Against Heresies

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Christian apologetic work Christian theological work anti-Gnostic treatise patristic text

Against Heresies is a foundational 2nd-century Christian theological work that systematically refutes Gnostic teachings and defends orthodox doctrine.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Against Heresies canonical	3
Adversus Haereses	2
Refutation of All Heresies	2
On the Detection and Overthrow of the So-Called Gnosis	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian apologetic work ⓘ Christian theological work ⓘ anti-Gnostic treatise ⓘ patristic text ⓘ
affirms	authority of the fourfold Gospel ⓘ continuity of Old and New Testaments ⓘ goodness of creation ⓘ real humanity and divinity of Christ ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Against Heresies ⓘ surface form: Adversus Haereses Against Heresies ⓘ surface form: On the Detection and Overthrow of the So-Called Gnosis
approximateDate	c. 180 CE ⓘ
author	Irenaeus of Lyons ⓘ Irenaeus of Lyons ⓘ surface form: Saint Irenaeus
book1Focus	description and critique of various Gnostic systems ⓘ
book2Focus	philosophical and logical refutation of Gnostic doctrines ⓘ
book3Focus	defense of apostolic preaching and succession ⓘ
book4Focus	exegesis of Scripture and moral teaching ⓘ
book5Focus	eschatology and resurrection of the flesh ⓘ
bookCount	5 ⓘ
contains	early list of four canonical Gospels ⓘ
dateWritten	late 2nd century ⓘ
genre	polemical theology ⓘ
historicalSignificance	foundational work of early Christian theology ⓘ major source on 2nd-century Gnosticism ⓘ
influenced	development of Christian orthodoxy ⓘ doctrine of apostolic succession ⓘ formation of the New Testament canon concept ⓘ later patristic theology ⓘ
keyTheme	apostolic succession ⓘ Incarnation of Christ ⓘ surface form: incarnation of Christ resurrection of the body ⓘ rule of faith ⓘ unity of God ⓘ
language	Greek ⓘ
opposes	Marcionism ⓘ Valentinianism ⓘ surface form: Valentinian Gnosticism various Gnostic sects ⓘ
originalTitle	Ἔλεγχος καὶ ἀνατροπὴ τῆς ψευδωνύμου γνώσεως ⓘ
placeWritten	Gaul ⓘ Lugdunum ⓘ
preservationStatus	Greek fragments preserved in later authors ⓘ survives largely in Latin translation ⓘ
primaryPurpose	defense of orthodox Christian doctrine ⓘ refutation of Gnosticism ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ
structure	five books ⓘ
subject	Christian doctrine ⓘ Gnostic teachings ⓘ heresies ⓘ
theologicalOrientation	proto-orthodox Christianity ⓘ

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Irenaeus of Lyons → notableWork → Against Heresies ⓘ

this entity surface form: Adversus Haereses

Against Heresies → alsoKnownAs → Against Heresies ⓘ

this entity surface form: Adversus Haereses

Against Heresies → alsoKnownAs → Against Heresies ⓘ

this entity surface form: On the Detection and Overthrow of the So-Called Gnosis

Demonstration of the Apostolic Preaching → relatedWork → Against Heresies ⓘ

Demonstration of the Apostolic Preaching → authorSameAsAuthorOf → Against Heresies ⓘ

Saint Hippolytus → notableWork → Against Heresies ⓘ

this entity surface form: Refutation of All Heresies

Hippolytus’ work "Contra Noetum" → relatedWork → Against Heresies ⓘ

subject surface form: Contra Noetum

this entity surface form: Refutation of All Heresies