Philosophumena; or, The refutation of all heresies, Volume I by Antipope Hippolytus
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"Philosophumena; or, The refutation of all heresies, Volume I" by Antipope Hippolytus is a Christian polemical work written in the early third century. This compendious text catalogs pagan beliefs and thirty-three gnostic Christian systems the author deemed heretical, making it a major source on early Christian opponents. The work surveys Greek philosophy, magical practices, and various heresies including those of Simon Magus, Valentinus, and Basilides, linking their teachings to ancient philosophical traditions
and challenging their departures from Christian orthodoxy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Hippolytus, Antipope, 170?-236? |
|---|---|
| Dubious author | Origen, 185?-254? |
| Translator | Legge, Francis, 1853-1922 |
| Title | Philosophumena; or, The refutation of all heresies, Volume I |
| Series Title | Translations of Christian literature. Series I. Greek texts |
| Note | "Books II and III ... are entirely missing." |
| Note | "Formerly attributed to Origen, but now to Hippolytus[...]" |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refutation_of_All_Heresies |
| Contents | Introduction -- Book I. The philosophers -- Book IV. The diviners and magicians -- Book V. The Ophite heresies. |
| Credits | Wouter Franssen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 68.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | BR: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity |
| Subject | Occultism |
| Subject | Philosophy, Ancient |
| Subject | Christian heresies -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 65478 |
| Release Date | May 31, 2021 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1473 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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