Ancient Christian Writers

v. 1

By: Dominic J. Unger (Commentaries by, Translator)

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Hardcover | 1 January 1991

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This work, which establishes Irenaeus as the most important of the theologians of the second century, is a detailed and effective refutation of Gnosticism, and a major source of information on the various Gnostic sects and doctrines. This volume contains Book One. +

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Non-Fiction Religion & Beliefs Christianity Christian Theology Alternative Belief Systems Eclectic & Esoteric Religions & Belief Systems Gnosticism Christian Churches, Denominations, Groups The Early Church Literature, Poetry & Plays Non-Fiction Prose Literary Essays

Roman Catholicism Aspects of Religion for Non-Christians Theology Religion

Introduction	p. 1
Title and Authenticity	p. 2
Time of Composition	p. 3
Irenaeus's Readers	p. 4
Purpose and Plan of Adversus Haereses	p. 6
Style	p. 7
Scripture and Tradition	p. 8
Manuscript History	p. 11
Printed Editions	p. 15
Text
Preface	p. 21
The Valentinians' Absurd Explanation of the Origin of the Aeons	p. 23
The Defection of Wisdom outside the Fullness and Her Restoration by Limit. The Emission of Christ and the Formation of Jesus	p. 24
The Valentinians Misuse the Scriptures in Support of Their Errors	p. 27
The Formation of Achamoth and of the Material World from Her Passion	p. 30
The Formation of Demiurge and of Man	p. 33
The Threefold Element in Persons. The Formation of Savior. Salvation is through Knowledge, Hence Good Works are Useless	p. 36
The Three Classes of Persons and Their Eternal Lot	p. 38
The Valentinians Pervert the Scriptures in Order to Prove Their Fabrications outside the Fullness	p. 41
Refutation of the Gnostic Use of the Scriptures	p. 45
The Rule of the Truth Is One in the Church Throughout the World	p. 48
The System of Valentinus and His Followers	p. 51
Tenets of the Followers of Ptolemaeus and Colorbasus	p. 53
The Deceitful Arts and Wicked Practices of Marcus	p. 55
The Marcosian System in Numbers and Letters	p. 59
The Account of Silence to Marcus about the Generation of the Twenty-Four Characters and of Jesus	p. 64
The Absurd Interpretations of the Marcosians	p. 68
The Marcosian Theory That Created Things Were Made after the Pattern of the Invisible Beings	p. 71
The Marcosians Distort Passages of the Pentateuch to Support Their Fabrications about Creation	p. 72
The Marcosians Allege the Scriptures Prove That First-Father Was Unknown before Christ's Coming	p. 75
The Marcosians Use Apocryphal and Spurious Writings, and They Pervert the Gospels	p. 76
The Heretical Notions about Redemption	p. 77
Deviations of the Heretics from the Ancient Faith	p. 80
The Tenets and Practices of Simon Magus and Menander	p. 81
The Errors of Saturninus and Basilides	p. 84
The Tenets of Carpocrates	p. 87
Tenets of Cerinthus, of the Ebionites, and of the Nicolaitans	p. 90
Tenets of Cerdo and Marcion	p. 91
Tenets of the Encratites, Tatian, and Others	p. 92
The Barbeliotes	p. 93
Tenets of the Ophites	p. 95
Tenets of the Cainites	p. 102
Conclusion	p. 103
Notes
List of Abbreviations	p. 107
Notes to Introduction	p. 114
Notes to Text	p. 125
Indexes
Old and New Testaments	p. 273
Authors	p. 279
General Index	p. 286
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