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About this place

Lugdunum, the chief city of Roman Gaul. Its Christian community, with that of nearby Vienne, suffered a violent persecution in 177, described in a letter preserved by Eusebius. Irenaeus, a native of Asia Minor, became its bishop afterwards and wrote Against Heresies here around 180.

Where to start

The Early ChurchIrenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies, Book Ic. AD 180 · Irenaeus of Lyons
The Early ChurchIrenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies, Book IIIc. AD 180 · Irenaeus of Lyons
The Early ChurchEusebius, Church History, Book VEarly 4th century AD (completed c. 325) · Eusebius of Caesarea

Written or found here

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  1. AD 180c. AD 180

    Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies, Book I

    Irenaeus of Lyons

    Irenaeus sets out the ‘Rule of Faith’ the churches had received from the apostles and describes the Gnostic teachers he opposed, from Valentinus to Basilides, Cerinthus and Marcion, and the sect that produced a Gospel of Judas.

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  2. AD 180c. AD 180

    Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies, Book III

    Irenaeus of Lyons

    The classic second-century defence of the four Gospels: how Matthew, Mark, Luke and John came to be written, why there are four and only four, and the succession of bishops from the apostles in Rome and Smyrna.

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Every mention

27 writings
  1. AD 50Paul’s First Letter to the ThessaloniansThe New Testament1×
  2. AD 70The Letter to the ColossiansThe New Testament1×
  3. AD 70The Gospel of MarkThe New Testament1×
  4. AD 75The Second Letter to the ThessaloniansThe New Testament1×
  5. AD 85The Letter to the EphesiansThe New Testament1×
  6. AD 85The Gospel of MatthewThe New Testament1×
  7. AD 85The Gospel of LukeThe New Testament1×
  8. AD 85The Acts of the ApostlesThe New Testament1×
  9. AD 85The First Letter of PeterThe New Testament1×
  10. AD 95The Gospel of JohnThe New Testament1×
  11. AD 95The Revelation to JohnThe New Testament1×
  12. AD 96The First Epistle of Clement to the CorinthiansThe Early Church1×
  13. AD 100The First Letter to TimothyThe New Testament1×
  14. AD 100The Second Letter to TimothyThe New Testament1×
  15. AD 100The Letter to TitusThe New Testament1×
  16. AD 100The First Letter of JohnThe New Testament1×
  17. AD 100The Second Letter of JohnThe New Testament1×
  18. AD 120Papias of Hierapolis, FragmentsThe Early Church1×
  19. AD 150The Infancy Gospel of ThomasThe Other Gospels1×
  20. AD 150The Gospel of JudasThe Other Gospels1×
  21. AD 160The Gospel of TruthThe Other Gospels1×
  22. AD 180Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies, Book IThe Early Church1×
  23. AD 180Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies, Book IIIThe Early Church1×
  24. AD 320Eusebius, Church History, Book IVThe Early Church1×
  25. AD 320Eusebius, Church History, Book VThe Early Church5×
  26. 1907G. R. S. Mead, The Gnostic Crucifixion (1907)The Other Gospels1×
  27. 2026The documentary record of Jesus and the movements that interpreted himThe Dossier1×