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Council of Nicaea, AD 325

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Clement of Rome

1 Clement, ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100)

Hermas

Shepherd of Hermas: Mandates, ca. 100–150
Shepherd of Hermas: Similitudes, ca. 100–150
Shepherd of Hermas: Visions, ca. 100–150

Ignatius of Antioch

To Polycarp, ca. 110 (range ca. 105–135)
To the Ephesians, ca. 110 (range ca. 105–135)
To the Magnesians, ca. 110 (range ca. 105–135)
To the Philadelphians, ca. 110 (range ca. 105–135)
To the Romans, ca. 110 (range ca. 105–135)
To the Smyrnaeans, ca. 110 (range ca. 105–135)
To the Trallians, ca. 110 (range ca. 105–135)

Papias of Hierapolis

Fragments (not preserved in Eusebius or Irenaeus), ca. 110-140

Polycarp of Smyrna

To the Philippians, ca. 110–135

Aristides of Athens

Apology, ca. 125–145

Justin Martyr

First Apology, ca. 150–155
Second Apology, ca. 150–160
Fragments of lost works, ca. 150-165
On the Resurrection (fragments), 2nd century (disputed)
Dialogue with Trypho, ca. 155–160

Tatian

Oration to the Greeks, ca. 165–172
Diatessaron (Gospel Harmony), ca. 160-180

Melito of Sardis

Fragments (not preserved in Eusebius), ca. 160-180
On Pascha, ca. 160-180

Claudius Apollinaris of Hierapolis

Fragments (not preserved in Eusebius), ca. 165-180

Theophilus of Antioch

To Autolycus, ca. 180–185

Irenaeus of Lyons

Further Greek Fragments (Harvey), ca. 170–200
Against Heresies, ca. 180–190
Demonstration of the Apostolic Preaching, ca. 180–200
Fragments, ca. 190

Athenagoras

A Plea for the Christians, ca. 176–180
On the Resurrection of the Dead, ca. 177–180 (if by Athenagoras)

Clement of Alexandria

Exhortation to the Greeks, ca. 190–200
The Instructor, ca. 190–200
Adumbrations on the Catholic Epistles (Latin, from Stählin), original ca. 200; Latin translation 6th century
Fragments, late 2nd–early 3rd century
Greek Fragments (Stählin 28, 33-58, 68), late 2nd-early 3rd century
Greek Fragments (Stählin), late 2nd-early 3rd century
Greek Fragments on the Passover (Stählin), late 2nd-early 3rd century
Excerpts from Theodotus, ca. 200
Prophetic Extracts, ca. 200
Who Is the Rich Man That Is Saved?, ca. 190–210
Miscellanies, ca. 198–203

Tertullian

On Idolatry, ca. 196–211
Apology, ca. 197
To the Nations, 197
The Testimony of the Soul, ca. 197–198
On the Shows, ca. 197–202
To the Martyrs, ca. 197
On the Dress of Women, ca. 197–206
Against the Jews, ca. 197–207
On Baptism, ca. 198–206
On Patience, ca. 198–206
On Prayer, ca. 198–206
On Repentance, ca. 198–206
To His Wife, ca. 200–206
Against Hermogenes, ca. 200–206
Prescription against Heretics, ca. 203
Antidote for the Scorpion's Sting, ca. 211–213
Exhortation to Chastity, ca. 208
On the Pallium, ca. 205–211
Against the Valentinians, ca. 206–208
On the Flesh of Christ, ca. 206–211
Against Marcion, 207/208 (third edition, completed later)
On the Veiling of Virgins, ca. 208–213
On the Resurrection of the Flesh, ca. 208–212
On the Soul, ca. 210
On Flight in Persecution, ca. 208–213
On Monogamy, ca. 210–217
On Fasting, against the Psychics, ca. 210–220
On Modesty, ca. 210–220
Against Praxeas, ca. 213 or later
On the Crown, 211
To Scapula, 212

Minucius Felix

Octavius, ca. 197–250

Hermias

Mockery of the Pagan Philosophers, 3rd–6th century (disputed)

Hippolytus of Rome

Treatise on Christ and Antichrist, ca. 200–215
Against the Heresy of Noetus, ca. 200–230
Fragments, ca. 200–235
Fragments Preserved in Syriac and Arabic, ca. 200-235
Further fragments and homilies, ca. 200–235
Syriac Fragments on Ezekiel and the Passover, ca. 200-235
Apostolic Tradition, early third century
Against the Greeks, on the Cause of the Universe (Discourse on Hades), 3rd century (disputed)
Arabic Fragments on the Pentateuch, unknown (transmitted in a medieval Arabic catena)
Commentary on Daniel, ca. 202-204
Commentary on the Song of Songs, ca. 202-235
Fragments on the Blessings of Isaac, Jacob and Balaam, and on the Great Ode (Moses), ca. 202-235
Refutation of All Heresies, ca. 222–235

Julius Africanus

Letter to Aristides on the Genealogies of Christ, ca. 220–240
Letter to Origen on the History of Susanna, ca. 220–245
Fragments of the Chronographies, after 221

Origen

On First Principles, ca. 220–230 (Rufinus's translation 398)
Eclogae on 1 Kingdoms, ca. 220-254
Eclogae on Exodus through Judges, ca. 220-254
Fragments on Genesis, ca. 220-254
Fragments on Job, ca. 220-254
Fragments on Luke, ca. 220-254
Fragments on Matthew, ca. 220-254
Fragments on Proverbs, ca. 220-254
Fragments on the Song of Songs, ca. 220-254
Selected Comments on the Psalms, ca. 220-254
Fragments on 1 Corinthians, ca. 226-254
Fragments on John, ca. 226-254
Commentary on the Gospel of John, ca. 230–248
On Prayer, ca. 233–234
Homilies on Luke, ca. 233–250
Exhortation to Martyrdom, 235
Homilies on Isaiah, ca. 235–250
Homilies on Jeremiah, ca. 240
On the Witch of Endor (Homily on 1 Samuel 28), ca. 240
Homilies on Exodus, ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
Homilies on Ezekiel, ca. 238–250 (Jerome's translation in the 380s)
Homilies on Joshua, ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
Homilies on Judges, ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
Homilies on Leviticus, ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
Homilies on Numbers, ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
Homilies on Psalms 36–38 (LXX numbering; Psalms 37–39 in English Bibles), ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
Homily on 1 Samuel 1–2, ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
Letter to Africanus, ca. 240–245
Commentary on the Song of Songs, ca. 240–245 (Rufinus's translation ca. 410)
Homilies on the Song of Songs, ca. 240–250
Commentary on Matthew, ca. 246–248
Commentary on Matthew, Latin Series, ca. 244–249 (Latin translation, 4th–5th century)
Against Celsus, ca. 248
Commentary on Romans, ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406)

Gregory Thaumaturgus

Address of Thanksgiving to Origen, ca. 238–245
To Philagrius on Consubstantiality, if authentic, ca. 240-275
To Theopompus on the Impassibility and Passibility of God, if authentic, ca. 240-275
Declaration of Faith, 3rd century
Metaphrase of Ecclesiastes, 3rd century
To Tatian on the Soul, 3rd–5th century (disputed)
Canonical Epistle, ca. 254–264
Twelve Chapters on the Faith, 4th–5th century (disputed)

Commodian

Instructions, 3rd century (disputed)
Song of Apologetics against the Jews and Greeks, 3rd century (disputed)

Novatian

On the Trinity, ca. 240–250
On the Good of Modesty, mid-3rd cent. (disputed)
On the Shows, mid-3rd cent. (disputed)
On Jewish Foods, ca. 250–258

Cyprian of Carthage

To Donatus, ca. 246
That Idols Are Not Gods, ca. 246–250, if by Cyprian
To Quirinus: Three Books of Testimonies, ca. 248–250 (book 3 perhaps later)
On the Dress of Virgins, ca. 249
Letters, 249/250–258
On the Lord's Prayer, ca. 252
On the Lapsed, 251
On the Unity of the Catholic Church, 251
On Mortality, 252–253
To Demetrian, 252–253
On Works and Almsgiving, ca. 253
On Jealousy and Envy, ca. 256
To Fortunatus: Exhortation to Martyrdom, 253 or 257
On the Good of Patience, 256

Dionysius of Alexandria

Canonical Letter to Basilides, ca. 247-265
Exegetical and Miscellaneous Fragments, ca. 248–265

Methodius of Olympus

Symposium (The Banquet of the Ten Virgins), late 3rd century
Against Porphyry, late 3rd cent. (disputed)
Fragments on Job, late 3rd cent. (disputed)
On Created Things (Excerpts from Xeno), late 3rd cent. (disputed)
On Distinctions of Foods and the Heifer in Leviticus, late 3rd cent. (disputed)
On Free Will, late 3rd cent. (disputed)
On Life and Rational Action, late 3rd cent. (disputed)
On Martyrs, late 3rd cent. (disputed)
On the Leech (Prov 30:15), late 3rd cent. (disputed)
On the Resurrection, late 3rd cent. (disputed)
Small fragments, late 3rd cent. (disputed)
To Sistelius, On Leprosy, late 3rd cent. (disputed)

Theognostus of Alexandria

Fragments, ca. 260–300

Victorinus of Pettau

Commentary on the Apocalypse, late 3rd century
On the Making of the World, late 3rd century

Alexander of Lycopolis

Against the Doctrines of Mani, ca. 280–320

Macarius Magnes

The Apocriticus (Answers to the Pagan Critic), ca. 400 (disputed)

Lactantius

The Phoenix, ca. 300 (disputed)
Fragments, ca. 290-325
On the Workmanship of God, ca. 303–305
Divine Institutes, ca. 303–311
On the Anger of God, ca. 313–314
On the Deaths of the Persecutors, ca. 314–315
Epitome of the Divine Institutes, ca. 314–320

Arnobius of Sicca

Against the Nations, ca. 297–303

Eusebius of Caesarea

Letter to Carpianus, ca. 300–325
Church History, ca. 300–325
Against Hierocles, ca. 303-312
Prophetic Extracts, before 325 (probably ca. 310–320)
Martyrs of Palestine (shorter recension), ca. 311–314
Preparation for the Gospel, ca. 313–324
Demonstration of the Gospel, ca. 314–324
On the Paschal Feast, ca. 325–337
Theophany, ca. 325–337
Tricennial Oration (In Praise of Constantine), 335–336
Against Marcellus, ca. 336–337
Life of Constantine, ca. 337–339
On Ecclesiastical Theology, ca. 337–339

Hegemonius

Acts of Archelaus, early to mid 4th century
Acts of Archelaus (Latin version), early to mid 4th century (Greek original)

Peter of Alexandria

Fragments, ca. 300–311

Ephrem the Syrian

Commentary on Deuteronomy (passages on divorce and remarriage), 4th century (if Ephrem's, before 373)
Commentary on Samuel (passage on Michal's return), 4th century (if Ephrem's, before 373)

Pamphilus of Caesarea

Apology for Origen, ca. 308–310 (Rufinus's Latin about 397)

Lucian of Antioch

Apology before the Judge, ca. 312 (reported by Rufinus ca. 400)

Constantine the Great

Oration to the Assembly of the Saints, ca. 325 (dated variously 317–325)

Athanasius of Alexandria

Against the Heathen, ca. 318–325
On the Incarnation, ca. 318–325
To Amun, before 356
Letter to Marcellinus on the Interpretation of the Psalms, uncertain, after 335
Encyclical Letter, ca. 339
Oration I Against the Arians, ca. 339–346
Oration II Against the Arians, ca. 339–346
Oration III Against the Arians, ca. 339–346
Oration IV Against the Arians, 4th century (disputed)
Defence against the Arians, ca. 349–357
Defence of the Nicene Definition, ca. 350–356
On the Opinion of Dionysius, ca. 350–356
Defence before Constantius, ca. 353–357
To Dracontius, ca. 355
To the Bishops of Egypt and Libya, ca. 356
Life of Antony, ca. 357–360
Defence of His Flight, ca. 357
History of the Arians, ca. 357
Letters to the Monks, ca. 357
Letters to Serapion, ca. 357–360
On the Councils of Ariminum and Seleucia, 359 (additions 361)
Tome to the Antiochenes, 362
Festal Letter 39 (the canon of Scripture), Greek passage, 367 (Easter letter)
To the Bishops of Africa, ca. 369
To Adelphius, ca. 370
To Epictetus, ca. 370
To Maximus, ca. 371
To Rufinianus, ca. 370–373

Alexander of Alexandria

Letters on the Arian Controversy, ca. 319–324

Antony the Great

Letters, before 356

Asterius the Sophist

Fragments on the Psalms, ca. 320-341
Homilies on the Psalms, ca. 320-341

Eusebius of Nicomedia

Letter to Paulinus of Tyre, ca. 320–323

Eustathius of Antioch

On the Witch of Endor, against Origen, ca. 324–337

Juvencus

Four Books of the Gospels, ca. 330

Aphrahat

Demonstrations, 337-345

Ammonas

Letters, ca. 340-360

Eusebius of Emesa

Exegetical fragments (Octateuch, Romans, Galatians), ca. 340-359
Sermons and homiletic fragments (Greek, Syriac and Armenian remains), ca. 340-359

Serapion of Thmuis

Against the Manichaeans, ca. 340-362
Letter to Eudoxius, ca. 340-362
Letter to Monks, ca. 340-362

Hilary of Poitiers

Historical Fragments, ca. 343–367
Commentary on Matthew, ca. 353–355
Hymns, ca. 356–360
On the Trinity, ca. 356–360
On the Synods, ca. 358–359
To Constantius, 360
Against Constantius, ca. 360–361
Treatise on the Mysteries, ca. 360–366
Tractates on the Psalms, ca. 360–367
Against Auxentius, 364–365

Cyril of Jerusalem

Catechetical Lectures, ca. 350
Homily on the Paralytic at the Pool, ca. 350-387
Letter to Constantius, 7 May 351

Diodore of Tarsus

Commentary on Psalms 1-50, 4th century (if Diodore, before ca. 390)

Potamius of Lisbon

Two Tractates and a Letter to Athanasius, ca. 350-360

Proba

Virgilian Cento, ca. 360

Candidus the Arian

Letter to Marius Victorinus the Rhetor, ca. 355–360
On the Divine Generation (to Marius Victorinus), ca. 355–360

Eusebius of Vercelli

Letters, 355-360

Lucifer of Cagliari

Letters (of Lucifer and others), ca. 356–361
On Apostate Kings, ca. 356–361
On Not Agreeing with Heretics, ca. 356–361
On Not Sparing Those Who Sin against God, ca. 356–361
On Saint Athanasius (two books), ca. 356–361
That One Must Die for the Son of God, ca. 356–361

Basil of Caesarea

Letters, ca. 357–378
Moral Rules (Moralia), ca. 360-370
Homilies on the Psalms, ca. 360-378
Against Eunomius, ca. 364
Homilies and Sermons, ca. 363-378
Homilies on the Hexaemeron, ca. 370
On the Holy Spirit, ca. 374–375

Marius Victorinus

Against Arius, ca. 357–362
Hymns on the Trinity, ca. 357–362
On Receiving the Homoousion, ca. 357–362
On the Generation of the Divine Word (to Candidus), ca. 357–362
On the Words of Scripture: 'There was evening and there was morning, one day', ca. 357–362
To Justinus the Manichaean, against the Two Principles of the Manichaeans and on the True Flesh of Christ, ca. 357–362
Commentary on Ephesians, ca. 360–363
Commentary on Galatians, ca. 360–363
Commentary on Philippians, ca. 360–363

Phoebadius of Agen

Against the Arians, ca. 357-358

Decimus Magnus Ausonius

Prayer (Ephemeris 3), ca. 360-390
Easter Verses, ca. 360-395

Didymus the Blind

On the Holy Spirit (in Jerome's Latin translation), Greek ca. 360-390; Latin 387-391

Eunomius of Cyzicus

Apology, ca. 360
Statement of Faith, 383

Gregory of Elvira

On the Orthodox Faith against the Arians, ca. 360-392
Tractates on the Books of Holy Scripture (Tractatus Origenis), ca. 360-392

Gregory of Nazianzus

Letters, ca. 360–390
Orations (other than the Theological Orations), ca. 362–383
Theological Oration 1: Against the Eunomians, as a Preliminary Discourse, 380
Theological Oration 2: On the Doctrine of God, 380
Theological Oration 3: On the Son, 380
Theological Oration 4: On the Son, 380
Theological Oration 5: On the Holy Spirit, 380

Pacian of Barcelona

Paraenesis, or Exhortation to Penitence, ca. 360-390
Sermon on Baptism, ca. 360-390
Three Letters to Sympronianus, ca. 360-390

Titus of Bostra

Against the Manichees, ca. 360s

Zeno of Verona

Tractates, ca. 362-380

Optatus of Milevis

Against Parmenian the Donatist, ca. 366–385

Ambrosiaster

Commentary on 1 Corinthians, ca. 366–384
Commentary on 1 Thessalonians, ca. 366–384
Commentary on 1 Timothy, ca. 366–384
Commentary on 2 Corinthians, ca. 366–384
Commentary on 2 Thessalonians, ca. 366–384
Commentary on 2 Timothy, ca. 366–384
Commentary on Colossians, ca. 366–384
Commentary on Ephesians, ca. 366–384
Commentary on Galatians, ca. 366–384
Commentary on Philemon, ca. 366–384
Commentary on Philippians, ca. 366–384
Commentary on Romans, ca. 366–384
Commentary on Titus, ca. 366–384
Questions on the Old and New Testament, ca. 370–384

Damasus I of Rome

Epigrams, 366–384

Gregory of Nyssa

On Virginity, ca. 370–371
On the Making of Man, 379
On the Soul and the Resurrection, ca. 379–380
Life of Macrina, ca. 380
Homilies on Ecclesiastes, ca. 379–394
To Ablabius: That There Are Not Three Gods, ca. 380–385
Against Fate, ca. 380–394
Canonical Letter to Letoius, ca. 390
Letter to Theodosius on the Witch of Endor, ca. 380–394
On the Beatitudes, ca. 380–394
On the Lord's Prayer, ca. 380–394
To Simplicius, on Faith, ca. 380–394
To the Greeks, on Common Notions, ca. 380–394
Catechetical Oration, ca. 385–390
On the Life of Moses, ca. 385–395
Homilies on the Song of Songs, ca. 390–394

Jerome

Letters, ca. 370–419
Life of Paul the First Hermit, ca. 375–379
Against Helvidius: On the Perpetual Virginity of Blessed Mary, ca. 383
Commentary on Ephesians, ca. 386
Commentary on Titus, ca. 387
Life of Hilarion, ca. 390–392
Life of Malchus the Captive Monk, ca. 390–392
On Illustrious Men, 392–393
Against Jovinian, 393
Commentary on Matthew, 398
Apology against Rufinus, ca. 401–402
Against Vigilantius, 406
Commentary on Malachi, 406
Commentary on Isaiah, ca. 408-410
Commentary on Ezekiel, 410-414
Commentary on Jeremiah, ca. 414-419

Tyconius

Book of Rules, ca. 380

Amphilochius of Iconium

Homilies, ca. 376
Synodal Letter, ca. 376

Epiphanius of Salamis

Ambrose

On Cain and Abel, ca. 375-378
On Paradise, ca. 375-378
On Virgins, ca. 377
Letters, ca. 377
On Widows, ca. 377
On the Christian Faith, ca. 378–380
On Noah, ca. 378-384
On Tobit, ca. 380-390
On the Complaints of Job and David, ca. 383-390
Apology of the Prophet David, ca. 384-390
Second Apology of David, ca. 384-397
Exposition of the Gospel of Luke, ca. 386–389
On Jacob and the Happy Life, ca. 386-390
On Naboth, ca. 386-390
On the Duties of the Clergy, ca. 386–390
Exposition of Psalm 118, ca. 386-397
Hexameron, ca. 387-390
On Abraham, ca. 387–390
On Elijah and Fasting, ca. 387-390
On Joseph, ca. 387-390
On Fleeing the World, ca. 387-391
On the Mysteries, ca. 387–391
On the Blessings of the Patriarchs, ca. 387-392
Explanation of Twelve Psalms, ca. 387-397

Apollinaris of Laodicea

Paraphrase of the Psalms, uncertain (fourth to sixth century)

Asterius of Amasea

Homilies, ca. 380-410

Evagrius of Pontus

On the Eight Thoughts, to Anatolius, ca. 380-399
Practical Chapters to Anatolius (the Praktikos, with its prologue on the monastic habit), ca. 380-399
Practical Discourse (chapters as printed in Migne), ca. 380-399
Sayings of holy monks, ca. 380-399
The causes of monastic matters, and the setting of them in quiet, ca. 380-399
Thirty-four chapters in sequence, ca. 380-399

Faustinus

On the Trinity, ca. 380–384
Petition to the Emperors, ca. 383–384

John Chrysostom

On Not Marrying Again, ca. 380-386
To a Young Widow, ca. 380-386
Because of Fornication Let Each Man Have His Own Wife (on 1 Cor 7:2), ca. 390
Encomium on Maximus, and What Sort of Wives to Marry, ca. 390
Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew, ca. 390
On the Bill of Divorce (on 1 Cor 7:39), ca. 390
Homilies on John, ca. 390
Homilies on Romans, ca. 391-400
Commentary on Galatians, ca. 392-397
Homilies on 1 Corinthians, ca. 392-397
Homilies on 1 Thessalonians, ca. 392-397
Homilies on 1 Timothy, ca. 392-397
Homilies on 2 Corinthians, ca. 392-397
Homilies on 2 Thessalonians, ca. 392-397
Homilies on 2 Timothy, ca. 392-397
Homilies on Colossians, ca. 392-397
Homilies on Ephesians, ca. 392-397
Homilies on Genesis, ca. 392-397
Homilies on Philemon, ca. 392-397
Homilies on Philippians, ca. 392-397
Homilies on Titus, ca. 392-397
On the saying "Let a widow be enrolled", ca. 392-397
Homilies on Hebrews, ca. 398-404

Maximus of Turin

Homilies of Maximus of Turin (Bruni's collection), ca. 400-465
Sermons of Maximus of Turin (Bruni's collection), ca. 400-465
Tractates of Maximus of Turin (Bruni's collection), ca. 400-465

Nicetas, bishop of Remesiana

Explanation of the Creed, ca. 380–414
Fragments of the Instruction for Candidates, ca. 380–414
On the Good of Psalmody, ca. 380–414
On the Power of the Holy Spirit, ca. 380–414
On the Reason of Faith, ca. 380–414
On the Various Titles of the Lord, ca. 380–414
On the Vigils of the Servants of God, ca. 380–414

Orsiesius

Teaching (Book of Orsiesius), ca. 380-390

Philastrius of Brescia

Book of Heresies, ca. 380s

Priscillian

Eleven Tractates, ca. 380–385
Canons on the Letters of Paul, ca. 380–400

Egeria

Pilgrimage (Itinerarium Egeriae), ca. 381-395

Evagrius of Gaul

Dispute between Simon the Jew and Theophilus the Christian, ca. 400

Siricius, bishop of Rome

Letters, 385

Augustine of Hippo

Against the Academics, 386 (autumn)
On the Happy Life, 386 (November)
On Order, 386–387
Soliloquies, 386–387
Letters, ca. 386–430
On the Immortality of the Soul, 387
On the Greatness of the Soul, 387–388
On the Catholic Way of Life and On the Manichaean Way of Life, ca. 387–389
On Free Choice of the Will, ca. 387–395
On Genesis against the Manichaeans, ca. 388–390
The Teacher, 389
On True Religion, ca. 389–391
On the Profit of Believing, ca. 391–392
On Two Souls, ca. 391–392
Sermons to the People, ca. 391-430
Acts of the Debate with Fortunatus the Manichaean, 28–29 August 392
On Faith and the Creed, 393
Unfinished Literal Commentary on Genesis, ca. 393
Psalm against the Party of Donatus, 393
The Lord's Sermon on the Mount, ca. 393–396
Against Adimantus, a Disciple of Mani, ca. 394
On Continence, ca. 395
On Lying, ca. 395
Against the Epistle of Manichaeus Called Fundamental, ca. 396–397
On the Christian Struggle, ca. 396–397
On Christian Doctrine, Books 1–3 ca. 396–397; completed 426–427
Against Faustus the Manichaean, ca. 398–400
Confessions, ca. 397–401
Against Secundinus the Manichaean, ca. 399
On the Nature of the Good, ca. 399
On Catechizing the Uninstructed, ca. 399–405
On the Trinity, ca. 399–419
Against the Letter of Parmenian, ca. 400
The Harmony of the Gospels, ca. 399–400
On Baptism, against the Donatists, ca. 400–401
On the Work of Monks, ca. 400–401
Against the Letters of Petilian, ca. 400–403
On Holy Virginity, 401
On the Good of Marriage, 401
Literal Commentary on Genesis, ca. 401–415
Against Felix the Manichaean, December 404
Letter to the Catholics on the Sect of the Donatists (On the Unity of the Church), ca. 405
Against Cresconius, a Donatist Grammarian, ca. 405–406
On the Divination of Demons, ca. 406–411
Tractates on the Gospel of John, ca. 406–420
Homilies on the First Epistle of John, ca. 407
On the One Baptism, against Petilian, ca. 410–411
On the Merits and Forgiveness of Sins, and on the Baptism of Infants, 411–412
Summary of the Collation with the Donatists, ca. 411–412
On the Spirit and the Letter, 412
To the Donatists after the Collation, ca. 412
On Faith and Works, ca. 413
City of God, 413–426
On the Good of Widowhood, ca. 414
On Man's Perfection in Righteousness, ca. 415
On Nature and Grace, 415
On Patience, ca. 415
On the Proceedings of Pelagius, 417
On the Grace of Christ and On Original Sin, 418
Sermon to the People of the Church of Caesarea, 418
Against Gaudentius, Bishop of the Donatists, ca. 419–420
On the Soul and Its Origin, ca. 419–420
Questions on the Heptateuch, ca. 419–420
On Adulterous Marriages, ca. 419–421
On Marriage and Concupiscence, ca. 419–421
Against Lying, ca. 420
Against Two Letters of the Pelagians, ca. 420–421
Against Julian, ca. 421-422
On Care for the Dead, ca. 421–422
Enchiridion (Handbook on Faith, Hope, and Love), ca. 421–423
On Grace and Free Will, ca. 426
Retractations, 426-427
On Rebuke and Grace, ca. 427
On the Predestination of the Saints, ca. 428/429
On the Gift of Perseverance, ca. 428/429

Chromatius of Aquileia

Sermon 17A (continuation of the Paschal Vigil sermon), ca. 388-407
Sermon 18A (fragment on baptism and the Holy Spirit), ca. 388-407
Sermon on the Eight Beatitudes, ca. 388-407
Sermons, ca. 388-407
Tractates on Matthew, ca. 388–407
Tractates on Matthew (CCSL numbering: the prologue and the tractates not published here from Migne's text), ca. 388-407

Nemesius of Emesa

On the Nature of Man, ca. 390-400

Nilus of Ancyra

Monastic Exercise (Ascetic Discourse), ca. 390-430
On the Excellence of Monks, ca. 390-430
Voluntary Poverty (To the Deaconess Magna), ca. 390-430

Theodore of Mopsuestia

Commentary on 1 Timothy, 392–428
Commentary on Titus, 392–428

Isidore of Pelusium

Letters, ca. 393-ca. 435

Paulinus of Nola

Poems, ca. 393–431
Letters, ca. 394–413

Synesius of Cyrene

Letters, ca. 393-413
Hymns, ca. 395-413
On Kingship, ca. 399-400
On Providence (The Egyptian Tale), ca. 400-402
In Praise of Baldness, ca. 400-404
On the Gift, ca. 400-405
Dion, or On Living according to His Own Principles, ca. 404-405
On Dreams, ca. 404-405
Catastasis (Two Speeches on the Barbarian Invasions of the Pentapolis), ca. 405-412

Rufinus of Aquileia

History of the Monks in Egypt, Greek original ca. 394-395; Rufinus's Latin ca. 404-406
Apology against Jerome, ca. 401
Commentary on the Apostles' Creed, ca. 404

Evodius of Uzalis

On the Faith against the Manichaeans, ca. 400-424

Sulpicius Severus

Life of Saint Martin, ca. 396–397
Letters, ca. 397–406
Dialogues, ca. 404–406

Gaudentius of Brescia

Tractates, ca. 397-410

Severian of Gabala

Six Homilies on the Creation, ca. 400

Anastasius I

Letters, ca. 400-402

Cyprianus Gallus

Heptateuch (the first seven books of the Bible in verse), early 5th cent.

Eustathius Latinus

Latin Translation of Basil's Hexaemeron, 5th cent.

Mark the Hermit

Opuscula, early to mid fifth century

Polychronius of Apamea

Commentary on Daniel (fragments), ca. 400-430

Pomponius

Verses to the Grace of the Lord (a Virgilian cento), 5th century(?)

Prudentius

Crowns of the Martyrs, ca. 400-405
Hymns for the Hours, ca. 400-405
The Battle for the Soul, ca. 400-405
The Divinity of Christ, ca. 400-405
The Origin of Sin, ca. 400-405
Scenes from the Old and New Testaments (Dittochaeon), ca. 400–410
Against Symmachus, ca. 402-403
Epilogue, ca. 405

Innocent I, bishop of Rome

Letters of Innocent I, 401–417

Firmus of Caesarea

Letters, early fifth century

Pelagius

Exposition on 1 Corinthians, ca. 405–410
Exposition on 1 Thessalonians, ca. 405–410
Exposition on 1 Timothy, ca. 405–410
Exposition on 2 Corinthians, ca. 405–410
Exposition on 2 Thessalonians, ca. 405–410
Exposition on 2 Timothy, ca. 405–410
Exposition on Colossians, ca. 405–410
Exposition on Ephesians, ca. 405–410
Exposition on Galatians, ca. 405–410
Exposition on Philemon, ca. 405–410
Exposition on Philippians, ca. 405–410
Exposition on Romans, ca. 405–410
Exposition on Titus, ca. 405–410

Palladius of Helenopolis

Dialogue on the Life of John Chrysostom, ca. 408
The Lausiac History, ca. 419-420

Fastidius

On the Christian Life, ca. 411-430

Cyril of Alexandria

Commentary on Isaiah, before ca. 428 (probably 420s)
Commentary on Luke (Greek fragments), ca. 412-444
Commentary on Matthew (fragments), ca. 412-444
Letters (first part: Migne letters 1-55), ca. 412-444

Hesychius of Jerusalem

Commentary on Leviticus, ca. 412-450
Homilies, ca. 412-450

Orosius

Reminder concerning the Error of the Priscillianists and Origenists, 414
Apologetic Book, ca. 415–416
Seven Books of History against the Pagans, ca. 417–418

Paulinus of Milan

Memorandum against Caelestius, 417/418

Zosimus, bishop of Rome

Letters of Zosimus, 417–418

Boniface I, bishop of Rome

Letters of Boniface I, 418–422

Atticus of Constantinople

Letter to the African Council, 419

John Cassian

The Institutes, ca. 419–426
The Conferences, ca. 426–429
On the Incarnation of the Lord, against Nestorius, ca. 430–431

Julian of Eclanum

Commentary on Hosea, Joel and Amos, ca. 420-440

Eucherius of Lyon

Formulae of Spiritual Understanding, ca. 420-430
In Praise of the Desert, ca. 427-428
Instructions, ca. 428-434
Letter to Valerian on Contempt of the World, ca. 432
The Passion of the Martyrs of Agaunum, ca. 443-450

Marcus the Deacon

Life of Porphyry, Bishop of Gaza, ca. 420-430

Orientius of Auch

Commonitorium (Instruction), ca. 420-450
Poems ascribed to Orientius, 5th-6th century(?)
Prayers (a litany in verse), 5th-6th century(?)

Theodoret of Cyrus

Cure of Greek Maladies, ca. 437
Interpretation of the First Letter to the Corinthians, ca. 436-448
Interpretation of the First Letter to Timothy, ca. 436-448
Interpretation of the Letter to the Ephesians, ca. 436-448
Interpretation of the Letter to the Romans, ca. 436-448
Interpretation of the Letter to Titus, ca. 436-448
Interpretation of the Psalms, ca. 436-448
Church History, ca. 449-450
Questions on Kings and Chronicles, ca. 453
Questions on the Octateuch, ca. 453

Claudius Marius Victor

Alethia (Genesis in verse, with a prayer), ca. 425-430

Peter Chrysologus

Sermons, ca. 425-450

Philostorgius

Church History (epitome by Photius), ca. 425-433

Sedulius

Easter Song, ca. 425-450
Easter Work (prose version of the Easter Song), ca. 425-450
Hymns, ca. 425-450
Letters to Macedonius, ca. 425-450

Prosper of Aquitaine

Letter to Rufinus on Grace and Free Will, ca. 426-428
Poem on the Ungrateful (Against the Enemies of Grace), ca. 429-432
Epigrams against a Detractor of Augustine, ca. 430-435
Replies on behalf of Augustine to the Objections of the Gauls, ca. 431-432
Epitaph of the Nestorian and Pelagian Heresies, ca. 431-435
On Grace and Free Will (Against the Author of the Conferences), ca. 432-433
Exposition of Psalms 100-150, after 432, before 455
Epigrams on Sentences of Augustine, ca. 435-450
Chronicle, ca. 445-455

Hilary of Arles

Letter to Eucherius of Lyon, ca. 430-449
Sermon on the Life of Honoratus, ca. 430
Verses on the Birthday of the Maccabees, ca. 430-449
Poem on Genesis, to Pope Leo, ca. 440-449

Marius Mercator

Commonitorium against the heresy of Pelagius and Caelestius and the writings of Julian, with Subnotations on Augustine's Unfinished Work against Julian, 429-431
Memorandum on the name of Caelestius (Latin version of the Greek Commonitorium), Greek original 429; Latin version after 431
Prefaces and letters to the reader (on his translation of Theodore's creed, on Nestorius and Paul of Samosata, and on the sermons of Nestorius), after 431 (ca. 431-450)
Refutation of the creed of Theodore of Mopsuestia, after 431 (ca. 431-450)

Celestine I, bishop of Rome

Letters of Celestine I (to and concerning the Council of Ephesus), 430-432

Flavius Merobaudes

Poem on Christ, ca. 430-450

Proclus of Constantinople

Orations, ca. 430-446
Tome to the Armenians, ca. 435-437

Acacius of Beroea

Confession of Faith, ca. 431-437

Acacius of Melitene

Homily at Ephesus, 431

Capreolus of Carthage

Letters, 431-433

Eutherius of Tyana

Letters, ca. 431-433
Refutations of Certain Propositions, ca. 431-440

Theodotus of Ancyra

Paul of Emesa

Homilies at Alexandria, Dec 432-433

Sixtus III, bishop of Rome

Letters of Sixtus III, 432–440

Vincent of Lérins

Commonitory, 434

Salvian of Marseilles

To the Church (Against Avarice), ca. 435-440
On the Governance of God, ca. 439-451

Antoninus Honoratus

Consolatory Letter to Arcadius, ca. 437-440

Quodvultdeus of Carthage

Against Five Heresies, ca. 437-450
Against the Jews, Pagans, and Arians (Sermon on the Creed), ca. 437-450
Sermon on the Barbarian Time, ca. 437-450
Book of the Promises and Predictions of God, ca. 445-450

Socrates Scholasticus

Church History, ca. 439-443

Sozomen

Church History, ca. 439-450

Leo I, bishop of Rome (Leo the Great)

Letters of Leo the Great, 440–461

Flavian of Constantinople

Confession of Faith to Theodosius II, 448-449
Letters to Pope Leo I, 448-449

Anonymous

Didache, ca. 50–150 (often ca. 100)
Epistle of Barnabas, ca. 70–135 (often ca. 130)
The Ascension of Isaiah, late 1st–2nd century
Odes of Solomon, ca. 100–200
2 Clement, ca. 100–150
Apocalypse of Peter (Akhmim fragment), ca. 100–150
Gospel of Peter (Akhmim fragment), ca. 100–200
Gospel of Thomas (Greek fragments), ca. 100–200
5 Ezra (2 Esdras 1–2), 2nd–3rd century
To Diognetus, ca. 150–200 (disputed)
Epistle of the Apostles, ca. 140-170
Acts of Andrew (Greek fragments and Martyrdom), ca. 150-200 (the Acts); the Martyrdom text is later
Acts of John, ca. 150–200
Acts of Paul (Coptic Heidelberg papyrus), fragments, ca. 150-200
Acts of Paul and Thecla, ca. 150–200
Infancy Gospel of Thomas (Greek A), ca. 150-200 (the original; Greek A is later)
Martyrdom of Paul, ca. 150–200
Protevangelium of James, ca. 150–200
Third Letter to the Corinthians (Correspondence of Paul and the Corinthians), ca. 150-200
Sentences of Sextus, 2nd-early 3rd cent.
Sentences of Sextus: Greek Maxims, 2nd-early 3rd cent.
Discourse to the Greeks, 2nd–3rd century (disputed)
On the Sole Government of God, 2nd–3rd century (disputed)
Sibylline Oracles (Christian books 6-8), 2nd-3rd cent.
Evening Hymn (Phos hilaron), second or third century
Martyrdom of Polycarp, ca. 156–160
Epitaph of Abercius, ca. 160–220
Martyrdom of Carpus, Papylus and Agathonice, ca. 161–180 or 249–251
Martyrdom of Justin, Chariton and Companions (Acts of Justin, recension B), ca. 165
Muratorian Fragment, late 2nd or 4th century (disputed)
Passion of the Scillitan Martyrs, 180 (17 July)
Martyrdom of Apollonius, ca. 180–185
Acts of Peter (Actus Vercellenses), ca. 180–200
Martyrdom of Peter (Greek Acts of Peter), ca. 180–200
Hortatory Address to the Greeks, 2nd–3rd century (disputed)
Passion of the Scillitan Martyrs, Greek recension (Martyrdom of Speratus), Greek rendering of the Latin Passion; date uncertain
The Book of the Laws of Countries (Dialogue on Fate), ca. 196–235
Acts of Thomas, ca. 200–250
Against All Heresies, early 3rd cent. (disputed)
Didascalia Apostolorum, first half of the third century
6 Ezra (2 Esdras 15–16), 3rd century
Against the Jews, 3rd cent. (disputed)
First Book of Jeu, ca. 200–300
Letters to Virgins, 3rd century
On Dice-Players, 3rd cent. (disputed)
On Mount Sinai and Mount Zion, 3rd cent. (disputed)
Pistis Sophia, 3rd century
Second Book of Jeu, ca. 200–300
Untitled Gnostic Work of the Bruce Codex, ca. 200–300
Epitaph of Pectorius, 3rd–4th century (disputed)
The Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicity, 203
On the Singleness of Clerics, 3rd cent. (disputed)
To Vigilius, on Jewish Unbelief, 3rd century (disputed)
On the Computation of Easter, 243
Martyrdom of Conon, ca. 250
Martyrdom of Pionius and Companions, 250 (the text may be later)
Acts of Achatius (Disputation of Achatius), ca. 250–251
Acts of Maximus, ca. 250
On Rebaptism, ca. 250–258 (disputed)
In Praise of Martyrdom, 3rd cent. (disputed)
Oxyrhynchus Hymn, late 3rd cent.
Letter, uncertain
Prayer 1, uncertain
Prayer 2, uncertain
Against Novatian, after 251 (disputed)
Acts of Cyprian (Proconsular Acts), 258
Life of Cyprian, ca. 258–265
Acts of Fructuosus, Augurius and Eulogius, 259 (21 January)
Passion of Marian and James, 259
Passion of Montanus and Lucius, 259
Apostolic Church Order, ca. 300
Acts of Maximilian, 295 (12 March)
Acts of Marcellus the Centurion, 298 (30 October)
Homilies, 4th century (reworking earlier material)
Canons of Hippolytus, 4th century
Recognitions, Greek original 3rd–4th century; Rufinus's Latin translation before 407
Letter to Zenas and Serenus, 4th century (disputed)
On Jonah and Nineveh (poem), 4th-5th century (disputed)
On Sodom (poem), 4th-5th century (disputed)
Poems ascribed to Cyprian (Sodom, Jonah, To a Senator, On Easter, To Flavius Felix), 4th-5th cent. (disputed)
Poem on the Lord's Passion, 4th-5th century
The Martyrdom of Ignatius, 4th–5th century (disputed)
The Martyrdom of Ignatius (conclusion, from Funk), 4th–5th century (disputed)
The Testament of Our Lord, ca. 350–500
Acts of Felix of Tibiuca, 303 (15 June, per the Acts)
Martyrdom of Dasius, 303–304
Acts of Julius the Veteran, ca. 304 (27 May)
Documents of the Meletian Schism, ca. 306
Appendix of Ten Documents on the Donatist Controversy, documents of 303–330
Acts of Crispina, 304 (5 December)
Acts of Euplus of Catania (Latin), 304 (12 August)
Acts of the Abitinian Martyrs, 304 (12 February)
Martyrdom of Agape, Irene, Chione and Companions, 304 (1 April)
Passion of Irenaeus of Sirmium, 304 (6 April)
Acts of Phileas and Philoromus, ca. 306-311
Acts of the Purgation of Felix of Aptunga, 314–315 (events of 303)
Proceedings before Zenophilus (Gesta apud Zenophilum), 320 (inquiry of 3 Dec. 320 into events of 303)
Testament of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste, ca. 320
Martyrdom of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste, 4th–5th century
Bordeaux Pilgrim, 333
Letters of Ignatius (Long Recension), later 4th century (probable)
On Humility and Obedience, and Trampling Down Pride, uncertain (4th-6th century?)
On the Destruction of Jerusalem, ca. 370
Apostolic Constitutions, ca. 380
Exposition of the True Faith, early 5th century (probably Theodoret)
Christian Questions to the Greeks, 5th century (disputed)
Greek Questions to Christians, 5th century (disputed)
Questions and Answers to the Orthodox, 5th century (disputed)
Refutation of Certain Doctrines of Aristotle, 5th century (disputed)
Letter to the Virgin Demetrias on Humility, ca. 414-450
Documents of the Council of Ephesus and the Formula of Reunion, 430–433
The Calling of All Nations, ca. 440-450
Life of Syncletica, 5th–6th century
Sayings of the Desert Fathers (alphabetical collection), compiled ca. 450-500 (sayings 4th-5th century)

Councils

The Opinions of the Eighty-Seven Bishops (Council of Carthage, 256), 1 September 256
Documents of the Synod of Antioch against Paul of Samosata, ca. 264–269
Canons of the Council of Elvira, ca. 306 (disputed, ca. 295–314)
Canonical Epistle (Canons on Penance), AD 306
Canons of the Council of Arles (314), 1 August 314
Canons of the Council of Ancyra, 314
Canons of the Council of Neocaesarea, ca. 315 (approximate)
Creed and Canons of the Council of Nicaea (325), 325
Synodal Letter of the Council of Nicaea to the Church of Alexandria, 325
Canons of the Council of Gangra, ca. 340–360
Canons of the Council of Antioch (in Encaeniis), 341
Canons of the Council of Sardica (Greek), 343 or 347
Canons of the Council of Sardica (Latin), 343 or 347
Canons of the Council of Laodicea, ca. 343–381
Canons of the Council of Carthage (ca. 345–348), ca. 345–348
Cheltenham List (Mommsen Canon), ca. 360
Canons of the Council of Valence, 374
The Creed of Constantinople (the Nicene–Constantinopolitan Creed), ascribed to 381; first attested 451
Apostolic Canons, ca. 380
The Confession of the Catholic Faith (the Tome of Damasus), ca. 378–382 (traditionally 382)
Canons of the First Council of Saragossa, 380
Acts of the Council of Aquileia (381) against Palladius and Secundianus, 3 September 381
Canons of the Council of Constantinople (381), 381–382
Synodal Letter of the Council of Constantinople (382) to Damasus and the Western Bishops, 382
Canons of the Council of Carthage (390), 390
Canons of the Council of Nîmes, 394 (or 396)
Canons of the Council of Carthage (397), 397
Canons of the First Council of Toledo, ca. 397–400
Canons of the Council of Turin, ca. 398
Codex of the African Church: the canons of the African councils after 397, 401–424 (collection of 419)
Council of Carthage (419): acts and the Hispana canons, 419
Canons of the Council of Ephesus (431), 431
Canons of the Council of Riez, 439
Canons of the Council of Orange (441), 441
Canons of the Council of Vaison (442), 442
Canons of the Council of Arles (second), date disputed (between ca. 442 and 506)
Canons of the Council of Chalcedon, 451
Definition of Faith of the Council of Chalcedon, 451 (25 Oct)