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Chapter XXVIII. Macarius another monk, wrote at Rome books Against the mathematicians, in which labour he sought the comfort of oriental writings · Chapter XXIX. Heliodorus, Presbyter of Antioch, Published an Excellent Volume Gathered from Holy Scriptures on Virginity

Chapter XXXIII

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Helvidius,2626 a disciple of Auxentius and imitator of Symmachus, wrote, indeed, with zeal for religion but not according to knowledge, a book, polished neither in language nor in reasoning, a work in which he so attempted to twist the meaning of the Holy Scriptures to his own perversity, as to venture to assert on their testimony that Joseph and Mary, after the nativity of our Lord, had children who were called brothers of the Lord. In reply to his perverseness Jerome, published a book against him, well filled with scripture proofs.2627

Notes

  1. 2626

    Fourth century.

  2. 2627

    In reply...proofs A T 25 30 21; omit e 31 a.

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series II, Volume 3, ed. Philip Schaff and Henry Wace (1890–1900). Public domain. Text from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library.