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THE AGES DIGITAL LIBRARY COLLECTIONS THE NICENE AND POST-NICENE FATHERS SECOND SERIES, VOLUME 3 by Philip Schaff, editor B o o k s F o r Th e A g e s AGES Software • Albany, OR USA Version 2.0 © 1997 2 A SELECT LIBRARY OF THE NICENE AND POST NICENE FATHERS OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH SECOND SERIES TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH WITH PROLEGOMENA AND EXPLANATORY NOTES UNDER THE EDITORIAL SUPERVISION OF PHILIP SCHAFF, D.D., LL.D., AND HENRY WACE,D.D., Professor of Church History in the Professor of King’s Union Theological Seminary, New York. College, London. IN CONNECTION WITH A NUMBER OF PATRISTIC SCHOLARS OF EUROPE AND AMERICA VOLUME 3 THEODORET, JEROME, GENNADIUS, RUFINUS: HISTORICAL WRITINGS, ETC AGES Software Albany, Oregon © 1996, 1997 3 CONTENTS OF VOLUME 3 PREFACE BY THE GENERAL EDITOR THEODORET: WITH PROLEGOMENA AND NOTES BY THE REV. BLOMFIELD JACKSON, M.A.— PREFACE CHRONOLOGICAL TABLES PROLEGOMENA PEDIGREE THE ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY THE DIALOGUES THE LETTERS JEROME AND GENNADIUS: TRANSLATED WITH INTRODUCTION AND NOTES BY ERNEST CUSHING RICHARDSON, PH.D.— INTRODUCTION JEROME — LIVES OF ILLUSTRIOUS GERNNADIUS — LIVES OF ILLUSTRIOUS M EN 4 RUFINUS AND JEROME: TRANSLATED WITH PROLEGOMA AND NOTES BY THE HON. AND REV. CANON W.H. FREMANTLE, M.A.— PROLEGOMENA PREFACE TO THE COMMENTARY ON THE BENEDICTIONS OF THE TWELVE PATRIARCHS PREFACE TO THE COMMENTARY ON THE BENEDICTIONS OF THE TWELVE PATRIARCHS. BOOK II PREFACE TO THE APOLOGY OF PAMPHILUS TREATISE ON THE ADULTERATION OF THE WORKS OF ORIGEN PREFACE TO THE TRANSLATION OF ORIGEN’S (Peri Arcw~n) B. I & II PREFACE TO THE TRANSLATION OF ORIGEN’S (Peri< Arcw~n) B. III & IV APOLOGY OF RUFINUS ADDRESSED TO ANASTASIUS BP. OF ROME LETTERS OF ANASTASIUS TO JOHN BISHOP OF JERUSALEM CONCERNING RUFINUS RUFINUS’ APOLOGY AGAINST JEROME B. I RUFINUS’ APOLOGY AGAINST JEROME B. II JEROME’S APOLOGY IN ANSWER TO RUFINUS B. I JEROME’S APOLOGY IN ANSWER TO RUFINUS B. II JEROME’S APOLOGY IN ANSWER TO RUFINUS B. III RUFINUS ON THE CREED RUFINUS’ PREFACE TO HIS TRANSLATION OF THE RECOGNITIONS OF CLEMENT RUFINUS’ PREFACE TO HIS TRANSLATION OF THE SAYINGS OF XYSTUS RUFINUS’ PREFACE TO HIS TRANSLATION OF THE CHURCH HISTORY OF EUSEBIUS RUFINUS’ PREFACE TO HIS TRANSLATION OF ORIGEN RUFINUS’ PREFACE TO HIS TRANSLATION OF ORIGEN ON THE EP. TO THE ROMANS RUFINUS’ PERORATION APPENDED TO ORIGEN ON THE EP. TO THE ROMANS RUFINUS’ PREFACE TO HIS TRANSLATION OF ORIGEN ON NUMBERS 5 PREFACE THIS volume contains the following works. I. THEODORET: Church History, Dialogues, and Letters. Translated, with ample Prolegomena and explanatory notes, by the Rev. BLOMFIELD JACKSON, M.A., Rector of St. Bartholomew’s, Cripplegate, London. II. JEROME AND GENNADIUS: Lives of Illustrious Men. Translated, with introduction and notes, by ERNEST CUSHING RICHARDSON, Ph.D., Librarian of Princeton College. III. RUFINUS: Apology against Jerome, and JEROME: Apology in reply to Rufinus; RUFINUS: Commentary on the Apostles’ Creed, and Prefaces to his translations of the Clementine Recognitions, the Sayings of Xystus, Eusebius’s Church History, and several of Origen’s works; translated, with notes, and an introduction on the Life and Works of Rufinus by the Hon. and Rev. WM. HENRY FREMANTLE, M.A., Canon of Canterbury. The English reader has now, in the first three volumes of this Library, a complete collection of the historical writings of the Fathers, whose permanent value, as sources, is universally acknowledged. Several of them have never before appeared in English. The unavoidable delay in the publication of the third volume has been very annoying to the general editors and publishers, but the subscribers will be amply compensated by the addition of the writings of Rufinus, which were not promised in the prospectus. It is encouraging that this difficult and costly enterprise is beginning to be duly appreciated by competent judges on both sides of the Atlantic. It is especially gratifying to read from a thorough patristic scholar of the Anglican Church such a hearty commendation of the first volume (the work of two young American divines), as appeared in “The Church Quarterly Review” for April, 1892. We share in this hope (p. 125) that the labors of Dr. McGiffert and Dr. Richardson will stimulate a new and critical edition of all the historical works of Eusebius, after the model set by Bishop Lightfoot in his Apostolic Fathers, and that one of the English 6 University Presses will consider it an honor to undertake the expense of publication. PHILIP SCHAFF. NEW YORK, JULY 12, 1892. 7 THE ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY, DIALOGUES, AND LETTERS OF THEODORET TRANSLATED WITH NOTES BY THE REV. BLOMFIELD JACKSON, M.A., Vicar of St. Bartholomew’s, Moor Lane, and Fellow of Kin’s College, London. 8 TRANSLATOR’S PREFACE THE following translation has been made from the edition published in Migne’s Patrologia. The plan originally proposed was, in the case of the History, to make a revision of an existing translation. This was, however, after a brief trial, abandoned, and the translation has throughout been made entirely fresh. The Letters, so far as the translator is aware, have never been published in English before. The notes indicate with sufficient clearness to whom he is indebted for such elucidation of the text as he may have been enabled to furnish. Conscious of its imperfections, and not confident that revision can have removed all blemishes and errors, he yet puts forth this English version of the History, Dialogues, and Letters of Theodoret, Bishop of Cyrus, in the hope that he may not have done great injustice to their holy and learned author. LONDON, July, 1892 (Pro<v tw~n cratou>ntwn ejsme>n). —AESCHYLUS 9 CONTENTS PROLEGOMENA. Chronological Tables Life and Writings Cyril’s “Twelve Chapters” or Anathemas with THEODORET’S COUNTER-STATEMENTS Pedigrees THE ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY THE DIALOGUES THE LETTERS 10 CHRONOLOGICAL TABLES TO ACCOMPANY THE HISTORY AND LIFE OF THEODORET 323. Defeat and relegation of Licinius. Theod.1,1;Soc.1.4;Soz.1.8;Eus.10. 9. 324. Execution of Licinius. Macarius, bishop of Jerusalem, Silvester of Rome, and Alexander of Alexandria Theod. 1. 2; Soc. 1. 9; Soz. 1. 2 Colluthus condemned at Alexandria Theod. 1. 3. 325. 20th year of Constantine I. COUNCIL OF NICAEA (May 20— Aug. 25). Theod. 1. 6; Soc. 1. 8; Soz. 1. 2 Birth of Gallus (Caesar). Theod. 3. 1 Birth of Gregory of Nazianzus. Eustathius of Borea elected bishop of Antioch. Theod 1. 3; Soz. 1. 2 Constantine writes a letter ordering the building and reparation of churches. Theod. 1. 14 Also a letter to Macarius, bishop of Jerusalem, about the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Theod. 1. 16; Soc. 1. 9. 326. Alexander, bishop of Alexandria, died in January (perhaps April), and Athanasius succeeds, probably on June 8th. The Festal Index gives 328. Theod. 1. 25; Soc. 1. 15; Soz. 2. 17 327. ? Consecration of Frumentius to the Abyssinian bishopric. Theod. 1. 22; Soc. 1. 19; Soz. 2. 24 328. Arian Council of Antioch, and deposition of Eusetathius: but the date is much controverted. Possibly 330 or 331. Theod. 1. 20; Soc. 1. 24; Soz. 2. 19 329. Incident of Ischyras and Macarius. Theod. 2. 6.; Soc. 1. 27. Birth of Basil of Caesarea, “the Great.” 330. Byzantium dedicated as Constantinople, May 11th. cf. Theod. 1. 18; Soc. 1. 16; Soz. 1. 3. 331. Birth of Julian. Perhaps the deposition of Eustathius. 333.Constantine’s letter to Sapor II. Theod. 1. 24. 11 335. Division of the empire between Constantine, Constantius, and Constans, sons, and Dalmatius and Hannibalianus, nephews of the emperor. Dedication of the Great Church at Jerusalem. Theod. 1. 29; Soc. 1. 28; Soz. 2. 26. Anthony summoned to Alexandria. Theod. 4. 24. Councils of Tyre and Jerusalem; first exile of Athanasius. Theod. 1. 28—29; Soc.1.28; Soz. 2. 25. 336. Athanasius at Treves. Theod. 1. 29; Soc. 1. 35; Soz. 2. 28. Death of Arius. Theod. I. 13; Soc. 1. 38; Soz. 2. 29. Death (? Clinton gives 340) of Alexander of Constantinople.Theod. 1. 19. 337. Death of Constantine I. Whitsunday. Theod. 1. 30; Soc. 1. 39; Soz. 2. 34. 338. Athanasius’ restoration recommended by Constantine II. Theod. 2. 1; Soc. 2. 3; Soz. 3. 2. 340. Constantine II. defeated and slain near Aquileia. Theod. 2. 3; Soc. 2. 5; Soz. 3. 2. Constantius at war with Persia. Death of Eusebius of Caesarea, the historian. Paul and Eusebius of Nicomedia rivals at Constantinople. Theod. 1. 19; Soc. 2. 7; Soz. 3. 4. Athanasius withdraws to Rome. Gregory at Alexandria. Theod. 2. 3: Soc. 2. 11; Soz. 3. 6. Arian Synod of the Dedication of the Great Church at Antioch, commonly dated 341. Theod. 2. 3; Soc. 2. 10; Soz. 3. 5. 342. Constantius orders expulsion of Paul from Constantinople. Theod. 2. 4; Soc. 2. 7; Soz. 3. 4. 343. Persecution in Persia. 343-4 or 347. (See note on p. 67.) Council of Sardica. Theod. 2. 6; Soc. 2. 14; Soz. 3. 11. Athanasius received at Milan by Constans. 345. Murder of Gregory. Theod. 2. 9. 345 or 346. Deposition of Stephen of Theod. 2. 8; Soc. 2. 26; Soz. 3. 20. AntiochReturn of Athanasius, October 21. Theod. 2. 3; Soc. 2. 33; Soz. 3. 70. 347. Birth of John Chryststom. 349. Council at Jerusalem (Mansi. II. 171 u.), under bp. Maximus, in favor of Athanasius. 1st Council of Sirmium. 350. Revolt of Magnentius. Theod. 2. 12; Soc. 2. 25. Constans killed February 27. Theod. 2. 9; Soc. 2. 25; Soz. 4. 1 12 351. Constantius, sole emperor, defeats Magnentius at Mursa. 2nd Council of Sirmium. 352. Liberius succeeds Julius in the See of Theod.