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:
He says that there is one God, creator of all things, who has neither been begotten nor has begotten. He says that the Christ is the Word of God and His Spirit, but a creature and a servant, and that He was begotten, without seed, of Mary the sister of Moses and Aaron. For, he says, the Word and God and the Spirit entered into Mary and she brought forth Jesus, who was a prophet and servant of God. And he says that the Jews wanted to crucify Him in violation of the law, and that they seized His shadow and crucified this. But the Christ Himself was not crucified, he says, nor did He die, for God out of His love for Him took Him to Himself into heaven. And he says this, that when the Christ had ascended into heaven God asked Him: O Jesus, didst thou say: I am the Son of God and God’? And Jesus, he says, answered: Be merciful to me, Lord. Thou knowest that I did not say this and that I did not scorn to be thy servant. But sinful men have written that I made this statement, and they have lied about me and have fallen into error. And God answered and said to Him: I know that thou didst not say this word.
Λέγει ἕνα θεὸν εἶναι ποιητὴν τῶν ὅλων, μήτε γεννηθέντα μήτε γεγεννηκότα. Λέγει τὸν Χριστὸν λόγον εἶναι τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ πνεῦμα αὐτοῦ, κτιστὸν δὲ καὶ δοῦλον, καὶ ὅτι ἐκ Μαρίας, τῆς ἀδελφῆς Μωσέως καὶ Ἀαρών, ἄνευ σπορᾶς ἐτέχθη. Ὁ γὰρ λόγος, φησί, τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ τὸ πνεῦμα εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὴν Μαρίαν, καὶ ἐγέννησε τὸν Ἰησοῦν προφήτην ὄντα καὶ δοῦλον τοῦ θεοῦ. Καὶ ὅτι οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι παρανομήσαντες ἠθέλησαν αὐτὸν σταυρῶσαι καὶ κρατήσαντες ἐσταύρωσαν τὴν σκιὰν αὐτοῦ, αὐτὸς δὲ ὁ Χριστὸς οὐκ ἐσταυρώθη, φησίν, οὔτε ἀπέθανεν: ὁ γὰρ θεὸς ἔλαβεν αὐτὸν πρὸς ἑαυτὸν εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν διὰ τὸ φιλεῖν αὐτόν. Καὶ τοῦτο δὲ λέγει, ὅτι, τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἀνελθόντος εἰς τοὺς οὐρανούς, ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτὸν ὁ θεὸς λέγων: Ὦ Ἰησοῦ, σὺ εἶπας, ὅτι υἱός εἰμι τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ θεός; Καὶ ἀπεκρίθη, φησίν, ὁ Ἰησοῦς: Ἵλεώς μοι, κύριε: σὺ οἶδας, ὅτι οὐκ εἶπον οὐδὲ ὑπερηφανῶ εἶναι δοῦλός σου: ἀλλ' οἱ ἄνθρωποι οἱ παραβάται ἔγραψαν, ὅτι εἶπον τὸν λόγον τοῦτον, καὶ ἐψεύσαντο κατ' ἐμοῦ, καί εἰσι πεπλανημένοι. Καὶ ἀπεκρίθη, φησίν, αὐτῷ ὁ θεός: Οἶδα, ὅτι σὺ οὐκ ἔλεγες τὸν λόγον τοῦτον.