In 317 constantine summoned lactantius to trier to supervise the education of his son crispus. Students of lactantius have been looking forward with great. The divine institutes is the name of a theological work by the christian roman philosopher lactantius, written between ad 303 and 311. Lactantius, divinae institutiones, printed by pannartz and sweynheim in 1465, first page. Bibliography of lactantius carleton college mafiadoc. Lactantius was referred to as the christian cicero by renaissance humanists. We have sufficiently taught, as i think, in our institutions, that there cannot be. Lactantius divinarum institutionum documenta catholica omnia.
Per famam oratoris nicodemiam in bithynia, caput partis orientalis imperii et sedes imperatoris a magistro arnobio vocatus est ut doceret. Please help support the mission of new advent and get the full contents of. Lucius caelius firmianus lactantius was a teacher of rhetoric at nicomedia. The divine institutes of lactantius was a vigorous riposte to the pagan criticism and persecution of christianity that came to a head under the roman emperor diocletian in the early fourth century a. This is the most important of the writings of lactantius. Yale university beinecke rare book and manuscript library medieval and renaissance manuscripts ms 798 otranto apulia, febr. And although he was a manyet he was of great antiquity, and most fully imbued with every kind of learning, so that the knowledge of many subjects and arts acquired for him the name of. Scholarly literature the following symbols are used in this part. Lactantius, christian apologist and one of the most reprinted of the latin church fathers, whose divinae institutiones divine precepts, a classically styled philosophical refutation of early4thcentury antichristian tracts, was the first systematic latin account of the christian attitude. Corpus scriptorum ecclesiasticorum latinorum, csel, corpus scriptorum ecclesiasticorum latinorum, wiener kirchenvater. Divinae institutiones, with introduction, commentary and vocabulary. Bibliography of lactantius compiled by jackson bryce carleton college, northfield, minnesota revised version, 2003 part iii. Di divinae institutiones edi epitome divinarum institutionum acedi the acephalous edi, beginning with ch.
Beginning of lactantius divinae institutiones in a renaissance manuscript written in florence ca. In taking this hard line against christians themselves, eusebius claims closely resemble those of cyprian, d. Bibliography of lactantius compiled by jackson bryce carleton college, northfield, minnesota version of july 26, 1999 part iii. Men of great and distinguished talent, when they had entirely devoted themselves to learning, holding in contempt all actions both private and public, applied to the pursuit of investigating the truth whatever labour could be bestowed upon it. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
For the rest, lactantius knows nothing historically of the tradition which he esteemed so highly, and the mention of the latinized name thoyth 1 and of hermopolis 2 does but throw the paucity of his knowledge into deeper relief. It was one of the first books printed in italy and the first dated italian imprint. Full text of the works of lactantius internet archive. For a list of references to the work of tertullian in the institutiones see lactantius, divinarum institutionum libri septem, fasc. Jan 02, 2020 the most important works written by lactantius are the divinae insititutiones divine institutes, several volumes of discourse on the christian worldview. These books are considered one of the earliest examples of christian apologetics coming from a latin roman source. The mention of historical theology entails that this investigation will dialogue with christian authors of the past in order to. His most important work is the institutiones divinae the divine institutes, an apologetic treatise intended to establish the reasonableness and truth of.
Click download or read online button to get divine institutes book now. While details about his life are scarce, we know that he lived through the persecution of emperor diocletian and that his written works are valuable for understanding the perspective of. In africa septentrionali natus est, in qua, siccae veneriae, fuit discipulus arnobii. Mar 11, 2019 lactantius divine institutes pdf written by admin on march 11, 2019 in career divine institutes, book i of the false worship of the gods and because it was impossible that the divine method of procedure should become known to man. His main surviving works are his divinae institutiones, which sought to commend. Home fathers of the church the divine institutes lactantius the divine institutes. Students of lactantius have been looking forward with great eagerness to this endeavor, and the first fascicle. Caeli firmiani lactanti opera omnia, institutions divines. The divine institutes, books ivii fathers of the church. Lucius caecilius firmianus lactantius was an early christian author ca. The divine institutes, books ivii fathers of the church patristic series lactantius, mcdonald o. This vocabulary is used in the context of roman notions such as paterfamilias, pater patriae and pater or patria potestas.
But his unique version of apocalyptic eschatology as expressed in book vii of the divinae institutiones, his largest work, has been relatively neglected. This study is an exercise in historical theology and theolinguistics. This paper will distill lactantiuss complex narrative and summarize his sources. Bibliography of lactantius compiled by jackson bryce carleton college, northfield, minnesota revised version, 2003 part iv.
Bibliographical works in this section are some of the bibliographical resources that i have found. Lactantius also stresses the eschatological character of gods paternity in the final book of his divine institutes divinae institutiones. May 21, 2015 lactantius derides what he sees as an erroneous pagan balancesheet mentality weighing pleasure against pain. It is an apologetic work in seven books which bear the following titles. Fourth edition, august, 2019 this revision and updating of the bibliography, some 47 years in the compiling, is offered in celebration of the eighteenth quadrennial. What lactantius does know is a large literature in greek and its general tendency. Lactantius, divinae institutiones, printed by pannartz. Lucius caecilius vel caelius firmianus lactantius c. Institutiones divinae the divine institutes, written between 303 and 311. The divine institutes, books ivii by lactantius author. Aug 26, 2008 the divine institutes, books ivii fathers of the church patristic series lactantius, mcdonald o. Bibliographical works in this section are some of the bibliographical resources most appropriate for students of lactantius.
Media in category lucius caecilius firmianus lactantius the following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total. The divine institutes, books ivii fathers of the church patristic series. Lactantius is the first writer in the christian tradition to argue, as he does in this work, that killing oneself is worse than killing another person, a view that gains considerable currency in later christian thought. On false religion, the origin of error, on false philosophy, true wisdom and religion, concerning justice, on true worship, and on the. Bibliographical works in this section are some of the bibliographical resources that i have found most helpful toards this compilation. Institutiones divinae is the name of a theological work by the christian roman philosopher. Divinae institutiones work by lactantius britannica. The concept of gods fatherhood in the divinae institutiones of lactantius 250325 ce.
Supreme god, nevertheless, ensnared by the philosophers, and captivated by false arguments, entertain opinions concerning that excellent majesty far removed from the truth. Colin mcallister regnum caelorum terrestre, the apocalyptic. Bibliography of lactantius compiled by jackson bryce carleton college, northfield, minnesota fourth edition, august 2019 part i. Download citation lactantius lucius caelius firmianus lactantius c. Bibliography of lactantius compiled by jackson bryce carleton college, northfield, minnesota version of july 26, 1999 part i. Lactantius was also concerned, however, to put forward, for the benefit of educated pagans such as he had earlier been, the christian position on the nature of god and man, the history of. The principal work of lactantius is the divine institutes divinae institutions which was written over a period of years 3043. Lactantius is accustomed to call god father and lord pater et dominus. His divinae institutiones divine institutes were an early example of a systematic presentation of christian thought. Lactantius addressed issues such as gods nature, perfection, and. Lucius caecilius firmianus lactantius trained as a rhetorician under arnobius the elder.
While lactantius focused much of divinae institutiones on combating the claims of pagan. In lactantius the latin church fathers, whose divinae institutiones divine precepts, a classically styled philosophical refutation of early4thcentury antichristian tracts, was the first systematic latin account of the christian attitude toward life. Estimates of his lifespan generally range between the years 240 and 330. Of what great value the knowledge of the truth is and always has been. Divinae institutiones, which was published in a first version between 304 and 311, expanded beginning in 324 by speeches of. Divine institutes download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Divine institutes lactantius, lucius caecilius firmianus. The apologetic principles underlying all the works of lactantius are well set forth in this treatise.
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