Against Heresies Books I-III Lyons Irenaeus Of
Against Heresies Books I-III Lyons Irenaeus Of St. It is a collected work made up of 5 books, in which Irenaeus examines the many schools of Gnostic thought of his day, in addition to various…
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Against Heresies Books I-III Lyons Irenaeus Of
St. It is a collected work made up of 5 books, in which Irenaeus examines the many schools of Gnostic thought of his day, in addition to various heretical Christian sects. Irenaeus, the bishop of Lyon, France wrote Against Heresies in 180 AD.
This version of the work contains the first three books, which, before the discovery of the Nag Hammadi Library, were the best surviving description of Gnosticism. He contrasts these with the orthodoxy of Christianity. The early authorship of the document gives a rare window into the doctrine of the early church, and what scriptures were considered genuine.
This work is drawn from "The writings of Irenaeus" Edinburgh, Clark, 1911, by Irenaeus, Alexander Roberts (1826-1901) and W. H. Rambaut (1822-1893), and includes the original footnotes along with illustrations of the people and events referred to in the