Against Heresies
by IRENAEUS (2nd cent - c. 202 CE)
St. Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons, describes several schools of Gnosticism which were prevalent among pre-Nicene Christianity. He then refutes these beliefs as heresies by contrasting them with what he describes as catholic, orthodox Christianity. Against Heresies demonstrates that earliest Christianity was a fascinating and diverse plethora of beliefs, debates, and schisms. (Summary by JoeD)
Listen next episodes of
Against Heresies:
Book 1, Chapter 30 ,
Book 1, Chapter 31 ,
Book 1, Chapters 26-29 ,
Book 2, Chapter 13 ,
Book 2, Chapters 14-15 ,
Book 2, Chapters 16-17 ,
Book 2, Chapters 18-19 ,
Book 2, Chapters 20-22 ,
Book 2, Chapters 23-24 ,
Book 2, Chapters 25-27 ,
Book 2, Chapters 28-29 ,
Book 2, Chapters 3-5 ,
Book 2, Chapters 30-31 ,
Book 2, Chapters 32-35 ,
Book 2, Chapters 6-8 ,
Book 2, Chapters 9-12 ,
Book 2, Preface – Chapter 2 ,
Book 3, Chapter 11 ,
Book 3, Chapter 12 ,
Book 3, Chapter 16 ,
Book 3, Chapters 13-15 ,
Book 3, Chapters 17-18 ,
Book 3, Chapters 19-21 ,
Book 3, Chapters 22-23 ,
Book 3, Chapters 24-25 ,
Book 3, Chapters 5-7 ,
Book 3, Chapters 8-10 ,
Book 3, Preface – Chapter 4 ,
Book 4, Chapter 36 ,
Book 4, Chapters 10-13 ,
Book 4, Chapters 14-16 ,
Book 4, Chapters 17-18 ,
Book 4, Chapters 19-20 ,
Book 4, Chapters 21-25 ,
Book 4, Chapters 26-27 ,
Book 4, Chapters 28-30 ,
Book 4, Chapters 31-33 ,
Book 4, Chapters 34-35 ,
Book 4, Chapters 37-38 ,
Book 4, Chapters 39-41 ,
Book 4, Chapters 4-6 ,
Book 4, Chapters 7-9 ,
Book 4, Preface – Chapter 3 ,
Book 5, Chapters 11-13 ,
Book 5, Chapters 14-17 ,
Book 5, Chapters 18-21 ,
Book 5, Chapters 22-25 ,
Book 5, Chapters 26-28 ,
Book 5, Chapters 29-32 ,
Book 5, Chapters 33-36 ,
Book 5, Chapters 4-7 ,
Book 5, Chapters 8-10 ,
Book 5, Preface – Chapter 3