Jerome’s Apology against Rufinus
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Jerome’s Apology against Rufinus is a polemical work by St. Jerome defending his theology and reputation while sharply attacking his former friend Rufinus during the Origenist controversies of the late 4th–early 5th century.
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| Jerome’s Apology against Rufinus canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Jerome’s Apology against Rufinus Context triple: [Apology against Jerome, relatedWork, Jerome’s Apology against Rufinus]
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Apology of Eunomius
Apology of Eunomius is a theological treatise by the 4th-century Arian bishop Eunomius of Cyzicus, in which he systematically defends his radical subordinationist views on the nature of the Son and the simplicity of God.
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Apologeticus
Apologeticus is an early Christian apologetic treatise by Tertullian that defends Christians against Roman accusations and argues for the rationality and justice of the Christian faith.
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Contra Celsum
Contra Celsum is a major apologetic work by the early Christian theologian Origen, written in the 3rd century as a detailed rebuttal of the pagan philosopher Celsus’s criticisms of Christianity.
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Four Orations Against the Arians
Four Orations Against the Arians is a series of theological discourses by Athanasius of Alexandria defending Nicene orthodoxy and refuting Arian Christology in the early Christian church.
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Against Eunomius
Against Eunomius is a major theological treatise by Gregory of Nyssa that systematically refutes the teachings of the Arian theologian Eunomius and defends Nicene Trinitarian doctrine.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jerome’s Apology against Rufinus Target entity description: Jerome’s Apology against Rufinus is a polemical work by St. Jerome defending his theology and reputation while sharply attacking his former friend Rufinus during the Origenist controversies of the late 4th–early 5th century.
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A.
Apology of Eunomius
Apology of Eunomius is a theological treatise by the 4th-century Arian bishop Eunomius of Cyzicus, in which he systematically defends his radical subordinationist views on the nature of the Son and the simplicity of God.
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B.
Apologeticus
Apologeticus is an early Christian apologetic treatise by Tertullian that defends Christians against Roman accusations and argues for the rationality and justice of the Christian faith.
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C.
Contra Celsum
Contra Celsum is a major apologetic work by the early Christian theologian Origen, written in the 3rd century as a detailed rebuttal of the pagan philosopher Celsus’s criticisms of Christianity.
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D.
Four Orations Against the Arians
Four Orations Against the Arians is a series of theological discourses by Athanasius of Alexandria defending Nicene orthodoxy and refuting Arian Christology in the early Christian church.
-
E.
Against Eunomius
Against Eunomius is a major theological treatise by Gregory of Nyssa that systematically refutes the teachings of the Arian theologian Eunomius and defends Nicene Trinitarian doctrine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological work
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Latin prose work ⓘ polemical work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Western Church doctrinal disputes
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debates on Origen’s orthodoxy ⓘ |
| audience |
Christian theologians and bishops
ⓘ
educated Christian laity ⓘ |
| author |
Jerome
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Saint Jerome ⓘ
linked to:
Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus
|
| circulation | late antique Christian intellectual circles ⓘ |
| focus |
accusations of heresy
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interpretation of Origen’s writings ⓘ personal accusations between Jerome and Rufinus ⓘ |
| genre |
apology
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controversial theology ⓘ polemical literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
arguments on orthodoxy
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refutations of Rufinus’s claims ⓘ self-defense narrative of Jerome ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Latin Church Fathers era
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post-Nicene Christianity ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Origenist debates ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | letter-like treatise ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Rufinus of Aquileia ⓘ |
| positionInCanon | part of Jerome’s controversial writings ⓘ |
| preservedIn | manuscript tradition of Latin Fathers ⓘ |
| purpose |
attack on Rufinus’s positions
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defense of Jerome’s reputation ⓘ defense of Jerome’s theology ⓘ |
| reception | important source for Origenist controversy history ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Origen
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Origenism ⓘ Rufinus’s translations of Origen ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| setting | Latin-speaking Christian communities of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
historical theology
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late antique studies ⓘ patristics ⓘ |
| theologicalContext | Origenist controversy ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 5th century
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late 4th century ⓘ |
| tradition | Patristic literature ⓘ |
| workType |
personal defense
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theological critique ⓘ |
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