Glossary of Abbreviations

The following abbreviations are used throughout this book in source citations.

PG — Patrologia Graeca (Patrologiae Cursus Completus, Series Graeca). Edited by Jacques-Paul Migne, Paris, 1857-1866. 161 volumes containing the works of the Greek Church Fathers from the apostolic era to the fall of Constantinople (1453). Citations follow the format PG volume:column (e.g., PG 99:1017 = volume 99, column 1017).

PL — Patrologia Latina (Patrologiae Cursus Completus, Series Latina). Edited by Jacques-Paul Migne, Paris, 1844-1855. 221 volumes containing the works of the Latin Church Fathers from Tertullian to Pope Innocent III. Citations follow the same format as PG.

NPNF — Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers. Edited by Philip Schaff and Henry Wace, 1886-1900. Two series of English translations: Series 1 (14 volumes, major works of St. Augustine and St. John Chrysostom) and Series 2 (14 volumes, other Fathers and ecumenical council documents).