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Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. VII
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01 Title Page 02 Introductory Notice 03 Lactantius 04 Introductory Notice to Lactantius. 05 The Divine Institutes 06 Book I. Of the False Worship of the Gods 07 Preface.—Of what great value the knowledge of the truth is and always has been 08 Chap. I.—Of religion and wisdom 09 Chap. II.—That there is a providence in the affairs of men 10 Chap. III.—Whether the universe is governed by the power of one God or of many 11 Chap. IV.—That the one God was foretold even by the prophets 12 Chap. V.—Of the testimonies of poets and philosophers 13 Chap. VI.—Of divine testimonies, and of the Sibyls and their predictions 14 Chap. VII.—Concerning the testimonies of Apollo and the gods 15 Chap. VIII.—That God is without a body, nor does he need difference of sex for procreation 16 Chap. IX.—Of Hercules and his life and death 17 Chap. X.—Of the life and actions of Æsculapius, Apollo, Neptune, Mars, Castor and Pollux, Mercury and Bacchus 18 Chap. XI.—Of the origin, life, reign, name and death of Jupiter, and of Saturn and Uranus 19 Chap. XII.—That the stoics transfer the figments of the poets to a philosophical system 20 Chap. XIII.—How vain and trifling are the interpretations of the stoics respecting the gods, and in them concerning the origin of Jupiter, concerning Saturn and Ops 21 Chap. XIV.—What the sacred history of Euhemerus and Ennius teaches concerning the gods 22 Chap. XV.—How they who were men obtained the name of gods 23 Chap. XVI.—By what argument it is proved that those who are distinguished by a difference of sex cannot be gods 24 Chap. XVII.—Concerning the same opinion of the stoics, and concerning the hardships and disgraceful conduct of the gods 25 Chap. XVIII.—On the consecration of gods, on account of the benefits which they conferred upon men
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Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. VII
492 chapters English Public domain
About this book
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Table of contents
492 chapters
01 Title Page 02 Introductory Notice 03 Lactantius 04 Introductory Notice to Lactantius. 05 The Divine Institutes 06 Book I. Of the False Worship of the Gods 07 Preface.—Of what great value the knowledge of the truth is and always has been 08 Chap. I.—Of religion and wisdom 09 Chap. II.—That there is a providence in the affairs of men 10 Chap. III.—Whether the universe is governed by the power of one God or of many 11 Chap. IV.—That the one God was foretold even by the prophets 12 Chap. V.—Of the testimonies of poets and philosophers 13 Chap. VI.—Of divine testimonies, and of the Sibyls and their predictions 14 Chap. VII.—Concerning the testimonies of Apollo and the gods 15 Chap. VIII.—That God is without a body, nor does he need difference of sex for procreation 16 Chap. IX.—Of Hercules and his life and death 17 Chap. X.—Of the life and actions of Æsculapius, Apollo, Neptune, Mars, Castor and Pollux, Mercury and Bacchus 18 Chap. XI.—Of the origin, life, reign, name and death of Jupiter, and of Saturn and Uranus 19 Chap. XII.—That the stoics transfer the figments of the poets to a philosophical system 20 Chap. XIII.—How vain and trifling are the interpretations of the stoics respecting the gods, and in them concerning the origin of Jupiter, concerning Saturn and Ops 21 Chap. XIV.—What the sacred history of Euhemerus and Ennius teaches concerning the gods 22 Chap. XV.—How they who were men obtained the name of gods 23 Chap. XVI.—By what argument it is proved that those who are distinguished by a difference of sex cannot be gods 24 Chap. XVII.—Concerning the same opinion of the stoics, and concerning the hardships and disgraceful conduct of the gods 25 Chap. XVIII.—On the consecration of gods, on account of the benefits which they conferred upon men
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Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. VII
492 chapters English Public domain
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Table of contents
492 chapters
01 Title Page 02 Introductory Notice 03 Lactantius 04 Introductory Notice to Lactantius. 05 The Divine Institutes 06 Book I. Of the False Worship of the Gods 07 Preface.—Of what great value the knowledge of the truth is and always has been 08 Chap. I.—Of religion and wisdom 09 Chap. II.—That there is a providence in the affairs of men 10 Chap. III.—Whether the universe is governed by the power of one God or of many 11 Chap. IV.—That the one God was foretold even by the prophets 12 Chap. V.—Of the testimonies of poets and philosophers 13 Chap. VI.—Of divine testimonies, and of the Sibyls and their predictions 14 Chap. VII.—Concerning the testimonies of Apollo and the gods 15 Chap. VIII.—That God is without a body, nor does he need difference of sex for procreation 16 Chap. IX.—Of Hercules and his life and death 17 Chap. X.—Of the life and actions of Æsculapius, Apollo, Neptune, Mars, Castor and Pollux, Mercury and Bacchus 18 Chap. XI.—Of the origin, life, reign, name and death of Jupiter, and of Saturn and Uranus 19 Chap. XII.—That the stoics transfer the figments of the poets to a philosophical system 20 Chap. XIII.—How vain and trifling are the interpretations of the stoics respecting the gods, and in them concerning the origin of Jupiter, concerning Saturn and Ops 21 Chap. XIV.—What the sacred history of Euhemerus and Ennius teaches concerning the gods 22 Chap. XV.—How they who were men obtained the name of gods 23 Chap. XVI.—By what argument it is proved that those who are distinguished by a difference of sex cannot be gods 24 Chap. XVII.—Concerning the same opinion of the stoics, and concerning the hardships and disgraceful conduct of the gods 25 Chap. XVIII.—On the consecration of gods, on account of the benefits which they conferred upon men
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