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 Ethnophrones, while they follow some practices of pagans, are Christians in all other respects. They bring in nativity and fortune and fate, and they admit every kind of astronomy and astrology as well as every sort of divination and augury. They have recourse to auspices, the averting of evil by sacrifice, omens, interpretations of signs, spells, and similar superstitions of impious people, together with all the rest of the pagan practices. They also observe certain Greek feasts, and they furthermore keep days, and months, and seasons, and years.
Ἐθνόφρονες, οἱ ταῖς συνηθείαις τῶν ἐθνῶν ἐπακολουθοῦντες, χριστιανοὶ τἄλλα ὑπάρχοντες, οἵτινες παρεισάγουσι γένεσιν καὶ τύχην καὶ εἱμαρμένην, πᾶσάν τε τὴν ἀστρονομίαν καὶ ἀστρολογίαν παραδεχόμενοι καὶ πᾶσαν μαντείαν καὶ ὀρνιθοσκοπίαν, καὶ οἰωνισμοῖς καὶ ἀποτροπιασμοῖς καὶ κληδονισμοῖς καὶ τερατοσκοπίαις καὶ ἐπαοιδαῖς καὶ τοῖς ὁμοίοις αὐτῶν καὶ ἑτέροις μύθοις ἀσεβῶν τῇ τε λοιπῇ συνηθείᾳ τῶν ἐθνῶν προσανέχοντες καὶ ἑορτάς τινας Ἑλληνικὰς τιμῶντες ἡμέρας τε αὖθις καὶ μῆνας καὶ καιροὺς καὶ ἐνιαυτοὺς παρατηρούμενοι.