Part Two - Section One: 1- God and Man
Introduction: 1- Know, O beloved Marcian (1), your zeal and piety towards God, which is the only path that leads a person towards eternal life, […]
Part One: 3- The book “The Apostolic Evangelism”
Introduction: The goal for which Saint Irenaeus wrote the book “Apostolic Preaching” is explicitly clear, as Saint Irenaeus mentions in the lines
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Part One: 2- The Theological Education of Saint Irenaeus
The theological importance of Saint Irenaeus is due to two reasons: The first reason: He lifted the mask with which the Gnostic heresy had covered its teaching, claiming that
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Part One: 1- Saint Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons
Saint Irenaeus, or the peacemaker - as his name means - is the most famous of the fathers of the second century in his testimony and defense of the apostolic faith.
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Introduction and contents of the book
The publisher’s introduction to the book: “The Apostolic Preaching” by Saint Irenaeus, with a study of his life and teaching. It is actually two books in a volume
Chapter 51-57
Chapter Fifty-One: The Virtue of Virginity. The effectiveness of Christ’s teaching in changing brutal dispositions and the tendency to murder and war. 1- And who is human yet?
Chapter 46-50
Chapter Forty-Six Exposing pagan worship, consulting idols, superstitious legends, satanic works, magic, and pagan philosophy, since the time of the incarnation. And while we see
Chapter 41-45
Chapter Forty-One: Response to the Greeks. Do they acknowledge the Word? If He reveals Himself in the order and arrangement of the universe, what prevents Him?
Chapter 36-40
Chapter Thirty-Six: Prophecies about the greatness of Christ and about [the flight] to Egypt...etc. 1 - But what king ever reigned and conquered?
Chapter 30-35
Chapter Thirty: The truth of the Resurrection is proven by some facts, namely: (1) The dominance of death, as was clear from the above. (2) The wonders of Christ’s work
Chapter 24-29
Chapter Twenty-Four: Responding to some other objections. Christ did not choose the method of his death because he had to prove it
Chapter 18-23
Chapter Eighteen: The works of Christ in the flesh demonstrate the power and ability of the Word of God: by casting out demons, by performing miracles, and by being born of a virgin. 1- When he speaks