The
Ante-Nicene Fathers, subtitled
"The Writings of the Fathers Down to A.D. 325", is a collection of books in 10 volumes (one volume is indexes) containing English translations of the majority of
Early Christian writings. The period covers the beginning of Christianity until before the promulgation of the
Nicene Creed at the
First Council of Nicaea. The translations are very faithful, and provide valuable insights into the spirituality and theology of the early Church fathers.