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51. Alogi, so called by us, who reject the Gospel of John and the Word in it, who is God from above, from the Father, forever, not accepting the Gospel according to John itself nor his Apocalypse. 52. Adamians, but by some called Adamizontes, holding a doctrine more of mockery than of truth. For naked as from their mother's womb both men and women gather together, and thus perform their readings and prayers and whatever else, supposedly being monastics and continent and not accepting marriage, considering their own church a paradise. 53. Sampsaeans, also called Elkesaites, still to this day inhabiting Arabia, the land situated above the Dead Sea; who, deceived by a certain false prophet Elxai, from whose family there still to this day existed Marthous and Marthana, two women worshipped by the heresy as goddesses, in all things they are similar to the Ebionites. 54. Theodotians, from Theodotus the tanner from Byzantium. He was highly skilled in Greek learning, and being with others in the days of the persecution at that time, he alone fell away while they were martyred; because he was being reproached, he contrived to say that Christ was a mere man, so that he might not be under the charge of having denied God, thus he taught. 55. Melchisedekians, who honor Melchizedek, claiming him to be a certain power and not a mere man, and have dared to refer and to say all things in his name. 56. Bardesianists. This Bardesanes came from Mesopotamia, at first being of the true faith and excelling in wisdom 2.213, but turning aside from the truth he taught doctrines similar to Valentinus, except for a few things in which he differs from Valentinus. 57. Noetians. This Noetus was from Smyrna in Asia. But carried away by pride along with certain others, he taught that Christ was the Father-Son, saying that the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit are the same. And he said he himself was Moses, and he said his brother was Aaron. 58. Valesians. These, as we have supposed, are they who inhabit Bacatha, a chief village of Arabia of Philadelphia, who castrate those who happen upon them and are their guests; and most of them are also themselves castrated eunuchs. And they teach certain other things full of heresy, destroying the things of the Law and of the Prophets and introducing certain other shameful practices. 59. Cathari, who joined with Novatus the Roman, and completely reject the twice-married and do not accept repentance. 60. Angelici. These have completely disappeared; but they used to boast that they had an angelic order, or because they invoked † angels. 61. Apostolici, also called Apotactics, and they also live around Pisidia, accepting only Apotactics, and praying by themselves. And they are similar to the Encratites, but they think other things besides them. 62. Sabellians, who hold opinions similar to the Noetians, except that they do not say the Father suffered. 63. Origenians, of a certain Origen. But these are shameful doers, committing unspeakable acts and giving over their own bodies to corruption. 2.214 64. Other Origenians, of Origen, also called Adamantius, the writer, who reject the resurrection of the dead, and Christ a creature and the Holy Spirit

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να. Ἄλογοι, ὑφ' ἡμῶν κληθέντες, οἱ τὸ εὐαγγέλιον Ἰωάννου καὶ τὸν ἐν αὐτῷ ἄνωθεν ἀπὸ πατρὸς ἀεὶ θεὸν Λόγον παρεκβάλλοντες, τὸ εὐαγγέλιον αὐτὸ δὴ τὸ κατὰ Ἰωάννην μὴ δεχόμενοι μήτε τὴν αὐτοῦ Ἀποκάλυψιν. νβ. Ἀδαμιανοί, παρὰ δέ τισιν Ἀδαμίζοντες καλούμενοι, χλεύης ἢ ἀληθείας μᾶλλον τὸ δόγμα ἔχοντες. γυμνοὶ γὰρ ὡς ἐκ μητρὸς ἄνδρες τε καὶ γυναῖκες ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ συνάγονται, καὶ οὕτως τὰς ἀναγνώσεις καὶ εὐχὰς καὶ πᾶν ὁτιοῦν ἐπιτελοῦσι, δῆθεν μονάζοντές τε καὶ ἐγκρατευόμενοι ὄντες καὶ γάμον μὴ δεχόμενοι, τὴν αὐτῶν ἐκκλησίαν παράδεισον ἡγούμενοι. νγ. Σαμψαῖοι, οἱ καὶ Ἐλκεσαῖοι, ἔτι δεῦρο τὴν Ἀραβίαν κατοικοῦντες, καθύπερθεν τῆς νεκρᾶς θαλάσσης κειμένην χώραν· οἵτινες ἀπὸ τοῦ Ἠλξαῒ τινὸς ψευδοπροφήτου ἠπατημένοι, οὗ ἔτι δεῦρο ἐκ τοῦ γένους ὑπῆρχον Μαρθοῦς καὶ Μαρθάνα, γυναῖκες δύο προσκυνούμεναι ὑπὸ τῆς αἱρέσεως ὡς θεαί, παραπλησίως τοῖς Ἐβιωναίοις τὰ πάντα ἔχουσιν. νδ. Θεοδοτιανοί, οἱ ἀπὸ Θεοδότου τοῦ σκυτέως τοῦ ἀπὸ Βυζαντίου. οὗτος ἐν παιδείᾳ Ἑλληνικῇ γέγονεν ἄκρος, ἅμα δὲ ἄλλοις ὢν ἐν ἡμέραις τοῦ τότε διωγμοῦ μόνος ἐκπεσὼν καὶ ἐκείνων μαρτυρησάντων διὰ τὸ ὀνειδίζεσθαι ἐπινοήσας ψιλὸν ἄνθρωπον λέγειν τὸν Χριστόν, ἵνα μὴ ὑπὸ ἔγκλημα γένηται θεὸν ἀρνησάμενος, οὕτως ἐδίδαξεν. νε. Μελχισεδεκιανοί, οἱ τὸν Μελχισεδὲκ γεραίροντες, τινὰ δύναμιν αὐτὸν φάσκοντες καὶ μὴ ἄνθρωπον ψιλὸν καὶ εἰς τὸ τούτου ὄνομα πάντα ἀνάγειν τε καὶ λέγειν τετολμηκότες. νςϛ. Βαρδησιανισταί. Βαρδησιάνης οὗτος ἐκ τῆς Μεσοποταμίας ὡρμᾶτο, τὰ πρῶτα μὲν τῆς ἀληθινῆς πίστεως ὑπάρχων καὶ ἐν σοφίᾳ 2.213 διαπρέπων, ἐκκλίνας δὲ τῆς ἀληθείας παραπλησίως Οὐαλεντίνῳ ἐδογμάτισε, χωρὶς ἐνίων ὀλίγων περὶ ὧν διαφέρεται πρὸς Οὐαλεντῖνον. νζ. Νοητιανοί. Νόητος οὗτος ἀπὸ Σμύρνης ὑπῆρχε τῆς Ἀσίας. ἐπάρματι δὲ ἐνεχθεὶς σὺν ἄλλοις τισὶν υἱοπάτορα τὸν Χριστὸν ἐδίδαξε, τὸν αὐτὸν εἶναι λέγων πατέρα καὶ υἱὸν καὶ ἅγιον πνεῦμα. ἑαυτὸν δὲ ἔλεγεν εἶναι Μωυσέα καὶ τὸν αὐτοῦ ἀδελφὸν ἔλεγεν εἶναι τὸν Ἀαρών. νη. Οὐαλήσιοι. οὗτοι, καθὼς ὑπειλήφαμεν, οἱ τὴν Βάκαθον κατοικοῦντες, μητροκωμίαν Ἀραβίας τῆς Φιλαδελφίας, οἱ τοὺς παρατυγχάνοντας καὶ ἐπιξενουμένους παρ' αὐτοῖς εὐνουχίζοντες· οἱ πλείους δὲ καὶ αὐτῶν εὐνοῦχοι ὑπάρχουσιν ἀποτετμημένοι. τινὰ δὲ ἕτερα διδάσκουσιν αἱρέσεως ἔμπλεα, ἀφανίζοντες τὰ τοῦ νόμου καὶ τῶν προφητῶν καί τινας ἑτέρας αἰσχρουργίας παρεισφέροντες. νθ. Καθαροί, οἱ ἅμα Ναυάτῳ συναφθέντες τῷ Ῥωμαίῳ καὶ τοὺς διγάμους παντελῶς ἀποβαλλόμενοι καὶ μετάνοιαν μὴ δεχόμενοι. ξ. Ἀγγελικοί. οὗτοι παντελῶς ἐξέλιπον· αὐχοῦντες δὲ ἦσαν ἀγγελικὴν ἔχειν τάξιν ἢ διὰ τὸ ἀγγέλους † προσκεκλῆσθαι. ξα. Ἀποστολικοί, οἱ καὶ Ἀποτακτικοί, καὶ αὐτοὶ περὶ τὴν Πισιδίαν οἰκοῦντες, μόνον Ἀποτακτικοὺς δεχόμενοι, καθ' ἑαυτοὺς δὲ εὐχόμενοι. παραπλησιάζουσι δὲ τοῖς Ἐγκρατίταις, ἄλλα δὲ παρ' αὐτοὺς φρονοῦσιν. ξβ. Σαβελλιανοί, οἱ τὰ ὅμοια Νοητιανῶν δοξάζοντες, παρὰ τὸ μὴ τὸν πατέρα πεπονθέναι λέγειν. ξγ. Ὠριγενιανοί, τινὸς Ὠριγένους. αἰσχροποιοὶ δὲ οὗτοί εἰσιν, ἀρρητοποιοῦντες καὶ τὰ ἑαυτῶν σώματα φθορᾷ παραδιδόντες. 2.214 ξδ. Ὠριγενιανοὶ ἄλλοι, Ὠριγένους τοῦ καὶ Ἀδαμαντίου τοῦ συντάκτου, οἱ τὴν τῶν νεκρῶν ἀνάστασιν ἀποβαλλόμενοι, Χριστὸν δὲ κτίσμα καὶ τὸ ἅγιον πνεῦμα