The Esoteric New Testament, Part II: Paul and the 'Mysteries'
Primary Sources
Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. 5 (Hippolytus, Cyprian, Novatian)
This collection presents primary evidence for the intellectual battles of the early Church. Hippolytus argues that Gnosticism is not a new revelation but a patchwork of stolen pagan ideas and astrological tricks. Cyprian shifts the focus to the practical struggle for unity, proving that the early Ro
Refutation of All Heresies, Vol. 1
This text provides an aggressive polemic against the Gnostic sects that threatened to fracture the early Christian Church. Hippolytus dismantles their claims to divine revelation by tracing their doctrines back to the pagan classrooms of Pythagoras, Plato, and the Stoics. He asserts that these movem
Refutation of All Heresies, Vol. 2
This volume is an aggressive polemic against the Gnostic thinkers who threatened the foundations of the early Church. Hippolytus dismantles systems like those of Valentinus and Basilides by tracing their roots directly back to Pythagoras and Aristotle. He identifies these doctrines not as divine rev