Against Heresies
Irenaeus
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St. Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons, describes several schools of Gnosticism which were prevalent among pre-Nicene Christianity. He then refutes these beliefs as heresies by contrasting them with what he describes as catholic, orthodox Christianity. Against Heresies demonstrates that earliest Christianity was a fascinating and diverse plethora of beliefs, debates, and schisms. (Summary by JoeD) (25 hr 39 min)
Chapters
| Introduction | 14:10 | Read by JoeD |
| Book 1, Preface | 7:12 | Read by JoeD |
| Book 1, Chapters 1-3 | 25:37 | Read by JoeD |
| Book 1, Chapters 4-6 | 30:25 | Read by JoeD |
| Book 1, Chapters 7-8 | 25:35 | Read by JoeD |
| Book 1, Chapters 9-11 | 28:49 | Read by JoeD |
| Book 1, Chapters 12-13 | 14:02 | Read by rjhargrav |
| Book 1, Chapters 14-15 | 30:11 | Read by Abigail Bartels |
| Book 1, Chapters 16-18 | 22:18 | Read by JoeD |
| Book 1, Chapters 19-22 | 17:17 | Read by Marian Martin |
| Book 1, Chapters 23-25 | 23:01 | Read by Marian Martin |
| Book 1, Chapters 26-29 | 18:17 | Read by JoeD |
| Book 1, Chapter 30 | 24:35 | Read by JoeD |
| Book 1, Chapter 31 | 5:59 | Read by David Cole |
| Book 2, Preface – Chapter 2 | 19:33 | Read by Kristine Bekere |
| Book 2, Chapters 3-5 | 18:12 | Read by TriciaG |
| Book 2, Chapters 6-8 | 23:12 | Read by Marian Martin |
| Book 2, Chapters 9-12 | 24:17 | Read by Marian Martin |
| Book 2, Chapter 13 | 24:33 | Read by Bill Mosley |
| Book 2, Chapters 14-15 | 23:47 | Read by JoeD |
| Book 2, Chapters 16-17 | 26:40 | Read by JoeD |
| Book 2, Chapters 18-19 | 28:27 | Read by JoeD |
| Book 2, Chapters 20-22 | 30:07 | Read by JoeD |
| Book 2, Chapters 23-24 | 22:57 | Read by JoeD |
| Book 2, Chapters 25-27 | 14:40 | Read by Marian Martin |
| Book 2, Chapters 28-29 | 24:33 | Read by Marian Martin |
| Book 2, Chapters 30-31 | 30:15 | Read by The Jacobin |
| Book 2, Chapters 32-35 | 41:33 | Read by Bill Mosley |
| Book 3, Preface – Chapter 4 | 18:44 | Read by Ann Boulais |
| Book 3, Chapters 5-7 | 19:04 | Read by Ann Boulais |
| Book 3, Chapters 8-10 | 26:40 | Read by Ann Boulais |
| Book 3, Chapter 11 | 19:05 | Read by Ann Boulais |
| Book 3, Chapter 12 | 36:26 | Read by Ann Boulais |
| Book 3, Chapters 13-15 | 19:56 | Read by Ann Boulais |
| Book 3, Chapter 16 | 22:44 | Read by Ann Boulais |
| Book 3, Chapters 17-18 | 22:34 | Read by Ann Boulais |
| Book 3, Chapters 19-21 | 31:03 | Read by Ann Boulais |
| Book 3, Chapters 22-23 | 20:36 | Read by Ann Boulais |
| Book 3, Chapters 24-25 | 12:56 | Read by Ann Boulais |
| Book 4, Preface – Chapter 3 | 25:56 | Read by Bill Mosley |
| Book 4, Chapters 4-6 | 23:09 | Read by Marian Martin |
| Book 4, Chapters 7-9 | 23:51 | Read by JoeD |
| Book 4, Chapters 10-13 | 30:50 | Read by JoeD |
| Book 4, Chapters 14-16 | 23:45 | Read by JoeD |
| Book 4, Chapters 17-18 | 26:54 | Read by JoeD |
| Book 4, Chapters 19-20 | 39:39 | Read by JoeD |
| Book 4, Chapters 21-25 | 25:23 | Read by JoeD |
| Book 4, Chapters 26-27 | 27:39 | Read by BillMac |
| Book 4, Chapters 28-30 | 19:24 | Read by J.R. Omahen |
| Book 4, Chapters 31-33 | 31:55 | Read by J.R. Omahen |
| Book 4, Chapters 34-35 | 20:15 | Read by jennydisini |
| Book 4, Chapter 36 | 21:24 | Read by Adam Oellermann |
| Book 4, Chapters 37-38 | 21:08 | Read by Adam Oellermann |
| Book 4, Chapters 39-41 | 19:44 | Read by Marian Martin |
| Book 5, Preface – Chapter 3 | 25:06 | Read by BigStory |
| Book 5, Chapters 4-7 | 18:12 | Read by J A Carter |
| Book 5, Chapters 8-10 | 18:02 | Read by J A Carter |
| Book 5, Chapters 11-13 | 27:46 | Read by BigStory |
| Book 5, Chapters 14-17 | 32:13 | Read by David Cole |
| Book 5, Chapters 18-21 | 24:16 | Read by Marian Martin |
| Book 5, Chapters 22-25 | 31:09 | Read by Bill Mosley |
| Book 5, Chapters 26-28 | 23:29 | Read by Bill Mosley |
| Book 5, Chapters 29-32 | 28:00 | Read by Bill Mosley |
| Book 5, Chapters 33-36 | 39:52 | Read by Bill Mosley |
Reviews
Andy Phillips
This book was an education! While I got a little lost in its book 2 with all the details about the heresies, I found overall that it presented a wonderful array of teachings from the early Church. I would recommend it to anyone seeking knowledge about God and Christianity, especially how the Church has been Catholic from the outset.
A LibriVox Listener
An interesting look at early Church efforts to preserve the doctrines from
Good Defense Against Gnostics
Alec
A good foundation for any Christian.
Excellent book, well read, very enjoyable!
A LibriVox Listener
nancy Nan
I much prefer the men readers! I fail to understand the ladies whose first language is not plain old American talk .