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 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.

Die Reihe Die Griechischen Christlichen Schriftsteller der ersten Jahrhunderte (GCS) veroffentlicht seit 1897 (zuerst in Leipzig, dann in Berlin) die Ergebnisse des Akademieprojektes Griechische Christliche Schriftsteller, begonnen in der damaligen Koniglich Preuischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, fortgefuhrt in der Berlin-Brandenburgischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Sie bietet in groen kritischen Ausgaben mit historisch orientierenden Einleitungen und Registern diejenigen Werke, die ursprunglich im griechischsprachigen Teil des antiken kaiserzeitlichen Christentums...