The Anti‐Gnostic Fathers

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>What if the foundations of mainstream Christianity were forged in fierce intellectual battles-where Gnostic teachings threatened to reshape the faith's core?</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>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.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Included Texts:</strong></p><ul><li><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Irenaeus's Against Heresies (Selections)</strong></li><li><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Tertullian's Adversus Valentinianos & Adversus Marcionem (Excerpts)</strong></li><li><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Hippolytus's Refutation of All Heresies (Highlights)</strong></li><li><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Epistle of the Apostles (where relevant)</strong></li></ul><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>What You'll Discover Inside:</strong></p><ul><li><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Core Theological Showdowns</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> - Debates over Christ's humanity/divinity the Old Testament's place and salvation's nature.</span></li><li><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Detailed Accounts of Heresies</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> - Insight into Valentinian Marcionite and other Gnostic movements.</span></li><li><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Development of Orthodoxy</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> - The arguments that shaped key creedal affirmations.</span></li><li><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Role of Scripture & Tradition</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> - Why certain texts were championed or cast aside.</span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Witness the razor-sharp rhetoric that molded the Christian faith you know today. Explore these refutations and glean the fervor of early doctrinal battles.</span></p>