The Anti‐Gnostic Fathers
audiobook (Unabridged) ∣ Early Christian Polemics Against 'Hidden Knowledge': Tertullian, Irenaeus, and the Fight to Preserve Orthodoxy--A Modern Translation--Adapted for the Contemporary Reader · 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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