The Introduction to this set considers the present state of research in Early Christian creeds. This is followed by a collection of all creeds and creedal formulae of the early Church in Greek and Latin, from the writings of the New Testament down to the early Middle Ages.

• Preface


• List of Abbreviations and Editorial Signs


• 1: Introduction


• 2: Credal Formulae in the Old Testament


• 3: Credal Formulae in the New Testament


• 4: Symbolum and Its Meanings in the Early Church


• 5: Baptismal Interrogations from the Second and Third Centuries


• 6: Credal Formulae and Rules of Faith from the Second and Third Centuries


• 7: Eastern Creeds, Credal Formulae, and Creed-Related Texts (4th-8th Centuries)


• 8: Western Creeds, Credal Formulae, and Creed-Related Texts (4th-8th Centuries)


• 9: Laws and Synodal Canons Relating to the Creed (4th-8th Centuries)


• 10: The Creed in the Liturgy and in Daily Life (4th-8th Centuries)


• 11: The Creed in the Carolingian Reform


• Appendix I. Further Unpublished Creeds and Credal Statements


• Appendix II. Synopsis of Hahn/Kinzig


• Appendix III. Addenda


• Bibliography


• Indices


• I. Biblical Passages


• II. Ancient and Medieval Authors and Sources


• III. Inscriptions, Papyri,Ostraca, Wooden Tablets, and Parchments


• IV. Manuscripts

Wolfram Kinzig studied Evangelical Theology and Latin in Heidelberg and Lausanne. He completed both his PhD in theology and his Habilitation in Church History in Heidelberg. From 1985 until 1986 he was a Graduate Visiting Student in Christ Church, Oxford, followed by a Visiting Studentship in Trinity College, Cambridge (1986-7), a Research Fellowship in Peterhouse, Cambridge (1988-92), and a Senior Research Fellowship in King's College, Cambridge (1992-5). Since 1996 he has held the Chair of Church History (patristics) at the Evangelical-Theological Faculty of the University of Bonn. He is also the founder and speaker (director) of the Centre for Religion and Society (ZERG) at his university.