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 Nasaraeans, which is interpreted as meaning ‘the rebellious,’ forbid all eating of flesh meat and do not eat any animal food at all. Up to Moses and Josue the son of Nave, they accept and believe in the holy names of the patriarchs in the Pentateuch—Abraham, I mean, and Isaac, and Jacob, and their predecessors, and Moses himself, and Aaron, and Josue. They claim that Moses is not the author of the books of the Pentateuch, but they stoutly defend other books different from these.
Νασσαριαῖοι, οἱ ἑρμηνευόμενοι ἀφηνιασταί, οἳ πᾶσαν σαρκοφαγίαν ἀπαγορεύουσιν, ἐμψύχων τε οὐδ' ὅλως μεταλαμβάνουσιν, ἄχρι δὲ Μωσέως καὶ Ἰησοῦ τοῦ Ναυῆ τοῖς ἐν πεντατεύχῳ ἁγίοις ὀνόμασι πατριαρχῶν κεχρημένοι καὶ πιστεύοντες, φημὶ δὴ Ἀβραὰμ καὶ Ἰσαὰκ καὶ Ἰακὼβ καὶ τῶν ἀνωτάτω καὶ αὐτοῦ Μωσέως καὶ Ἀαρὼν καὶ Ἰησοῦ. Τὰς δὲ τῆς πεντατεύχου γραφὰς οὐκ εἶναι Μωσέως δογματίζουσιν, ἄλλας δὲ παρ' αὐτὰς διαβεβαιοῦνται.