Fontes Nicaenae Synodi : : The Contemporary Sources for the Study of the Council of Nicaea (304–337) / / edited by Samuel Fernández.

• Superior document: Contexts of Ancient and Medieval Anthropology ; 10
• TeilnehmendeR: Fernández, Samuel,
• Place / Publishing House: Paderborn : : Ferdinand Schöningh, Brill Deutschland,, 2024.; ©2024
• Year of Publication: 2024
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Contexts of Ancient and Medieval Anthropology ; 10.; Schöningh, Fink and mentis Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2024.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (338 pages)

"Fontes Nicaenae Synodi" is a sourcebook that provides the original text with an English translation and footnotes of the contemporary sources for the study of the Council of Nicaea (325). These sources are letters, canons, creeds, imperial documents, and synodal statements that deal with the theological, institutional, and disciplinary issues discussed at Nicaea – not only the "Arian" controversy. The book includes texts that are contemporary with the events, i.e., written between the beginning of the Melitian crisis (ca. 304) and the death of Constantine (337). They were passed on in Greek, Latin, and Syriac. The year 2025 will see a centenary of the synod of Nicaea (325–2025), which will be a promising scenario for discussing the Nicaean Council, a pivotal event in the formation of Western culture.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Contexts of Ancient and Medieval Anthropology -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 The Documents -- 1.1 Primary Sources and their Different Levels -- 1.2 Identification of Documents -- 1.3 Are the Documents Reliable? -- 2 The Chronology of the Documents -- 2.1 Hermeneutical Clarifications -- 2.2 Chronological Order of Documents -- 3 The Text of this Edition -- Fontes Nicaenae Synodi -- FNS 1: Four Egyptian Bishops, Letter to Melitius -- FNS 2: Peter of Alexandria, Letter to the People of Alexandria -- FNS 3: Peter of Alexandria, Canonical Letter -- FNS 4: Synod of Ancyra, Canons -- FNS 5: Synod ofNeocaesarea, Canons -- FNS 6: Arius, Letter to Eusebius of Nicomedia (Urk. 1 I Dok. 15) -- FNS 7: Eusebius ofNicomedia, Letter to Arius (Urk. 2 I Dok. 16) -- FNS 8: Alexander of Alexandria, Letter to Alexander (Urk. 14 I Dok. 17) -- FNS g: Alexander of Alexandria, Letter to Philogonius(Urk. 15 I Dok. 14) -- FNS 10: Alexander of Alexandria, Festal Homily -- FNS n: Arius and Companions, Letter to Alexander (Urk. 6 I Dok. 1) -- FNS 12: Eusebius ofCaesarea,LettertoAlexander (Urk. 71 Dok. g) -- FNS 13: Eusebius of Caesarea, Letter to Euphration (Urk. 3 I Dok. 10) -- FNS 14: Eusebius of Caesarea, Letter (Urk. 3 I Dok. 10) -- FNS 15: Eusebius ofNicomedia, Letter to Paulinus (Urk. 8 I Dok. 4) -- FNS 16: Paulinus of Tyre, Letter (Urk. 9 I Dok. 5) -- FNS 17: Asterius of Cappadocia, Theological Fragments -- FNS 18: Arius, lfymn [Thalia] -- FNS 19: George ofLaodicea, Letter to Alexander (Urk. 12 I Dok. 6) -- FNS 20: George of Laodicea, Letter to Those of Arius (Urk. 13 I Dok. 7) -- FNS 21: Athanasius of Anazarbus, Letter to Alexander (Urk. n I Dok. n) -- FNS 22: Athanasius of Anazarbus, Letter (Dok. 12) -- FNS 23: Theognis ofNicaea, Letters (Dok. 13).

FNS 24: Constantine,LettertoAlexanderandArius (Urk.17 I Dok. 19) -- FNS 25: Alexander of Alexandria, Deposition of Arius (Urk. 4a I Dok. 2.1) -- FNS 26: Alexander of Alexandria, Encyclical Letter (Urk. 4b I Dok. 2.2) -- FNS 27: Alexander of Alexandria, Letter to Sylvester -- FNS 28: Synod of Antioch, Synodical Letter (Urk. 18 I Dok. 20) -- FNS 29: Narcissus ofNeronias, Testimony of a Letter (Urk. 19 I Dok. 21) -- FNS 30: Constantine, Letter to the Bishops (Urk. 20 I Dok. 22) -- FNS 31: Constantine, Speech to the Nicene Synod -- FNS 32: Synod ofNicaea, Creed (Urk. 24 I Dok. 26) -- FNS 33: Synod of Nicaea, Canons -- FNS 34: Synod ofNicaea, Letter to the Church of Egypt (Urk. 23 I Dok. 25) -- FNS 35: Constantine, Letter to All the Churches (Urk. 26 I Dok. 30) -- FNS 36: Constantine, Letter to the Alexandrian Church (Urk. 25 I Dok. 29) -- FNS 37: Eusebius of Caesarea, Letter to his Church (Urk. 22 I Dok. 24) -- FNS 38: Eusebius (?), Fragment (Urk. 21 I Dok. 23) -- FNS 39: Eustathius of Antioch, On Prov 8:22 ( fr. 79) -- FNS 40: Eustathius of Antioch, Against the Ariomaniacs ( fr. 6) -- FNS 41: Eustathius of Antioch, ContraArianos (fr. 107) -- FNS 42: Constantine, Letter to the Church of the Nicomedians (Urk. 27 I Dok. 31) -- FNS 43: Constantine, Letter to Theodotus of Laodicea (Urk. 28 I Dok. 32) -- FNS 44: Constantine, Letter to the Bishops and the People (Urk. 33 I Dok. 28) -- FNS 45: Constantine, Against the Heretics -- FNS 46: Constantine, Mandate on Clerical Privileges -- FNS 47: Constantine, Mandate on Novatianists -- FNS 48: Melitius, Report to Alexander -- FNS 49: Constantine, Letter to Athanasius -- FNS 50: Constantine, Letter to Athanasius (Dok. 38) -- FNS 51: Synod of Antioch, Letter and Canons -- FNS 52: Constantine, Letter to the People of Antioch -- FNS 53: Constantine, Letter to the Synod of Antioch.

FNS 54: Constantine, Letter to Eusebius of Caesarea -- FNS 55: Constantine, Letter to the Church of Alexandria -- FNS 56: lschyras, Letter to Athanasius -- FNS 57: Pageus Presbyter, Letter to the Priors ofHathor -- FNS 58: Alexander of Thessalonica, Letter to Athanasius -- FNS 59: Pinnes, Letter to john of Memphis [Archaph] -- FNS 60: Arsenius, Letter to Athanasius -- FNS fo: Constantine, Letter to Athanasius -- FNS 62: Constantine, Letter to john of Memphis [Archaph] -- FNS 63: Constantine, Letter to Arius and His Companions (Urk. 34 I Dok. 27) -- FNS 64: Constantine, Letter to Arius (Urk. 29 I Dok. 33) -- FNS 65: Arius and Euzoius, Letter to Constantine (Urk. 30 I Dok. 34) -- FNS 66: [Secundus and Theonas ], Pamphlet of Apology (Urk. 31 I Dok. 36) -- FNS 67: Callistus, Letter to Paieou and Patabeit -- FNS 68: Constantine, Letter to the Synod of Tyre -- FNS 69: The Clergy of Alexandria, Letter to the Commission of Mareotis -- FNS 70: The Clergy ofMareotis, Letter to the Synod of Tyre -- FNS 71: The Clergy ofMareotis, Letter to Prefect Philagrius -- FNS 72: The Egyptian Bishops in Tyre, Letter to the Synod of Tyre -- FNS 73: The Egyptian Bishops in Tyre, Letter to Count Dionysius I -- FNS 74: The Egyptian Bishops in Tyre, Letter to Count Dionysius II -- FNS 75: Alexander ofThessalonica, Letter to Dionysius -- FNS 76: Count Dionysius, Letter to the Commission ofMareotis -- FNS 77: Synod of Jerusalem, Synodical Letter (Dok. 39) -- FNS 78: Flavius Hemerius, Letter to the Tax-collector of Mareotis -- FNS 79: Constantine, Letter to the Bishops Gathered in Tyre -- FNS 80: Constantine, Letter to Alexander [ of Constantinople] (Urk. 32 I Dok. 37) -- Bibliography -- Indices -- 1 Index of Scriptures -- 2 Index of Ancient Works -- 3 Table of Equivalence Urk. - FNS -- 4 Table of Equivalence Dok. - FNS.