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All Church Father quotes used by this website are direct quotes from the authors’ original works as cited. The English translations of all works used on this website can be found in the sources listed below. Most of the Church Father quotes used can be found in The Faith of the Early Fathers by William Jurgens. Most of the Church Father quotes concerning Mary, the mother of Christ, are found in Mary and the Fathers of the Church by Luigi Gambero. The Dormition narratives given by various Church Fathers were taken from Popular Patristic Series: On the Dormition of Mary by Brian E. Daly. Any complete works provided by this website were taken from The Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First & Second Series, by Philip Schaff.
Sources Used:
- Schaff, Philip (1996) Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: First Series, Volumes I-XIV. Hendrickson Pub; 2nd edition (February 1, 1996)
- Schaff, Philip (1994). Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Second Series, Volumes I-XIV. Hendrickson Pub (March 1, 1994)
- Jurgens, William A. (1979). The Faith of the Early Fathers, Vol. 1-3. The Liturgical Press, Collegeville Minnesota.
- Lawrence J. Johnson, (2010). Worship in the Early Church: An Anthology of Historical Sources; Volumes 1-4. Liturgical Press, 2010.
- Pelikan, Jaroslav. The Christian tradition: a history of the development of doctrine – volumes 1 – 5. University of Chicago Press, 2008.
- Kelly, J.N.D. Early Christian Doctrines. Harper One Publishing, 1978.
- Cardinal John Henry Newman. An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine. Word on Fire Classics, 2017.
- Aquilina, Mike. How the Fathers Read the Bible: Scripture, Liturgy, and the Early Church. Emmaus Road Publishing, 2022.
- Akin, Jimmy (2010). The Fathers Know Best: Your Essential Guide to the Teachings of the Early Church. CATHOLIC ANSWERS PRESS; First edition (November 30, 2010)
- Butler, Scott & Collorafi , John (2003). Keys Over the Christian World: Evidence for Papal Authority [33 A.D.- 800 A.D.] from Ancient Latin, Greek, Chaldean, Syriac, Armenian, Coptic and Ethiopian documents. Copyright by Scott Butler and John Collorafi
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. - Brian E. Daley S.J. (1998). ON THE DORMITION OF MARY: Early Patristic Homilies. From the “Popular Patristics Series Volume 18”. St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press CRESTWOOD, NY 10707. Translation Copyright © 1998.
- Gambero, Luigi (1999). Mary and the Fathers of the Church: The Blessed Virgin Mary in Patristic Thought. Ignatius Press.
- Gambero, Luigi. Mary in the Middle Ages: The Blessed Virgin Mary in the Thought of Medieval Latin Theologians. Ignatius Press, 2005
- Edmon L. Gallagher and John D. Meade. The Biblical Canon Lists from Early Christianity: Texts and Analysis. Oxford University Press (2017).
- Gary G. Michuta. The Case for the Deuterocanon: Evidence and Arguments. Nikaria Press; 1st edition (April 23, 2015)
- Gamble, Harry Y. (1985). The New Testament Canon: Its Making and Meaning. Philadelphia: Fortress.
- MacCulloch, Diarmaid. The Reformation: A History. Viking Penguin Group Publishing, 2005
- Ozment, Steven. The Age of Reform, 1250-1550: An Intellectual and Religious History of Late Medieval and Reformation Europe. Yale University, 1980.
- Oberman, Heiko A. Luther: Man Between God and the Devil. Yale University , 1989.
Recommended Reading:
- E.P. Sanders. Paul and Palestinian Judaism: A Comparison of Patterns of Religion. Fortress Press, 1977
- Wright, N.T. What Saint Paul Really Said: Was Paul of Tarsus the Real Founder of Christianity? Wm B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1997.
- Eisenbaum, Pamela. Paul was not a Christian; the Original Message of a Misunderstood Apostle. Harper One Publishing, 2010.
- Stendahl, Krister. Paul Among Jews and Gentiles. Fortress Press, 1976.
- Dunn, James D. G. The Theology of Paul the Apostle. Eerdmans Publishing, 2006.
- Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper by Brant Pitre
- Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary: Unveiling the Mother of the Messiah by Brant Pitre
- Jesus and the Old Testament Roots of the Priesthood by John Bergsma
- Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls: Revealing the Jewish Roots of Christianity by John Bergsma
- St. Peter’s Bones: How the Relics of the First Pope were Lost and Found… by Thomas J. Craughwell