Ante-Nicene Fathers

Christians of course base our faith on the writings of the Bible.  But we are not the first to ask those questions.  One of the blessings to the church are the writings of the Ante-Nicene (that is those writers that wrote before the council of Nicaea) Fathers.  CBD has a great deal on this set, ten volumes for only $99.  You can purchase it here.

The Ante-Nicene Fathers, 10 vols. By Hendrickson Publishers The Ante-Nicene Fathers ranges from the Apostolic Fathers to various third and fourth century sources including the liturgies and ancient Syriac documents. It was intended to comprise translations into English of all the extant works of the Fathers (with the exception of the more bulky works of Origen) down to the date of the first General Council held at Nicaea in 325 A.D. This American edition by Arthur Cleveland Coxe is a revision of the original series edited by Alexander Roberts and Sir James Donaldson and published in Edinburgh. The revision involves a major rearrangement to conform to the historical sequence, the addition of brief introductions and notes indicating variances in readings, specifying references to scripture or literature, clarifying obscure passages, and noting corruptions or distortions of patristic testimony (as forged in the Decretals). The basic aim of the translations has been to strive for literary exactness, placing the English reader as nearly as possible on an equal footing with those who are able to read the original. Volume Titles: Volume 1: Apostolic Fathers, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus Volume 2: Hermas, Tatian, Athenagoras, Theophilus, Clement of Alexandria Volume 3: Tertullian Volume 4: Tertullian (IV), Minucius Felix, Commodian, Origen Volume 5: Hippolytus, Cyprian, Caius, Novatian, Appendix Volume 6: Gregory Thaumaturgus, Dionysius the Great, Julius Africanus, Anatolius and Minor Writers, Methodius, Arnobius Volume 7: Lactantius, Venantius, Asterius, Victorinus, Dionysius, Apostolic Teaching and Constitutions, Homily, and Liturgies Volume 8: Twelve Patriarchs, Excerpts and Epistles, The Clementina, Aprocryphal Gospels and Acts, Syriac Documents Volume 9: Gospel of Peter, Diatessaron, Testament of Abraham, Epistles of Clement, Origen and Miscellaneous Works Volume 10: Bibliography, General Index, Annotated Index of Authors and Works