St. Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons, describes several s
chools 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)
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- http://archive.org/download/LibrivoxM4bCollectionAudiobooks_14/AgainstHeresies33-48.m4b
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- http://www.archive.org/details/VsHeresies2
- http://www.archive.org/details/VsHeresies3
- http://www.archive.org/details/VsHeresies4
- http://www.archive.org/details/VsHeresies5
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