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St Photius the Great, tr. Freese, 1920; selections
56. Codex 56: Theodoret of Cyrrhus, Against Heresies
Read the treatise of Theodoret of Cyrrhus Against Heresies, from the time of Simon1 down to those which sprang up in his own age. It is dedicated to a certain Sporacius,2 who was fond of hearing about such matters. It goes down to Nestorius and his heresy, on which he pours forth unmitigated censure, and even farther, to the heresy of Eutyches. In the last of the five books which the treatise contains, he gives a summary of divine and orthodox doctrine compared with idle heretical talk, showing that it is not to be confounded with the latter, but is pure and irreprehensible. The style is clear and free from redundancies.
Notes
- Magus (see Acts viii.).
- Count of the domestics (captain of the palace guards), consul 453.