Book of Enoch
6 excerpts
300 BC
Book of Jubilees
2 excerpts
100 BC
Sibylline Oracles
1 excerpt
100 BC
James
3 excerpts
49
Galatians
11 excerpts
50
Philo of Alexandria
24 excerpts
50
1 Corinthians
18 excerpts
55
2 Corinthians
13 excerpts
56
Romans
56 excerpts
56
Mark
23 excerpts
60
Matthew
41 excerpts
60
Luke
21 excerpts
61
Acts
34 excerpts
62
Ephesians
7 excerpts
62
Philippians
1 excerpt
62
1 Timothy
1 excerpt
64
1 Peter
15 excerpts
65
2 Peter
1 excerpt
68
Hebrews
33 excerpts
69
Jude
1 excerpt
70
John
14 excerpts
90
Revelation
7 excerpts
96
Clement of Rome
131 excerpts
99
Book of Biblical Antiquities
1 excerpt
100
Didache
55 excerpts
100
Josephus
13 excerpts
100
Justin Martyr
172 excerpts
100
— 165
Early Christian apologist; defended the faith to Roman emperors and articulated Christ as the divine Logos.
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Ignatius of Antioch
246 excerpts
108
Odes of Solomon
4 excerpts
125
Irenaeus of Lyons
792 excerpts
130
— 202
Bishop of Lyon and student of Polycarp (disciple of John). His "Against Heresies" anchored apostolic tradition against Gnosticism.
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Papias of Hierapolis
15 excerpts
130
Epistle of Barnabas
16 excerpts
132
Pseudo-Barnabas
2 excerpts
132
Pseudo-Clement
173 excerpts
140
Clement of Alexandria
982 excerpts
150
— 215
Greek theologian who fused biblical faith with classical philosophy in 2nd-century Alexandria.
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Epistle to Diognetus
1 excerpt
150
Gospel of the Hebrews
3 excerpts
150
Protoevangelium of James
2 excerpts
150
Polycarp of Smyrna
56 excerpts
155
Tertullian
3452 excerpts
155
— 220
North African Latin theologian; coined much of Western Christian vocabulary including "Trinity".
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Shepherd of Hermas
115 excerpts
160
Abercius
1 excerpt
167
Hippolytus of Rome
520 excerpts
170
— 235
Roman presbyter and prolific exegete; wrote against heresies and authored early liturgical texts.
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Muratorian fragment
1 excerpt
170
Dionysius of Corinth
3 excerpts
171
Heracleon
2 excerpts
175
Hegesippus
8 excerpts
180
Melito of Sardis
5 excerpts
180
Tatian the Assyrian
12 excerpts
180
Valentinus
1 excerpt
180
Origen of Alexandria
2738 excerpts
184
— 253
Greatest scholar of the early Church; produced the Hexapla (six-column OT) and verse-by-verse commentaries on most of Scripture.
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Theophilus of Antioch
16 excerpts
185
Athenagoras of Athens
9 excerpts
190
Polycrates Of Ephesus
5 excerpts
196
Acts of Peter
2 excerpts
200
Caius Presbyter of Rome
1 excerpt
200
Cyprian of Carthage
887 excerpts
200
— 258
Bishop of Carthage and martyr; wrote on church unity, baptism, and pastoral care.
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Liturgy of Addai and Mari
1 excerpt
200
Martyrdom Of Polycarp
5 excerpts
200
The Liturgy Of The Blessed Apostles
3 excerpts
200
The Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicity
4 excerpts
203
Pope Zephyrinus
3 excerpts
217
Zephyrinus
2 excerpts
217
Callistus I of Rome
13 excerpts
223
Didascalia Apostolorum
6 excerpts
230
Pope Urban I
9 excerpts
230
Pope Pontian
1 excerpt
235
Pope Anterus
9 excerpts
236
Julius Africanus
5 excerpts
240
Commodian
8 excerpts
250
Fabian of Rome
17 excerpts
250
Marcus Minucius Felix
3 excerpts
250
Alexander of Jerusalem
1 excerpt
251
Faustinus of Lyon
1 excerpt
254
Novatian
62 excerpts
258
Eusebius of Caesarea
423 excerpts
263
— 339
Father of Church history; his "Ecclesiastical History" preserved the story of the early Church.
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Dionysius of Alexandria
47 excerpts
264
Pope Dionysius
2 excerpts
268
Gregory of Neocaesarea
32 excerpts
270
Theognostus Of Alexandria
1 excerpt
270
Malchion
1 excerpt
272
Archelaus of Carrhae
1 excerpt
278
Athanasius of Alexandria
360 excerpts
296
— 373
Bishop of Alexandria; chief defender of Nicene orthodoxy against Arianism.
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Ammonius of Alexandria
70 excerpts
300
Liturgy of Saint Mark
4 excerpts
300
Pseudo-Cyprian
3 excerpts
300
The Passing of Mary
1 excerpt
300
Theonas of Alexandria
8 excerpts
300
Victorinus of Pettau
146 excerpts
304
Ephrem the Syrian
790 excerpts
306
— 373
Syriac deacon and hymnographer; called "the Harp of the Spirit" for his poetic theology.
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Phileas of Thmuis
2 excerpts
306
Pamphilus of Caesarea
2 excerpts
309
Hilary of Poitiers
762 excerpts
310
— 367
Gallic bishop; "Athanasius of the West" who defended Trinitarian orthodoxy in Latin.
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Methodius of Olympus
204 excerpts
311
Peter of Alexandria
27 excerpts
311
Theodore Stratelates
52 excerpts
319
Lucius Caecilius Firmianus Lactantius
118 excerpts
325
Alexander of Alexandria
34 excerpts
328
Gregory of Nazianzus
286 excerpts
329
— 390
Cappadocian Father; "the Theologian" whose orations shaped Trinitarian dogma.
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Arnobius of Sicca
13 excerpts
330
Basil of Caesarea
724 excerpts
330
— 379
Cappadocian Father; pioneered Christian monasticism and articulated the doctrine of the Holy Spirit.
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Gregory of Nyssa
419 excerpts
335
— 395
Cappadocian Father; mystical theologian who explored the soul's ascent toward God.
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Arius
1 excerpt
336
Ambrose of Milan
2137 excerpts
339
— 397
Bishop of Milan, mentor to Augustine; defended Nicene orthodoxy and shaped Western liturgy.
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Asterius of Cappadocia
13 excerpts
341
Aphrahat the Persian Sage
67 excerpts
345
Jerome
6094 excerpts
347
— 420
Translator of the Latin Vulgate Bible; biblical scholar whose commentaries shaped Western exegesis for a millennium.
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John Chrysostom
7449 excerpts
347
— 407
Patriarch of Constantinople; "Golden-Mouthed" preacher whose homilies cover most of the New Testament verse by verse.
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Pachomius the Great
36 excerpts
348
Julius Firmicus Maternus
1 excerpt
350
Syncletica of Alexandria
2 excerpts
350
Augustine of Hippo
7864 excerpts
354
— 430
Bishop of Hippo; the most influential Father of the Western Church. Author of Confessions, City of God, and vast biblical commentary.
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Ammon of Hadrianopolis
1 excerpt
355
Anthony the Great
2 excerpts
356
Eusebius of Emesa
11 excerpts
360
Eustathius of Antioch
2 excerpts
360
Gaudentius of Rimini
4 excerpts
360
Potamius of Lisbon
4 excerpts
360
Acacius of Caesarea
3 excerpts
366
Ambrosiaster
1046 excerpts
366
— 384
Anonymous 4th-century Latin commentator on the Pauline epistles, long misattributed to Ambrose.
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Theodorus of Tabennese
3 excerpts
368
Gaius Marius Victorinus
220 excerpts
370
Lucifer of Cagliari
1 excerpt
370
Eusebius of Vercelli
2 excerpts
371
Cyril of Alexandria
2296 excerpts
376
— 444
Patriarch of Alexandria; defended the title Theotokos for Mary and articulated Christ's unity at Ephesus (431).
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Titus of Bostra
88 excerpts
378
Macrina the Younger
4 excerpts
379
Apostolic Constitutions
344 excerpts
380
Oresiesis-Heru-sa Ast
3 excerpts
380
Council of Constantinople of 381
1 excerpt
381
Apollinaris of Laodicea
74 excerpts
382
Pseudo-Ambrose
8 excerpts
384
Cyril of Jerusalem
318 excerpts
386
Horsiesios
12 excerpts
387
Diodorus of Tarsus
133 excerpts
390
Nemesius of Emesa
6 excerpts
390
Optatus of Milevis
1 excerpt
390
Palladius of Antioch
1 excerpt
390
Ticonius
95 excerpts
390
Macarius of Egypt
6 excerpts
391
Pacian of Barcelona
42 excerpts
391
Gregory of Elvira
22 excerpts
392
Theodoret of Cyrus
1408 excerpts
393
— 458
Antiochene exegete and Church historian; wrote literal commentaries on most of the Old Testament.
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Ammonas of Egypt
1 excerpt
396
Philastrius of Brescia
2 excerpts
397
Didymus the Blind
321 excerpts
398
Evagrius Ponticus
115 excerpts
399
Adamantius
1 excerpt
400
Book of Steps
1 excerpt
400
Hegemonius
3 excerpts
400
Pseudo-Hegesippus
1 excerpt
400
Pseudo-Ignatius
3 excerpts
400
Amphilochius of Iconium
2 excerpts
403
Epiphanius of Salamis
45 excerpts
403
Chromatius of Aquileia
120 excerpts
406
Gaudentius of Brescia
15 excerpts
410
Prudentius
59 excerpts
410
Council of Carthage of 411
1 excerpt
411
Tyrannius Rufinus
56 excerpts
411
Theophilus of Alexandria
7 excerpts
412
Aurelius Prudentius Clemens
10 excerpts
413
Nicetas of Remesiana
24 excerpts
414
Pelagius
467 excerpts
418
Council of Carthage of 419
1 excerpt
419
Fastidius
2 excerpts
420
Palladius of Galatia
6 excerpts
420
Paulus Orosius
7 excerpts
420
Paulinus of Milan
4 excerpts
422
Severian of Gabala
143 excerpts
425
Sulpicius Severus
4 excerpts
425
Theodore of Mopsuestia
493 excerpts
428
Marcus Eremita
3 excerpts
430
Council of Ephesus
3 excerpts
431
Paulinus of Nola
23 excerpts
431
John Cassian
272 excerpts
435
Acacius of Beroea
1 excerpt
437
Possidius
1 excerpt
437
Socrates Scholasticus
1 excerpt
439
John I of Antioch
1 excerpt
441
Vincent of Lérins
9 excerpts
445
Proclus of Constantinople
3 excerpts
446
Theodotus of Ancyra
4 excerpts
446
Eucherius of Lyon
4 excerpts
449
Eznik of Kolb
7 excerpts
449
Hilary of Arles
167 excerpts
449
Abba Poemen
5 excerpts
450
Hesychius of Jerusalem
62 excerpts
450
Isidore of Pelusium
11 excerpts
450
John the Solitary
1 excerpt
450
Peter Chrysologus
160 excerpts
450
Quodvultdeus
28 excerpts
450
Nilus of Sinai
25 excerpts
451
Julian of Eclanum
68 excerpts
455
Prosper of Aquitaine
17 excerpts
455
Arnobius the Younger
73 excerpts
460
Valerian of Cimiez
19 excerpts
460
Leo the Great
165 excerpts
461
Patrick of Ireland
3 excerpts
461
Maximus of Turin
117 excerpts
465
Shenoute the Archimandrite
5 excerpts
465
Basil of Seleucia
5 excerpts
468
Gennadius of Constantinople
53 excerpts
471
Besa The Copt
2 excerpts
474
Vigilius of Thapsus
17 excerpts
484
Cassiodorus
458 excerpts
485
— 585
Roman statesman turned monk; wrote a complete commentary on the Psalms and preserved classical learning.
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Diadochos of Photiki
3 excerpts
486
Faustus of Riez
3 excerpts
490
Isaiah the Solitary
1 excerpt
491
Gennadius of Massilia
2 excerpts
496
Acts of Peter and Paul
2 excerpts
500
Ambrosian Hymn Writer
1 excerpt
500
Aponius
21 excerpts
500
Desert Fathers
276 excerpts
500
Eusebius of Gaul
1 excerpt
500
Pseudo-Chrysostom
373 excerpts
500
Salvian the Presbyter
65 excerpts
500
Victor Vitensis
2 excerpts
500
Victor of Cartenna
1 excerpt
500
Julianus Pomerius
2 excerpts
505
Epiphanius Scholasticus
23 excerpts
510
Jacob of Serugh
4 excerpts
521
Magnus Felix Ennodius
2 excerpts
521
Philoxenus of Mabbug
12 excerpts
523
Procopius of Gaza
40 excerpts
528
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
12 excerpts
532
Fulgentius of Ruspe
165 excerpts
533
Remigius of Rheims
309 excerpts
533
Pseudo-Macarius
7 excerpts
534
Eugippius
2 excerpts
535
Severus of Antioch
38 excerpts
538
Gregory the Great
3352 excerpts
540
— 604
Pope Gregory I; his Moralia in Job is a masterwork of allegorical exegesis.
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Caesarius of Arles
451 excerpts
542
Arator
45 excerpts
544
Facundus of Hermiane
1 excerpt
544
Venerable Barsanuphius and John the Prophet
6 excerpts
545
Benedict of Nursia
9 excerpts
548
Oecumenius
1829 excerpts
550
Verecundus of Junca
9 excerpts
552
Second Council of Constantinople
2 excerpts
553
Romanos the Melodist
31 excerpts
555
Primasius of Hadrumetum
175 excerpts
560
Dorotheos of Gaza
5 excerpts
565
Martin of Braga
12 excerpts
580
Abraham of Nathpar
2 excerpts
600
Apringius of Beja
109 excerpts
600
Olympiodorus of Alexandria
94 excerpts
600
Paschasius of Dumium
5 excerpts
600
Leander of Seville
18 excerpts
601
Paterius
41 excerpts
606
Andreas of Caesarea
424 excerpts
614
Isidore of Seville
35 excerpts
636
Sophronius of Jerusalem
5 excerpts
638
Lateran Council of 649
1 excerpt
649
Sahdona the Syrian
20 excerpts
649
Braulio of Zaragoza
11 excerpts
651
Maximus the Confessor
23 excerpts
662
Fructuosus of Braga
7 excerpts
665
Ildefonsus of Toledo
1 excerpt
667
Bede the Venerable
7088 excerpts
672
— 735
English monk and historian; commented on most of Scripture and wrote the Ecclesiastical History of the English People.
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Julian of Toledo
2 excerpts
690