Person
Irenaeus of Lyon
c. 130-c. 202
bishop of Lyon, theologian
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Irenaeus, from Asia Minor, became bishop after the Lyon persecution of 177. His Against Heresies attacks teachers he groups as falsely named 'gnosis,' especially Valentinian systems, and defends a four-gospel collection and an apostolic rule of faith. He is a principal source for what those teachers said, and also a hostile one.
Raised in Smyrna, Irenaeus became bishop of Lyon after the martyrdoms of 177. Against Heresies attacks Gnostic systems and gives the first full argument for a four-Gospel canon and apostolic succession.
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Bridge: Basilides' substitution teaching, as reported by Irenaeus
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