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Hippolytus of Rome, Ἱππόλυτος; : Hippólytos, (c. 170 – c. 235 AD)
The Refutation of All Heresies (Greek: Φιλοσοφούμενα ή κατὰ πασῶν αἱρέσεων ἔλεγχος; Latin: Refutatio Omnium Haeresium), also called the Elenchus or Philosophumena, is a compendious Christian polemical work of the early third century that catalogues both pagan beliefs and 33 gnostic Christian systems deemed heretical by Hippolytus, making it a major source of information on contemporary opponents of Christian orthodoxy as understood today.
Books IV-X were recovered in 1842 in a manuscript at Mount Athos, while books II and III remain lost. The work was long attributed to the early Christian theologian Origen.
00:01:42 I.
Recapitulation
Characteristics of Heresy
Origin of the Name Naasseni
The System of the Naasseni
00:07:07 II.
Naasseni Ascribe Their System, Through Mariamne, to James the Lord's Brother
Really Traceable to the Ancient Mysteries
Their Psychology as Given in the Gospel According to Thomas;
Assyrian Theory of the Soul
The Systems of the Naasseni and the Assyrians Compared
Support Drawn by the Naasseni from the Phrygian and Egyptian Mysteries
The Mysteries of Isis
These Mysteries Allegorized by the Naasseni.
00:34:39 III.
Further Exposition of the Heresy of the Naasseni
Profess to Follow Homer
Acknowledge a Triad of Principles
Their Technical Names of the Triad
Support These on the Authority of Greek Poets
Allegorize Our Saviour's Miracles
The Mystery of the Samothracians
Why the Lord Chose Twelve Disciples
The Name Corybas, Used by Thracians and Phrygians, Explained
Naasseni Profess to Find Their System in Scripture
Their Interpretation of Jacob's Vision
Their Idea of the Perfect Man
The Perfect Man Called Papa By the Phrygians
The Naasseni and Phrygians on the Resurrection
The Ecstasis of The Apostle Paul
The Mysteries of Religion as Alluded to by Christ
Interpretation of the Parable of the Sower
Allegory of the Promised Land
Comparison of the System of the Phrygians with the Statements of Scripture
Exposition of the Meaning of the Higher and Lower Eleusinian Mysteries
The Incarnation Discoverable Here According to the Naasseni.
01:03:47 IV.
Further Use Made of the System of the Phrygians
Mode of Celebrating the Mysteries
The Mystery of the Great Mother
These Mysteries Have a Joint Object of Worship with the Naasseni
The Naasseni Allegorize the Scriptural Account of the Garden of Eden
The Allegory Applied to the Life of Jesus.
01:18:41 V.
Explanation of the System of the Naasseni Taken from One of Their Hymns.
01:21:03 VI.
The Ophites the Grand Source of Heresy.
01:22:00 VII.
The System of the Peratae
Their Tritheism
Explanation of the Incarnation.
01:26:41 VIII.
The Peratae Derive Their System from the Astrologers
This Proved by a Statement of the Astrological Theories of the Zodiac
Hence the Terminology of the Peratic Heretics.
01:35:21 IX.
System of the Peratae Explained Out of One of Their Own Books.
01:43:32 X.
The Peratic Heresy Nominally Different from Astrology, But Really the Same System Allegorized.
01:46:37 XI.
Why They Call Themselves Peratae;
Their Theory of Generation Supported by an Appeal to Antiquity;
Their Interpretation of the Exodus of Israel
Their System of The Serpent; Deduced by Them from Scripture
This the Real Import of the Doctrines of the Astrologers
01:58:20 Chapter XII.
Compendious Statement of the Doctrines of the Peratae
02:06:33 XIV.
The System of the Sethians
Their Triad of Infinite Principles
Their Heresy Explained
Their Interpretation of the Incarnation
02:20:45 XV.
The Sethians Support Their Doctrines by an Allegorical Interpretation of Scripture
Their System Really Derived from Natural Philosophers and from the Orphic Rites
Adopt the Homeric Cosmogony
02:27:44 XVI.
The Sethian Theory Concerning Mixture And Composition
Application of It to Christ
Illustration from the Well of Ampa
02:34:22 XVII.
The Sethian Doctrines to Be Learned from the Paraphrase of Seth
2:34:57 Chapter XVIII.
The System of Justinus Antiscriptural and Essentially Pagan
02:38:00 Chapter XIX.
The Justinian Heresy Unfolded in the “Book of Baruch”
02:40:12 Chapter XX.
The Cosmogony of Justinus an Allegorical Explanation of Herodotus’ Legend of Hercules
02:43:00 Chapter XXI.
Justinus’ Triad of Principles
His Angelography Founded on This Triad
His Explanation of the Birth, Life, and Death of Our Lord
03:04:45 Chapter XXII.
Oath Used by the Justinian Heretics
The Book of Baruch
The Repertory of Their
System
03:08:15 XXIII.
Subsequent Heresies Deducible from the System of Justinus
Hippolytus of Rome, Ἱππόλυτος; : Hippólytos, (c. 170 – c. 235 AD)
The Refutation of All Heresies (Greek: Φιλοσοφούμενα ή κατὰ πασῶν αἱρέσεων ἔλεγχος; Latin: Refutatio Omnium Haeresium), also called the Elenchus or Philosophumena, is a compendious Christian polemical work of the early third century that catalogues both pagan beliefs and 33 gnostic Christian systems deemed heretical by Hippolytus, making it a major source of information on contemporary opponents of Christian orthodoxy as understood today.
Books IV-X were recovered in 1842 in a manuscript at Mount Athos, while books II and III remain lost. The work was long attributed to the early Christian theologian Origen.
00:01:42 I.
Recapitulation
Characteristics of Heresy
Origin of the Name Naasseni
The System of the Naasseni
00:07:07 II.
Naasseni Ascribe Their System, Through Mariamne, to James the Lord's Brother
Really Traceable to the Ancient Mysteries
Their Psychology as Given in the Gospel According to Thomas;
Assyrian Theory of the Soul
The Systems of the Naasseni and the Assyrians Compared
Support Drawn by the Naasseni from the Phrygian and Egyptian Mysteries
The Mysteries of Isis
These Mysteries Allegorized by the Naasseni.
00:34:39 III.
Further Exposition of the Heresy of the Naasseni
Profess to Follow Homer
Acknowledge a Triad of Principles
Their Technical Names of the Triad
Support These on the Authority of Greek Poets
Allegorize Our Saviour's Miracles
The Mystery of the Samothracians
Why the Lord Chose Twelve Disciples
The Name Corybas, Used by Thracians and Phrygians, Explained
Naasseni Profess to Find Their System in Scripture
Their Interpretation of Jacob's Vision
Their Idea of the Perfect Man
The Perfect Man Called Papa By the Phrygians
The Naasseni and Phrygians on the Resurrection
The Ecstasis of The Apostle Paul
The Mysteries of Religion as Alluded to by Christ
Interpretation of the Parable of the Sower
Allegory of the Promised Land
Comparison of the System of the Phrygians with the Statements of Scripture
Exposition of the Meaning of the Higher and Lower Eleusinian Mysteries
The Incarnation Discoverable Here According to the Naasseni.
01:03:47 IV.
Further Use Made of the System of the Phrygians
Mode of Celebrating the Mysteries
The Mystery of the Great Mother
These Mysteries Have a Joint Object of Worship with the Naasseni
The Naasseni Allegorize the Scriptural Account of the Garden of Eden
The Allegory Applied to the Life of Jesus.
01:18:41 V.
Explanation of the System of the Naasseni Taken from One of Their Hymns.
01:21:03 VI.
The Ophites the Grand Source of Heresy.
01:22:00 VII.
The System of the Peratae
Their Tritheism
Explanation of the Incarnation.
01:26:41 VIII.
The Peratae Derive Their System from the Astrologers
This Proved by a Statement of the Astrological Theories of the Zodiac
Hence the Terminology of the Peratic Heretics.
01:35:21 IX.
System of the Peratae Explained Out of One of Their Own Books.
01:43:32 X.
The Peratic Heresy Nominally Different from Astrology, But Really the Same System Allegorized.
01:46:37 XI.
Why They Call Themselves Peratae;
Their Theory of Generation Supported by an Appeal to Antiquity;
Their Interpretation of the Exodus of Israel
Their System of The Serpent; Deduced by Them from Scripture
This the Real Import of the Doctrines of the Astrologers
01:58:20 Chapter XII.
Compendious Statement of the Doctrines of the Peratae
02:06:33 XIV.
The System of the Sethians
Their Triad of Infinite Principles
Their Heresy Explained
Their Interpretation of the Incarnation
02:20:45 XV.
The Sethians Support Their Doctrines by an Allegorical Interpretation of Scripture
Their System Really Derived from Natural Philosophers and from the Orphic Rites
Adopt the Homeric Cosmogony
02:27:44 XVI.
The Sethian Theory Concerning Mixture And Composition
Application of It to Christ
Illustration from the Well of Ampa
02:34:22 XVII.
The Sethian Doctrines to Be Learned from the Paraphrase of Seth
2:34:57 Chapter XVIII.
The System of Justinus Antiscriptural and Essentially Pagan
02:38:00 Chapter XIX.
The Justinian Heresy Unfolded in the “Book of Baruch”
02:40:12 Chapter XX.
The Cosmogony of Justinus an Allegorical Explanation of Herodotus’ Legend of Hercules
02:43:00 Chapter XXI.
Justinus’ Triad of Principles
His Angelography Founded on This Triad
His Explanation of the Birth, Life, and Death of Our Lord
03:04:45 Chapter XXII.
Oath Used by the Justinian Heretics
The Book of Baruch
The Repertory of Their
System
03:08:15 XXIII.
Subsequent Heresies Deducible from the System of Justinus
