Ἔλεγχος καὶ ἀνατροπὴ τῆς ψευδωνύμου γνώσεως

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Ἔλεγχος καὶ ἀνατροπὴ τῆς ψευδωνύμου γνώσεως is the original Greek title of Irenaeus of Lyon’s seminal 2nd-century Christian work refuting Gnostic teachings and other early heresies.

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instanceOf Christian theological work ⓘ
anti‑Gnostic treatise ⓘ
patristic literature ⓘ
affirms continuity of church tradition with the apostles ⓘ
public apostolic teaching ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Adversus haereses ⓘ
linked to: Against Heresies

Against Heresies ⓘ
approximateDate c. 180 CE ⓘ
associatedWith Irenaeus’ episcopate in Lugdunum (Lyon) ⓘ
author Irenaeus of Lyon ⓘ
linked to: Irenaeus of Lyons
centuryOfComposition 2nd century ⓘ
criticizes esoteric knowledge claims ⓘ
doctrinalFocus Christology ⓘ
Trinitarian theology ⓘ
creation theology ⓘ
soteriology ⓘ
genre apologetic literature ⓘ
polemical theology ⓘ
historicalImportance foundational text of early Christian theology ⓘ
major source on 2nd‑century Gnosticism ⓘ
influenced development of Christian orthodoxy ⓘ
later Christian heresiology ⓘ
keyTheme apostolic tradition ⓘ
linked to: Apostolic Tradition

incarnation of the Word ⓘ
rule of faith ⓘ
salvation history ⓘ
unity of Old and New Testaments ⓘ
mainSubject Christian heresiology ⓘ
refutation of Gnosticism ⓘ
opposes Gnostic teachings ⓘ
Marcionism ⓘ
Valentinian Gnosticism ⓘ
linked to: Valentinianism

various early Christian heresies ⓘ
originalLanguage Ancient Greek ⓘ
partiallyPreservedIn Armenian translation ⓘ
Greek fragments ⓘ
preservedIn Latin translation ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
structure five books ⓘ
theologicalOrientation proto‑orthodox Christianity ⓘ
titleTranslation Refutation and Overthrow of Knowledge Falsely So‑Called ⓘ
linked to: Tahafut al-Falasifa
usesSource Hebrew Bible (Septuagint) ⓘ
linked to: Septuagint

Pauline epistles ⓘ
linked to: Pauline Epistles

canonical Gospels ⓘ
linked to: Gospels

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Against Heresies → originalTitle → Ἔλεγχος καὶ ἀνατροπὴ τῆς ψευδωνύμου γνώσεως ⓘ