The Cambridge Edition of Early Christian Writings provides the definitive anthology of early Christian texts from ca. 100 CE to ca. 650 CE. Its volumes reflect the cultural, intellectual, and linguistic diversity of early Christianity, and are organized thematically on the topics of God, Practice, Christ, Community, Reading, and Creation. The series expands the pool of source material to include not only Greek and Latin writings, but also Syriac and Coptic texts. Additionally, the series rejects a theologically normative view by juxtaposing texts that were important in antiquity but later deemed 'heretical' with orthodox texts. The translations are accompanied by introductions, notes, suggestions for further reading, and scriptural indices. The fourth volume focuses on early Christian reflection on Christ as God incarnate from ca. 450 CE to the eighth century. It will be an invaluable resource for students and academic researchers in early Christian studies, history of Christianity, theology and religious studies, and late antique Roman history.
Notes on contributors; Acknowledgments; Note on the texts and translations; Abbreviations; Series introduction; Introduction; Part I. The Council of Chalcedon and its Reception: 1. The Acts of the Home Synod at Constantinople (November, 448): The Proceedings against Eutyches, Presbyter and Archimandrite Mark DelCogliano; 2. Eutyches, Letter to Leo of Rome Mark DelCogliano; 3. Leo of Rome, The Tome to Flavian of Constantinople Bradley K. Storin; 4. Acts of the Council of Chalcedon (October, 451): Selected Proceedings and the Chalcedonian Definition Mark DelCogliano; 5. Leo of Rome, The Second Tome (Letter to Emperor Leo) Mark DelCogliano; 6. Timothy Aelurus, Petition to Emperor Leo Mark DelCogliano, F. J. Hamilton and E. W. Brooks; 7. Timothy Aelurus, Against the Council of Chalcedon Mark DelCogliano, Philip Michael Forness, R. Y. Ebied, L. R. Wickham and Bradley K. Storin; 8. Timothy Aelurus, Letter to Claudianus Mark DelCogliano, R. Y. Ebied and L. R. Wickham; 9. Emperor Leo, The Henotikon Bradley K. Storin; 10. Pseudo-Dionyius the Areopagite, Fourth Letter Andrew Radde-Gallwitz; 11. Narsai, Metrical Homily on 'the Word became Flesh' (John 1:14) Erin Galgay Walsh; 12. Narsai, Selections from the Metrical Homilies on the Nativity and on the Epiphany Ellen Muehlberger; 13. Philoxenos of Mabbug, Letter to the Monks of Senoun (selections) Ellen Muehlberger; 14. Jacob of Serugh, Metrical Homilies on the Name 'Emmanuel' and on How the Lord is Known in Scripture as Food and Drink Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent; 15. Jacob of Serugh, Metrical Homily on the Council of Chalcedon Sebastian P. Brock and Mark DelCogliano; 16. Jacob of Serugh, Letter 14 Aaron Michael Butts; 17. Simeon of Beth Arsham, Letter on Bar Ṣawmā and the Heresy of the Nestorians Aaron Michael Butts; 18. Emperor Justinian, Edict on the Orthodox Faith (selection) Mark DelCogliano and Bradley K. Storin; 19. Acts of the Second Council of Constantinople (May–June, 553): Selected Proceedings and the Fourteen Canons Mark DelCogliano; Part II. Christological Perspectives after Constantinople II: 20. Emperor Justin II, The Second Henotikon Bradley K. Storin; 21. Gregory the Great, Selections from his Homilies Mark DelCogliano; 22. Gregory the Great, Letters 1.24, 10.21, and 11.52 Mark DelCogliano; 23. Anonymous Apology for Narsai Erin Galgay Walsh; 24. Babai the Great, On the Union 9 and 17 John Zaleski; 25. Sophronius of Jerusalem, Synodical Letter 1.6 and 3.1–17 Andrew Radde-Gallwitz; 26. Ekthesis of Emperor Heraclius Andrew Radde-Gallwitz; 27. Maximus the Confessor, Ambiguum 31 to John Jonathan L. Zecher; 28. Maximus the Confessor, Ambiguum 5 to Thomas Jonathan L. Zecher; 29. Maximus the Confessor, Opusculum 3 Jonathan L. Zecher and Mark DelCogliano; 30. Maximus the Confessor, Opusculum 6 Jonathan L. Zecher; 31. Maximus the Confessor, Opusculum 7 Jonathan L. Zecher; 32. Typos of 647/648 Andrew Radde-Gallwitz; 33. Acts of the Lateran Synod (October, 649): Selected Proceedings and the Synodal Definition Mark DelCogliano; 34. Acts of the Third Council of Constantinople (680–681): Selected Proceedings and the Synodal Definition Mark DelCogliano; 35. John of Damascus, On Composite Nature against the Leaderless Scott Ables; 36. John of Damascus, On the Faith against the Nestorians Scott Ables; 37. John of Damascus, An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith 57–58 Scott Ables; Suggestions for further reading; Scriptural index.
Mark DelCogliano is Associate Professor of Theology at the University of St. Thomas, Minnesota. He is the author of Basil of Caesarea's Anti-Eunomian Theory of Names (2010), and has published numerous journal articles as well as translations of Basil of Caesarea, Athanasius of Alexandria, Didymus the Blind, Gregory of Nyssa, and Gregory the Great.
