St. Irenaeus of Lyons: Against the Heresies, Volume 1, Book 1
Overview
Against the Heresies establishes Irenaeus as the most important theologian of the second century. It is a detailed and effective refutation of Gnosticism, and a major source of information on the various Gnostic sects and doctrines in early Christianity.
Top Highlights
“In the same way, anyone who keeps unchangeable in himself the Rule of the Truth23 received through baptism will recognize the names and sayings and parables from the Scriptures, but this blasphemous theme of theirs he will not recognize. For even if he recognizes the jewels, he will not accept the fox for the image of the king. He will restore each one of the passages to its proper order and, having fit it into the body of the Truth,24 he will lay bare their fabrication and show that it is without support.” (Page 48)
“this profundity of nonsense and of blasphemy against God” (Page 22)
“They act like those who would propose themes which they chance upon and then try to put them to verse20 from Homeric poems, so that the inexperienced think that Homer composed the poems with that theme, which in reality are of recent composition.” (Page 47)
“Word did not directly become flesh; but Savior put on an ensouled body,16 they say, which was fashioned out of the Economy by an unutterable forethought, so that he might become visible and tangible.” (Page 47)
“Studies thus far, however, substantiate the centuries-old belief in the reliability of Irenaeus as a source.” (Page 1)
- Title: St. Irenaeus of Lyons: Against the Heresies, Volume 1, Book 1
- Authors: Irenaeus, Dominic J. Unger
- Edition: 55
- Series: Ancient Christian Writers
- Volume: I
- Publisher: Newman Press
- Print Publication Date: 1992
- Logos Release Date: 2015
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Gnosticism › Controversial literature--Early works to 1800; Theology, doctrinal › Early works to 1800
- ISBNs: 0809104547, 9780809104543
- Resource ID: LLS:STRNSLYNSHRSS
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T20:58:28Z