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:
The Marcosaeans. There was a certain Mark who was a fellow pupil with Colarbasus. He introduced two principles and rejected the resurrection of the dead. He furthermore used to perform certain tricks with drinking cups by changing the color of their contents to a dark purple by means of incantations; then he would initiate the women whom he had thus deluded. Like Valentinus, he pretended that all things were made up of the twenty-four elements.
Μαρκωσαῖοι. Μάρκος τις γεγένηται Κολορβάσου συμφοιτητής, δύο ἀρχὰς καὶ οὗτος παρεισάγων. Ἀθετεῖ δὲ νεκρῶν ἀνάστασιν, φαντασίας δέ τινας δι' ἐκπωμάτων ἐξ ἐπαοιδῆς εἰς κυάνεον χρῶμα καὶ πορφυραῖον μεταβάλλων ἐμυσταγώγει τὰς ἀπατωμένας γυναῖκας. Καὶ αὐτὸς δὲ τῶν εἴκοσι τεσσάρων στοιχείων βούλεται τὰ πάντα ἡγεῖσθαι ὁμοίως Οὐαλεντίνῳ.