The seven books of the Diuinae institutiones (a oeThe Divine Institutionsa )are the most important of the writings of the Christian author Lactantius. Their critical edition is continued here with a secondfascicle containing books III (with evidence for philosophical texts otherwise lost) and IV (with numerous quotes from the Bible). To this end the various manuscripts were collated, the constitution of the text checked on the basis of previous research, and the evidence for sources and subsequent textual transmission updated. The firstfascicle with books I and II was published in 2005.

Theseven books of the Diuinae institutiones, the most important work by Lactantius, the Christian author and contemporary of Constantine the Great, are an apologetic treatise that includes a defense of Christianity and a criticism of pagan religion, philosophy and morals. The fourth fascicle, consisting of book VII (Christian eschatology), an appendix (Latin translations of Greek quotations) and indexes, continues the critical edition of this work, of whichfascicle 1, containing books I and II as well as a praefatio, was published in 2005, fascicle 2 with books III and IV in 2007 and fascicle 3 with books V and VI in 2009

Theseven books of the Diuinae institutiones, the most important work by Lactantius, the Christian author and contemporary of Constantine the Great, are an apologetic treatise that includes a defense of Christianity and a criticism of pagan religion, philosophy and morals. The third fascicle, consisting of books V and VI (Christian ethics, views on the state and religion), continues the critical edition of this work, of whichfascicle 1, containing books I and II as well as a praefatio, was published in 2005, andfascicle 2 with books III and IV in 2007. Book VII and indices will comprise a fourth fascicle, planned for 2011.

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Opera Omnia Quae Exstant, Volume 2; Opera Omnia Quae Exstant; Lucius Caelius Firmianus Lactantius Lucius Caelius Firmianus Lactantius Typogr. Societatis, 1786

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfectionssuch as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed worksworldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Opera Omnia Quae Exstant, Volume 1; Opera Omnia Quae Exstant; Lucius Caelius Firmianus Lactantius Lucius Caelius Firmianus Lactantius Typogr. Societatis, 1786

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Opera Omnia: Sive Bibliotheca Universalis ... Omnium Ss. Patrum, Doctorum Scriptorum Que Ecclesiasticorum Qui Ab Aevo Apostolico Ad Usque Innocentii III Tempora Floruerunt, Volume 1; Opera Omnia: Sive Bibliotheca Universalis ... Omnium Ss. Patrum, Doctorum Scriptorum Que Ecclesiasticorum Qui Ab Aevo Apostolico Ad Usque Innocentii III Tempora Floruerunt; Constantinus Caietanus Bruno (Cartusianus), Lucius Caecilius Firmianus Lactantius, Petrus (Damiani), Constantinus Caietanus, Jacques Paul Migne Migne, 1844 Religion; Christianity; Literature & the Arts; Religion / Christianity / History; Religion / Christianity / Literature & the Arts

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Opera Omnia: Sive Bibliotheca Universalis ... Omnium Ss. Patrum, Doctorum Scriptorum Que Ecclesiasticorum Qui Ab Aevo Apostolico Ad Usque Innocentii III Tempora Floruerunt, Volume 1; Opera Omnia: Sive Bibliotheca Universalis ... Omnium Ss. Patrum, Doctorum Scriptorum Que Ecclesiasticorum Qui Ab Aevo Apostolico Ad Usque Innocentii III Tempora Floruerunt; Constantinus Caietanus Bruno (Cartusianus), Lucius Caecilius Firmianus Lactantius, Petrus (Damiani), Constantinus Caietanus, Jacques Paul Migne Migne, 1853 Religion; Christianity; Literature & the Arts; Religion / Christianity / History; Religion / Christianity / Literature & the Arts

This Book Is In Latin. Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text.

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Opera, Volume 9; Opera; Lucius Caecilius Firmianus Lactantius Lucius Caecilius Firmianus Lactantius

This Book Is In Latin. Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text.

This Book Is In Latin. Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text.

This Book Is In Latin. Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text.