I have just uploaded the following lecture in PDF:
My thanks to Professor Watson for providing me with the text of his lecture, which is published here for the first time.
In the early 20th Century SPCK published a very useful series of translations of many of the writings of the early and medieval church – the Translations of Christian Literature. Many of these are now in the public domain and are now available for free download. Visit this page to see all the books in…
Today’s free book is the standard translation of the Aristides of Athens’ Apology. The history of the discovery if the text is summarised on Wikipedia: In 1878, the Armenian monks of the Mechitarite convent in Venice published the first two chapters, which they had found in a manuscript in their collection in Armenian translation. This…
Today’s free book is Fredrick Watson’s study of the Christian Apologists of the Second and Third Centuries, which includes Justin Martyr, Tatian, Athenagoras, Theophilus of Antioch, Minucius Felix, Tertullian and Origen. This public domain title was digitised from the copy held in Spurgeon’s College library. Frederick Watson [1844-1906], The Defenders of the Faith; or, the…
Today’s free book is a brief overview of Christian doctrine in the Early Church, part of the Oxford Church Text Books. My thanks to Book Aid for making a copy of this public domain title available for digitisation. Leighton Pullan [1865-1940], Early Christian Doctrine. Oxford Church Text Books. London: Rivingtons, 1899. Hbk. pp.124. [Click here…
Today’s free books is George Duncan Barry’s study of the teaching of the early church concerning the inspiration and authority of Scripture. My thanks to Book Aid for making a copy of this public domain title available for digitisation. George Duncan Barry [1864-1945], The Inspiration and Authority of Holy Scripture. A Study in the Literature…
Today’s free book is Robert Rainy’s comprehensive survey of early church history from the time of the Emperor Trajan to Fourth General Council (98-451 AD). My thanks to Book Aid for making a copy of public domain title available for digitisation. Robert Rainy [1826-1906], The Ancient Catholic Church from the Accession of Trajan to the…
