The Four Classes of Samaritans.
The Gorthenes celebrate their feasts at other times than Sebyaeans.
The Sebyaeans differ from the Gorthenes by reason of their feasts.
The Seven Heresies of the Jews.
Thus far the summary of the thirteen heresies contained in the second part of Book II.
The following belong to this third part, in which thirteen heresies are contained:
Thus far for the eighteen heresies of the fourth part of Book II.
The following five heresies are contained in the fifth part of Book II:
Thus far the five heresies of the fifth part of Book II.
The following seven heresies are contained in the first part of Book III:
Thus far similarly the seven heresies of the first part of Book III.
In the second part of Book III there are four heresies:
Judaism had from the time of Abraham received the seal of circumcision. By Moses, who was seventh after Abraham, it was committed to writing in the Law given by God. From Juda, the fourth son of Jacob, sumamed Israel, through David, who was the first of the tribe of Juda to rule, it acquired the definitive name of Judaism. It is apparent that the Apostle was summarizing these four heresies when he said: ‘In Christ Jesus there is neither Barbarian, nor Scythian, nor Greek, nor Jew: but a new creature.’
Καὶ μετέπειτα Ἰουδαϊσμός, ἀπὸ τῶν χρόνων Ἀβραὰμ τὸν χαρακτῆρα διὰ περιτομῆς εἰληφὼς καὶ ἐν Μωσῇ, ἑβδόμῳ ἀπὸ Ἀβραάμ, διὰ τοῦ δοθέντος νόμου ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ γραφείς, ἀπὸ δὲ τοῦ Ἰούδα, τετάρτου υἱοῦ Ἰακὼβ τοῦ ἐπικληθέντος Ἰσραήλ, διὰ δὲ Δαυὶδ τοῦ προφήτου βασιλεύσαντος ἀπὸ τῆς τοῦ αὐτοῦ Ἰούδα φυλῆς τὸ τέλειον τοῦ Ἰουδαϊσμοῦ ὀνόματος κεκληρωμένος. Σαφῶς περὶ τούτων τῶν τεσσάρων αἱρέσεων ὁ ἀπόστολος ἀποτέμνων ἔφη: »Ἐν γὰρ Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ οὐ βάρβαρος, οὐ Σκύθης, οὐχ Ἕλλην, οὐκ Ἰουδαῖος, ἀλλὰ καινὴ κτίσις.«