An edition of The creeds of Christendom: with a history and critical notes
(1877)
The Creeds Of Christendom, with a History and Critical Notes
Volume 2: The Greek and Latin creeds, with translations
6th ed., rev. and enl
by Philip Schaff
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Table of Contents
v. 1. The history of creeds.
v. 2. The Greek and Latin creeds, with translations.
v. 3. The evangelical Protestant creeds, with translations
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(VOL. II.)
THE CREEDS OF THE GREEK AND LATIN CHURCHES.
I. SCRIPTURE CONFESSIONS.
Introductory 3
The Confession of Nathanael 4
The Confession of Peter 4
The Confession of Thomas 5
The Baptismal Formula 5
The Confession of the Eunuch 6
One God and one Lord 6
The Mystery of Godliness 6
The Elementary Articles 7
Other Allusions to Creeds 7
II. ANTE-NICENE AND NICENE RULES OF FAITH AND BAPTISMAL CREEDS.
Introductory Remarks 11
Ignatius, of Antioch. A.D. 107 11
Irenjeus, of Gaul. AD. 180 12
First Formula 13
Second Formula 15
Third Formula 16
Tertullian, of North Africa. A.D. 200 16
First Formula 17
Second Formula 17
Third Formula 19
Cyprian, of Carthage. A.D. 250 20
Novatian, of Rome. A.D. 250 21
Origen, of Alexandria. A.D. 230 21
Gregory Thaumaturgus, of Neo-Caesarea. A.D. 270 24
Lucian, of Antioch. A.D. 300 25
The Private Creed of Arius. A.D. 328 28
Eusebius, of Caesarea in Palestine. A.D. 325 29
Cyril, of Jerusalem. A.D. 350 31
Longer Formula 31
Shorter Formula 32
Epiphanius, of Cyprus. A.D. 374 32
First Formula 33
Second Formula 35
The Apostolical Constitutions. A.D. 350 39
Comparative Table of the Ante-Nicene Rules of Faith as related to the Apostles’ Creed and the Nicene Creed 40
III. OECUMENICAL CREEDS.
1. The Apostles’ Creed 45
The Received Form (Eighth Century) 45
The Old Roman Form (Fourth Century) 47
The Forms of Aquileja, Rufinus, Fortunatus (Fourth and Fifth Centuries) 49
An Old Italian Form (Fourth Century) 50
Comparative Table showing the Origin and Gradual Growth of the Apostles’ Creed 52
2. The Nicene Creed, A.D. 325 and 381 57
The Received Text of the Eastern Church, A.D. 381 57
The Received Text of the Western Church 58
The Old Nicene Symbol of 325 60
Other Oriental Creeds of the Nicene Age 61
3. The Creed of Chalcedon, A.D. 451 62
4. The Athanasian Creed 66
5. The Creed of the Sixth OEcumenical Council against the Monothelites, A.D. 680 72
Remarks on the Dogmatic Legislation of the other OEcumenical Councils 73
IV. ROMAN CREEDS.
1. The Canons and Dogmatic Decrees of the Council of Trent, A.D. 1563 77
2. The Profession of the Tridentine Faith, A.D. 1564 207
3. The Decree of Pope Prus IX. on the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, A.D. 1854 211
4. Papal Syllabus of the Principal Errors of Our Time, A.D. 1864 213
5. The Dogmatic Decrees of the Vatican Council concerning the Catholic Faith and the Church of Christ (the Infallibility of the Pope), A.D. 1870 234
V. GREEK AND RUSSIAN CREEDS.
1. The Orthodox Confession of the Eastern Church, A.D. 1643 275
2. The Confession of Dositheus, or the Eighteen Decrees of the Synod of Jerusalem, A.D. 1672 401
3. The Longer Catechism of the Russian Church, prepared by Philaret, Revised and Approved by the Most Holy Synod, A.D. 1839 445
VI. OLD CATHOLIC UNION CREEDS.
1. The Fourteen Theses of the Old Catholic Union Conference with Greeks and Anglicans, A.D. 1874 545
2. The Old Catholic Agreement on the Filioque Controversy, A.D. 1875 552
APPENDIX I. : Encyclical Letter of Pope Leo XIII., Immortale Dei, concerning the Christian Constitution of States. Nov. 1, 1885 555
APPENDIX II. : Facsimiles of the Oldest MSS. of the Athanasian Creed and the Apostles Creed 601
APPENDIX III.: Boniface VIII. s bull, Unam 8anctam, 1302 605
APPENDIX IV. : Leo XIII. ’s bull, Apostolicae curae on Anglican Orders, 1896 608
APPENDIX V.: Leo XIII., 1899, and Pius X., 1907-10, on Americanism and Modernism 610
APPENDIX VI.: Pius X. s oath against ‘Modernism, 1910 613
APPENDIX VII. : Pius XI. s bull, Mortalium on Church Union, 1928 616
Edition Notes
At head of title: Bibliotheca symbolica ecclesiae universalis
Preface to 6th ed. signed: David S. Schaff, January, 1931
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