The Anti‐Gnostic Fathers
ebook ∣ Tertullian, Irenaeus, and the Fight to Preserve Orthodoxy · The Library of Alexandria
By Various Church Fathers
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What if the foundations of mainstream Christianity were forged in fierce intellectual battles-where Gnostic teachings threatened to reshape the faith's core?
This anthology spotlights Irenaeus's Against Heresies, Tertullian's Adversus Valentinianos and Adversus Marcionem, and Hippolytus's Refutation of All Heresies. Adapted for a modern audience, these writings illuminate how early bishops and theologians safeguarded orthodoxy by systematically dismantling Gnostic beliefs on cosmic archons, alternate creation myths, and selective scripture editing.
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Witness the razor-sharp rhetoric that molded the Christian faith you know today. Explore these refutations and glean the fervor of early doctrinal battles.
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