Ante-Nicene Fathers — Vol. 06 — CCEL UTF-8 text — Section 1734
The reading, its source, and a dependable way back.
Work: Ante-Nicene Fathers — Volume 6
Permanent passage identifier
hsu_c2b6dad6-0c08-4b8d-8598-4a39acef430aThis identity belongs to this edition’s reading. Cross-witness correspondence awaits review.
Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. 6
Excerpt · the full reading remains in Scripture Library.
36. But the gods are said to be immortal. Not by nature, then, but by the good-will and favour of God their Father. In the same way, then, in which the boon [3649] of immortality is God's gift to these who were assuredly produced, [3650] will He deign to confer eternal life upon souls also, although fell death seems able to cut them off and blot them out of existence in utter annihilation. [3651] The divine Plato, many of whose thoughts are worthy of God, and not such as the vulgar hold, in that discussion and treatise entitled the Timæus, says that the gods and the world are corruptib…
- Source
- Christian Classics Ethereal Library — ANF06 UTF-8 text
- Rights
- Administrator-authorized historic edition; CCEL electronic text. Preserve source attribution and upstream reuse terms.
- Reading language
- English
- Completeness
- Not established for this edition
- Review
- Review status not established by this card
Work translation availability: HSLT — No published edition · HSRT — No published edition. A translation of this Work may not cover this exact passage.
Evidence Intelligence
Know what kind of evidence you are looking at.
Helpful Saints keeps direct biblical text, language evidence, ancient witnesses, historical context, research models, and open questions visibly distinct.Direct Biblical Text
The explicit wording and literary context of canonical Scripture.
Original-Language Evidence
Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, morphology, lemmas, semantic range, and textual comparison.
Ancient Witness
Septuagint, Dead Sea Scrolls, ancient Jewish literature, and early Christian writings—clearly classified.
Historical Context
Geography, material culture, chronology ranges, institutions, customs, and reception history.
Research Model
A configured chronology, theological synthesis, typological pattern, or proposed relationship.
Open Question
Evidence is incomplete, debated, or insufficient for a settled conclusion.