Dokumen terkait

• The Refutation of All Heresies

  Hippolytus of Romeearly 3rd century

  Catalogues and critiques competing philosophical and heretical teachings to defend apostolic doctrine.

• Adversus Haereses (Against Heresies)

  Irenaeus of Lyonsc. AD 180

  Refutes gnostic systems, defends apostolic succession and rule of faith, and develops recapitulation in Christ.

• The Epistles of Cyprian

  Cyprian of Carthagemid 3rd century

  Pastoral letters on persecution, reconciliation, episcopal unity, and practical church governance.

• Against Celsus

  Origenc. AD 248

  A detailed response to pagan criticism, combining biblical exegesis, philosophical reasoning, and theological defense.

• Treatise Concerning the Trinity

  Novatianmid 3rd century

  Offers a pre-Nicene defense of the Father, Son, and Spirit in continuity with scriptural monotheism.

• Exhortation to the Heathen

  Clement of Alexandrialate 2nd century

  Invites pagans to abandon idolatry and receive Christ the Logos as the true teacher and healer of humanity.

• The Instructor

  Clement of Alexandrialate 2nd century

  Shows how Christian formation reshapes ordinary habits, speech, consumption, and virtue under Christ's guidance.

• On Baptism

  Tertullianearly 3rd century

  Explains the meaning, necessity, and moral implications of baptism within Christian initiation and ongoing obedience.