Church Fathers Book?

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Can anyone recommend to me a comprehensive book detailing what the Church fathers taught in the earliest times of Christianity? Thanks
 
I find the 3 volume set by Jurgens - “The Faith of the Early Fathers” very handy. These are direct quotes from the ECF’s. In the back of the book is a Doctrinal (topical) Index for the book. (Eg. if you want to see what was said about the Eucharist, it refers you to those sections in the book.)
amazon.com/Faith-Early-Fathers-Three-Set/dp/0814610250

The full writings of the ECF’s can be found online:
newadvent.org/fathers/

One of the earliest writings is the Didache – newadvent.org/fathers/0714.htm
 
Early Christian Writings from Penguin Books may also warrant a look.

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Nita said:
I find the 3 volume set by Jurgens - “The Faith of the Early Fathers” very handy. These are direct quotes from the ECF’s. In the back of the book is a Doctrinal (topical) Index for the book. (Eg. if you want to see what was said about the Eucharist, it refers you to those sections in the book.)
amazon.com/Faith-Early-Fathers-Three-Set/dp/0814610250

The full writings of the ECF’s can be found online:
newadvent.org/fathers/

One of the earliest writings is the Didache – newadvent.org/fathers/0714.htm
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I find this set very handy:)
 
Jurgen’s Faith of the Early Fathers gets my vote as well! A complete set of the patristic writings would take up an entire book case (and a large one at that). And yet Jurgens has provided in his handy three-volume series much of the material that is most often sought. In addition to this, I personally know a Benedictine monk who teaches patristics in seminary, and he told me that Jurgen’s English translations of the original languages is very good. I personally use Faith of the Early Fathers frequently when teaching R.C.I.A. and when engaged in apologetics (the “topical index” is simply incredible).
 
Nita said:
I find the 3 volume set by Jurgens - “The Faith of the Early Fathers” very handy. These are direct quotes from the ECF’s. In the back of the book is a Doctrinal (topical) Index for the book. (Eg. if you want to see what was said about the Eucharist, it refers you to those sections in the book.)
amazon.com/Faith-Early-Fathers-Three-Set/dp/0814610250

The full writings of the ECF’s can be found online:
newadvent.org/fathers/

One of the earliest writings is the Didache – newadvent.org/fathers/0714.htm
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Jurgens is the top pick of Catholic apologists everywhere. 🙂 That’s really the one to get if you’re trying to find out where Catholic doctrine was taught by the Early Church Fathers.
 
Although it seems redundent at this point I would also recommend the “Faith of the Early Fathers” I got all 3 for $1 at a parish books sale, I didnt realize what an amazing find that was till later but am very thankful. It contains a huge selection of the early church father writtings. It doesnt include every single thing, espically early writtings that are a book unto themselves (Such as City of God by St. Augustine which is a rather large volume)

Its a 10/10 every day of the week.
 
Thank you all. This sounds great! Don’t know if I will get all three volumes for a $1 😛 but will surely look into it. God Bless.
 
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