St. Irenaeus: Proof of the Apostolic Preaching (Ancient Christian Writers 16)

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by  Joseph P. Smith

ANCIENT CHRISTIAN
WRITERS
THE WORKS OF THE FATHERS IN TRANSLATION
EDITED BY
JOHANNES QUASTEN, S. T. D. JOSEPH C. PLUMPE, PH. D.
Professor of Ancient Church History Professor of Patristic Greek
and. Christian Archaeology and Ecclesiastical Latin
The Catholic University of America
Washington, D. C.
No. 16
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1952

ST. IRENAEUS
PROOF OF THE
APOSTOLIC PREACHING
TRANSLATED A ND ANNOTATED
BY
JOSEPH P. SMITH, S. J.
Professor in
The Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome
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CONTENTS
PAGE
INTRODUCTION 3
A. AUTHOR AND WORKS. PUBLICATIONS OF
THE PROOF
3
1. The Author. — 2. His Works. — 3. Armenian Text.
— 4. Translations.
B. TEXTUAL HISTORY 5
5. Authenticity. — 6. Date and Place of Composition. —
7. Date of the Manuscript. Textual Tradition. — 8.
Date of Translation: External Evidence.— 9. Date of
Translation: Internal Evidence. — 10. Translation Di
rectly from Greek. — n. State of Text. — 12. Principles
of this Translation.
C. TITLE, ADDRESSEE, FORM AND STYLE . .. 13
13. Title. — 14. Addressee. — 15. Literary Form. — 16.
Style.
D. DIVISION AND CONTENTS 15
17. Division. — 18. God and Creatures; the Fall. — 19.
History of Redemption. — 20. Christ in the Old Law. —
21. Christ in the New Law. — 22. Problems presented.
E. SCOPE AND IMPORTANCE 19
23. Apparent Aim: Catechetic. — 24. Real Aim: Apolo
getic. — 25. Method. Exegesis. — 26. Importance.
F. THEOLOGY OF THE PPOOF 22
27. Irenaeus's Preoccupations. — 28. Gnosticism; Mar-
cion. — 29. God and the World. — 30. God the Father. —
31. God the Son. — 32. The Holy Spirit. — 33. Man. —
34. "Spiritual Man" and Good Works.— 35. The
Trinity and Man. — 36. Recapitulation; Communion;
Incorruptibility.
V
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G. LITERARY AFFINITIES OF THE PROOF . .. 31
37. Irenaeus and his Sources; Contra ludaeos. — 38.
Scripture. — 39. Apocrypha. — 40. Tradition; Plato; the
" Elders." — 41. Apostolic Fathers. — 42. Justin. — 43.
Theophilus; other Apologists. — 44. Clement of Alex-
andriaP
H. SOME REMARKS ON THE MATTER OF THE
PROOF 4°
45. Omissions and Inclusions. — 46. Some Notable
Points. — 47. Some Peculiarities. — 48. Leading Ideas.
I. CONCLUSION (SUMMARY) 43
49. Irenaeus and the Proof. — 50. The Message of the
Proof.
TEXT 45
A. GOD AND CREATURES. THE FALL . . .. 47
1. The Way of Life. — 2. Faith and Good Works. — 3.
The Rule of Faith. — 4. Origin of Creatures. — 5. The
Trinity and Creatures. — 6. The Three Articles of the
Faith. — 7. The Trinity and our Rebirth. — 8. God the
Father and Mankind.— 9. Seven Heavens. — 10. God
Supreme Ruler. — 11. Creation of Man. — 12. Paradise.
— 13. Eve.— 14. Primal Innocence. — 15. Tree of
Knowledge. Immortality. — 16. The Fall.
B. HISTORY OF REDEMPTION 57
17. Cain and Abel. — 18. The Giants. — 19. The Flood.
— 20. The Curse of Cham. — 21. The Blessings of Sem
and Japheth. — 22. The Covenant with Noe. — 23.
Babel. — 24. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. — 25. Egypt.
The Passover. — 26. The Law. — 27. The Spies. The
Wandering in the Desert. — 28. Deuteronomy. — 29.
The Promised Land. — 30. The Prophets. — 31. Incor
ruptibility. — 32. Adam and Christ. — 33. Eve and the
Mother of God. — 34. The Tree of Knowledge and the
Cross. — 35. Promise of Abraham fulfilled. Justification
of Faith. — 36. Promise to David fulfilled. Virgin Birth.
— 37. The Triumph of the Redemption. — 38-39. Genu
ine Birth, Death, and Resurrection. — 39-40. The Pri
macy of Christ. — 40-41. Review: Moses to the Apostles.
— 41-42. Apostolic Preaching.
CONTENTS vii
C. CHRIST IN THE OLD LAW
42. The Prophecies. — 43. The Son in the Beginning. —
44. The Son and Abraham. Sodom and Gomorrha. —
45. The Son and Jacob. Theophanies are of the Son. —
46. The Son and Moses in the Desert. — 47. The Trinity
and Creatures. — 48. The Lord saith to my Lord . . .
(Ps. 109). — 49. The Son Anointed King. God speaks in
the Prophets. — 50-51. The Son Pre-existent. Saviour of
All. — 52. The Message of Scripture. — 53. The Virgin
shall conceive. " Christ Jesus." — 54. " Emmanuel."
Virgin Birth. — 54-55. " Wonderful Counsellor." — 56.
They shall wish that they had been burnt with fire. —
57. " A Ruler from Juda." " Blood of the Grape." - 58.
Star of Jacob. — 59. Rod and Flower from the Roots of
Jesse. — 60. " Just Judgement to the Lowly." — 61. The
wolf shall feed with the lamb. — 62. I will raise wp the
tabernacle of David. — 63. Bethlehem of Judaea. —
64. The Son of David for evermore. — 65. Entry into
Jerusalem. — 66. Christ in the Prophets. — 67. Christ's
Miracles. — 68-69. The Passion. — 69 The Taking of
Judgement. — 70. Who shall declare His generation? —.
71. Under Thy shadow shall we live. —72. The Death
of the Just Man. — 73. The Resurrection. — 74. Herod
and Pilate. — 75. The Passion (by the Will of the
Father). — 76. The Arrest of Christ. — 77. Christ before
Herod. — 78. Descent into Hell. — 79. Crucifixion. —
80. The Parting of the Garments. — 81. The Thirty
Pieces of Silver. — 82. Gall and Vinegar. — 83. The As
cension. — 84. The Entry into Heaven. — 85. Awaiting
the Judgement.
D. CHRIST IN THE NEW LAW
86. The Prophets and the Apostolic Preaching. — 87.
Charity supersedes the Law. — 88. Christ in Glory. He
Himself redeemed us. — 89. The Spirit supersedes the
Law. — 90. Newness of Spirit. The New Covenant. —
91-92. The Gentiles Fleirs to the Promises. — 93. The
Gentiles to be a Holy People. — 94. Church more fruit
ful than Synagogue. — 95. The Gentiles supplant Israel.
— 96. We have no need of the Law. — 97. Nearness of
Almighty Aid. — 98. Conclusion. — 99. Error against
the Persons of the Trinity. — 100. Beware of Heretics!
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NOTES in
TO THE INTRODUCTION 114
TO THE TEXT 131
INDEX 2zi
ST. IRENAEUS
PROOF
OF
THE APOSTOLIC PREACHING