St. Irenaeus of Lyons against the heresies

Author(s)

• Irenaeus, Saint, Bishop of Lyon
• Unger, Dominic J.
• Dillon, John J.
• Steenberg, Irenaeus M.C.
• Slusser, Michael

Bibliographic Information

St. Irenaeus of Lyons against the heresies

translated and annotated by Dominic J. Unger, with further revisions by John J. Dillon

（Ancient Christian writers, no. 55, 64, 65）

Paulist Press : Newman Press, c1992-

• v. 1
• v. 2
• v. 3

Other Title

Adversus haereses

Note

Translation of: Adversus haereses

Book 2 has statement of responsibility: Translated and annotated by Dominic J. Unger ; with further revisions by John J. Dillon ; introduction by Michael Slusser

Book 3 has statement of responsibility: Translated and annotated by Dominic J. Unger ; with an introduction and further revisions by Irenaeus M.C. Steenberg

Book 2, 3 is published by Newman Press

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

v. 1 ISBN 9780809104543

Description

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.

Volume

v. 3 ISBN 9780809105892

Description

The magisterial Adversus Haereses by the second-century apologist and bishop Irenaeus of Lyons takes on the daunting task of refuting the heresies that had begun springing up in the Christian world. Book 3 of this five-book work is perhaps the most important of all: its overarching theme is to establish, as the rule of faith, that it is "one and the same God and Father who was announced by the prophets, handed down by the Gospel, whom we Christians worship and love with our whole heart as the Creator of heaven and earth and of all things in them." Irenaeus does this by mining the Gospels for every shred of evidence that he can marshal to prove his points. This new translation and introduction, based on the most up-to-date sources, is an invaluable addition to scholarship on the most significant work by one of the most renowned authors in early Christianity.

Volume

v. 2 ISBN 9780809105991

Description

The magisterial Adversus Haereses by the second-century apologist and bishop Irenaeus of Lyons takes on the daunting task of refuting the heresies that had begun springing up in the Christian world. Book 2 of this five-book work refutes the gnostic and Marcionite heresies-the "falsely so-called knowledge"-that Irenaeus so thoroughly exposed in Book I, convincingly and effectively stating the clear line between orthodox belief and gnostic doctrine. This new translation and introduction, based on the most up-to-date sources, is an invaluable addition to scholarship on the most significant work by one of the most renowned authors in early Christianity.

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

• NCID: BA20029472
• ISBN:
  • 0809104547
  • 9780809105991
  • 9780809105892
• LCCN: 91040838
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: latgrc
• Place of Publication: New York, N.Y.
• Pages/Volumes: v.
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BR60
  • LCC : BR65.I63
  • DC20 : 270 s
  • DC20 : 239/.3
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Gnosticism -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800
  • LCSH : Theology, Doctrinal -- Early works to 1800
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA06698235