The Passion of Christ
The suffering and death that the Fathers read as sacrifice, prophecy, and victory
The Passion is the suffering, crucifixion, and death of Jesus Christ and its saving meaning. Drawn from the Gospel passion narratives, it was contemplated early by writers like Melito in his On Pascha. The Fathers read it through prophecy fulfilled, sacrifice offered, and victory over death won, seeing in Christ's death not defeat but the heart of salvation.
How it traveled
- MarkRome · 68explains
- MatthewAntioch · 80explains
- Dialogue with TryphoRome · 165explains
- An Answer to the Jews.— · 220explains
- The Gospel of Nicodemus; Part I.--The Acts of Pilate: Second Greek Form.— · 220explains
- The Church History of EusebiusCaesarea · 339explains
- The Life of Constantine with Orations of Constantine and EusebiusCaesarea · 339explains
- Aphrahat: Select DemonstrationsMosul · 345explains
- The Incarnation of the WordAlexandria · 373explains
- Ephraim Syrus: The Nisibene HymnsEdessa · 373explains
- Ephraim Syrus: Three HomiliesEdessa · 373explains
- Letters of Athanasius with Two Ancient Chronicles of His LifeAlexandria · 373explains
- Against the Arians. (Orationes contra Arianos IV.)Alexandria · 373explains
- The Catechetical Lectures of S. CyrilJerusalem · 386explains
- Select Orations of Saint Gregory NazianzenNazianzus · 390explains
- Against EunomiusNyssa · 395explains
- The Great CatechismNyssa · 395explains
- Exposition of the Christian FaithMilan · 397explains
- On the Holy SpiritMilan · 397explains
- The Homilies of St. John ChrysostomConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. JohnConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- A Commentary on the Acts of the ApostlesConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- Homilies on First CorinthiansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Epistle to the HebrewsConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Commentary and Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Galatians and EphesiansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Paul's Epistle to the RomansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- Homilies on Second CorinthiansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Philippians, Colossians, and ThessaloniansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Timothy, Titus, and PhilemonConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- A Commentary on the Apostles' CreedAquileia · 411explains
Key passages(20)
Seventeen Occasional Sermons · Jonathan Edwards
Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59) · Thomas Aquinas
Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59) · Thomas Aquinas
Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59) · Thomas Aquinas
Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59) · Thomas Aquinas
Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59) · Thomas Aquinas
Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59) · Thomas Aquinas
Book Second. of the Knowledge of God the Redeemer, in Christ, as First Manifested to the Fathers, Under the Law, and Thereafter to Us Under the Gospel · John Calvin
The Letters and Sermons of Leo the Great · Leo the Great
Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59) · Thomas Aquinas
Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59) · Thomas Aquinas
An Answer to the Jews. · Apologetic
Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59) · Thomas Aquinas
A Commentary on the Apostles' Creed · Rufinus of Aquileia
A Commentary on the Apostles' Creed · Rufinus of Aquileia
A History of the Work of Redemption · Jonathan Edwards
A History of the Work of Redemption · Jonathan Edwards
A Treatise on Faith and the Creed · Augustine of Hippo
An Invitation to Holy Communion · Thomas à Kempis
Aphrahat: Select Demonstrations · Aphrahat