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 Saturnilians were to be found throughout Syria. They followed the obscene doctrine of the Simonians, but they professed other things far more extraordinary. They originated with Saturnilus. With Menander they held the universe to have been created by angels, but, in accordance with the opinion of their founder, by seven only.
Σατορνιλιανοί, οἱ κατὰ τὴν Συρίαν τὴν τῶν Σιμωνιανῶν κρατύναντες αἰσχρουργίαν, ἕτερα δὲ παρὰ τοὺς Σιμωνιανοὺς εἰς ἔκπληξιν περισσοτέραν κηρύσσοντες, ἀπὸ δὲ Σατορνίλου τὴν ἀρχὴν ἐσχηκότες, καὶ αὐτοὶ κατὰ τὸν Μένανδρον ὑπὸ ἀγγέλων τὸν κόσμον γεγενῆσθαι φάσκοντες, μόνων δὲ ἑπτά, διὰ τὴν τοῦ πατρὸς γνώμην.