The series is devoted to Christian texts from the Greek-speaking parts of the ancient Roman Empire. Published since 1897 (first in Leipzig, then in Berlin) by the Royal Prussian Academy under the project Griechische Christliche Schriftsteller, which was continued by the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy, the series offers large critical editions accompanied by historical introductions and indices of those works that have not been included in other major editions. When complete, the series will provide complete coverage of the first three centuries.
The first five books of Cyril of Alexandria's (c. 378-444 CE) monumental work of refutation "Against Julian" are being published here for the first time in a modern critical edition with an extensive apparatus of sources and parallel texts. The general introduction outlines the direct and indirect transmission of the work and also presents brief essays on Julian's polemic against the Christians and on Cyril's rebuttal.
Christoph Riedweg, Seminar für Griechische und Lateinische Philologie, Universität Zürich, Schweiz.
"In conclusione questa edizione critica restituisce al mondo degli studiosi un'opera di grande rilievo storico e teologico, e bene si inserisce in una serie che recentemente ha ripreso un avvio, grazie anche alla instancabile attività di Markschies."Claudio Moreschini in: Museum Helveticum, Vol. 74, Fasc. 2, p. 236-237
