The Instructions of Commodianus
Classic translation
3rd c. · Treatises & Other · English translation, 1890
Source edition: The Ante-Nicene Fathers (ed. Roberts & Donaldson, 1885)
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Contents
Introduction & Notes
The Instructions of Commodianus
- Preface
- God's Indignation
- The Worship of Demons
- Saturn
- Jupiter
- Of the Same Jupiter's Thunderbolt
- Of the Septizonium and the Stars
- Of the Sun and Moon
- Mercury
- Neptune
- Apollo the Soothsaying and False
- Father Liber—Bacchus
- The Unconquered One
- Sylvanus
- Hercules
- Of the Gods and Goddesses
- Of Their Images
- Of Ammydates and the Great God
- Of the Vain Nemesiaci
- The Titans
- The Montesiani
- The Dulness of the Age
- Of Those Who Are Everywhere Ready
- Of Those Who Live Between the Two
- They Who Fear and Will Not Believe
- To Those Who Resist the Law of Christ the Living God
- O Fool, Thou Dost Not Die to God
- The Righteous Rise Again
- To the Wicked and Unbelieving Rich Man
- Rich Men, Be Humble
- To Judges
- To Self-Pleasers
- To the Gentiles
- Moreover, to Ignorant Gentiles
- Of the Tree of Life and Death
- Of the Foolishness of the Cross
- The Fanatics Who Judaize
- To the Jews
- Also to the Jews
- Again to the Same
- Of the Time of Antichrist
- Of the Hidden and Holy People of the Almighty Christ, the Living God
- Of the End of This Age
- Of the First Resurrection
- Of the Day of Judgment
- To Catechumens
- To the Faithful
- O Faithful, Beware of Evil
- To Penitents
- Who Have Apostatized From God
- Of Infants
- Deserters
- To the Soldiers of Christ
- Of Fugitives
- Of the Seed of the Tares
- To the Dissembler
- That Worldly Things Are Absolutely to Be Avoided
- That the Christian Should Be Such
- To the Matrons of the Church of the Living God
- To the Same Again
- In the Church to All the People of God
- To Him Who Wishes for Martyrdom
- The Daily War
- Of the Zeal of Concupiscence
- They Who Give From Evil
- Of a Deceitful Peace
- To Ministers
- To God's Shepherds
- I Speak to the Elder-Born
- To Visit the Sick
- To the Poor in Health
- That Sons Are Not to Be Bewailed
- Of Funeral Pomp
- To the Clerks
- Of Those Who Gossip, and of Silence
- To the Drunkards
- To the Pastors
- To the Petitioners
- The Name of the Man of Gaza
Elucidation