Greek · Refutatio omnium haeresium · Philosophumena · Elenchos
A survey of Greek philosophy and some thirty Christian heresies, arguing that each derives from pagan thought. Book 9 is a hostile account of bishop Callistus.
Dating
Written after the death of Callistus (222), whom it attacks. Traditionally ascribed to Hippolytus; its authorship is contested, and several scholars (Nautin, Brent) assign it to a different Roman writer or school.Read the full text(opens in a new tab)ANF vol. 5 (1886), tr. J. H. MacMahon, from CCEL, public domain