writings Of ..." provides you with the essential works among the Christian writings. The volumes cover the beginning of Christianity until medieval times. Contents: The Divine Institutes Book I. Of the False Worship of the Gods. Book II. Of the Origin of Error. Book III. Of the False Wisdom of Philosophers. Book IV. Of True Wisdom and Religion. Book V. Of Justice. Book VI. Of True Worship. Book VII. Of a Happy Life. The Epitome of the Divine Institutes A Treatise on the Anger of God On the Workmanship of God, or the Formation of Man Of the Manner in Which the Persecutors Died. Fragments of Lactantius The Phoenix A Poem on the Passion of the Lord General Note. Footnotes: |
Contents
that There is But One | |
Of the False Wisdom of Philosophers | |
Of Religion Wisdom and the Chief Good | |
That the Philosophers Who Give Good Instructions | |
Socrates Had More Knowledge in Philosophy Than | |
Of True Religion and of Nature Whether Fortune | |
Of the True Worship of God and Sacrifice | |
Of the Ways of Life and the First Times of the World | |
Of the Duties of Justice Chapter LXI Of the Passions | |
Of Restraining the Pleasures of the Senses | |
That Shows are Most Powerful to Corrupt the Minds | |
The Passions are to Be Subdued and We Must Abstain from Forbidden Things | |
Precepts About Those Things Which are Commanded and of Pity | |
Of Faith in Religion and of Fortitude | |
Of True Wisdom and Religion | |
Of Justice | |
Of True Worship | |
Of a Happy Life | |
Of the Immortality of the Soul and of Virtue | |
Of Vices and Virtues and of Life and Death | |
Of the Last Times and of the Soul and Body | |
Of the Soul and the Body and of Their Union and Separation and Return | |
Of the Soul and the Testimonies Concerning Its Eternity | |
Of the First and Last Times of the World | |
Of the Devastation of the World and Change of | |
Empires | |
Of the Devastation of the World and Its Prophetic Omens 122 | |
Of the False Prophet and the Hardships of the Righteous and His Destruction | |
Of the Fortunes of the World at the Last Time and of the Things Foretold by the Soothsayers | |
Of the Advent of Christ to Judgment and of the Overcoming of the False Prophet | |
Of the Judgment of Christ of Christians and of the Soul | |
Of the Torments and Punishments of Souls | |
Of the Error of the Poets and the Return of the Soul from the Lower Regions | |
Of the Resurrection of the Soul and the Proofs of This Fact | |
Of the Renewed World | |
Of the Last Times and of the City of Rome | |
Of the Loosing of the Devil and of the Second and Greatest Judgement | |
An Encouragement and Confirmation of the Pious | |
The Epitome of the Divine Institutes The Preface The Plan and Purport of the Whole Epitome1 And of the Institutions | |
Of the Divine Providence Chapter II That There is But One God and that There Cannot Be More | |
The Testimonies of the Poets Concerning the One | |
The Testimonies of the Philosophers to the Unity of God Chapter V That the Prophetic WomenThat Is the SibylsDeclare | |
Since God is Eternal and Immortal He Does Not Stand in Need of Sex and Succession | |
Of the Wicked Life and Death of Hercules Chapter VIII Of Aesculapius Apollo Mars Castor and Pollux and of Mercurius and Bacchus | |
Of the Disgraceful Deeds of the Gods Chapter X Of Jupiter and His Licentious Life | |
The Various Emblems Under Which the Poets Veiled the Turpitude of Jupiter Chapter XII The Poets Do Not Invent All Those Things Which Relate t... | |
The Actions of Jupiter are Related from the Historian Euhemerus Chapter XIV The Actions of Saturnus and Uranus Taken from the Historians | |
Of the Gods Peculiar to the Romans Chapter XXI Of the Sacred Rites of the Roman Gods | |
Of the Sacred Rites Introduced by Faunus and Numa Chapter XXIII Of the Gods and Sacred Rites of the Barbarians | |
Of the Origin of Sacred Rites and Superstitions | |
Of the Golden Age of Images and Prometheus Who First Fashioned | |
Of the Worship of the Elements and Stars Chapter XXVII Of the Creation Sin and Punishment of Man And of Angels Both Good and | |
Of the Demons and Their Evil Practices | |
Of the Patience and Providence of | |
Of False Wisdom | |
Of Knowledge and Supposition Chapter XXXII Of the Sects of Philosophers and Their Disagreement | |
What is the Chief Good to Be Sought in Life | |
That Men are Born to Justice Chapter XXXV That Immortality is the Chief Good | |
Of the PhilosophersNamely Epicurus and Pythagoras | |
Of Socrates and His Contradiction | |
Of Plato Whose Doctrine Approaches More Nearly to the Truth | |
Of Various Philosophers and of the Antipodes | |
Of the Foolishness of the Philosophers Chapter XLI Of True Religion and Wisdom | |
the Name of Christ Known to None Except Himself and His Father | |
Of the Name of Jesus Christ and His Twofold | |
Nativity | |
The Twofold Nativity of Christ is Proved from the Prophets Chapter XLV The Power and Works of Christ are Proved from the Scriptures | |
It is Proved from the Prophets that the Passion and Death of Christ Had Been Foretold | |
Of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ the Sending of the Apostles and the Ascension of the Saviour into Heaven | |
Of the Disinheriting of the Jews and the Adoption of the Gentiles | |
That God is One Only Chapter L Why God Assumed a Mortal Body and Suffered Death | |
Of the Death of Christ on the Cross | |
The Hope of the Salvation of Men Consists in the Knowledge of the True God and of the Hatred of the Heathens Against the Christians | |
The Reasons of the Hatred Against the Christians are Examined and Refuted | |
Of the Freedom of Religion in the Worship of | |
The Heathens Charge Justice with Impiety in Following | |
Of Justice Which is the Worship of the True | |
Of Wisdom and Foolishness | |
Of Repentance the Immortality of the Soul and of Providence | |
Of the World Man and the Providence of | |
That the World Was Made on Account of Man and Man on Account of | |
The Immortality of the Soul is Confirmed | |
Of the Last Times | |
Of Christ Descending from Heaven to the General Judgment and of the Millenarian Reign 160 | |
The Hope of Safety is in the Religion and Worship of | |
Elucidations | |
A Treatise on the Anger of | |
Of Divine and Human Wisdom | |
Of the Truth and Its Steps and of | |
Of the Good and Evil Things in Human Affairs and of Their Author | |
Of God and His Affections and the Censure of Epicurus | |
The Opinion of the Stoics Concerning God Of His Anger and Kindness | |
That God is Angry Chapter VII Of Man and the Brute Animals and Religion | |
Of Religion | |
Of the Providence of God and of Opinions Opposed to | |
Of the Origin of the World and the Nature of Affairs and the Providence of | |
Of God and that the One God and by Whose Providence the World is Governed and Exists | |
Of Religion and the Fear of | |
Of the Advantage and Use of the World and of the Seasons | |
Why God Made | |
Whence Sins Extended to | |
Of God and His Anger and Affections | |
Of God His Care and Anger | |
Of the Punishment of Faults that It Cannot Take Place Without Anger | |
Of the Soul and Body and of Providence | |
Of Offences and the Mercy of | |
Of the Anger of God and | |
Of Sins and the Verses of the Sibyls Respecting | |
Them Recited | |
Of the Anger of God and the Punishment of Sins | |
Note by the American Editor | |
On the Workmanship of God or the Formation of | |
Of the Production of the Beasts and of | |
Of the Condition of the Beasts and | |
Of the Weakness of | |
Of the Figures and Limbs of Animals | |
Of the Error of Epicurus and of the Limbs and Their | |
Of All the Parts of the Body | |
the Eyes and Ears | |
Of the Senses and Their Power | |
Of the Outer Limbs of Man and Their | |
Of the Intestines in Man and Their | |
Of the Lower Members | |
Of the Unknown Purpose of Some of the Intestines | |
Of the Voice Chapter XVI Of the Mind and Its Seat | |
Of the Soul and the Opinion of Philosophers Concerning | |
Of the Soul and the Mind and Their Affections | |
Of the Soul and It Given by | |
Of Himself and the Truth | |
Of the Manner in Which the Persecutors Died Chapter I | |
Chapter II | |
Chapter III | |
Chapter IV | |
Chapter VI | |
Chapter VIII | |
Chapter IX | |
Chapter X | |
Chapter XII | |
Chapter XIII | |
Chapter XIV | |
Common terms and phrases
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