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
Thomas J. Mohr
I really wish it was read by a single speaker, (some of them were outstanding and others not so much,) but as far as listening to free audiobooks is concerned, I legitimately can’t complain about that too much, especially since this regards a book by one of the early church fathers. But as to the book itself, it’s an interesting though not necessarily inspired read, (it has certainly helped increase my Greek vocabulary to a certain extent.)
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 .