Irenaeus

A four gospel canon (the Tetramorph) was asserted by Irenaeus, who refers to it directly citation Irenaeus.

Irenaeus of Lyons, Adversus haereses 3.22.4 This presentation of Mary as the New Eve is an extension of Irenaeus' Adam-Christ typology.

Irenaeus' use of Paul's Epistles Many aspects of Irenaeus' presentation of salvation history depend on Paul's Epistles.

Nielsen, Adam and Christ in the Theology of Irenaeus of Lyons, p. 11. Irenaeus calls this process of restoring humanity recapitulation.

St. Irenaeus parishioner and lead fish fryer Mike Cebulak tends to a fresh batch of fries at the Oakmont church March 10.

He added, “St Irenaeus again is an incredibly important patron and saint today in rebuilding the church of God,” calling him “the first systematic theologian of the church.

It would be hard to overemphasise Irenaeus’s importance on the development of the Catholic Church; he is sometimes regarded as its first real theologian.

According to Irenaeus, the Ebionites used this to claim that Joseph was the (biological) father of Jesus.

According to some biblical scholars, the findings at Nag Hammadi have shown Irenaeus' description of Gnosticism to be largely inaccurate and polemic in nature.

After Rufinus, Justin was known mainly from St Irenaeus and Eusebius or from spurious works.

Against Heresies 1.13.7 Little is known about the career of Irenaeus after he became bishop.

Against Heresies 3.11.8 Thus Irenaeus provides the earliest witness to the assertion of the four canonical Gospels, possibly in reaction to Marcion 's edited version of the Gospel of Luke, which Marcion asserted was the one and only true gospel.

A third theme in both Paul’s and Irenaeus’s conceptions of salvation is the sacrifice of Christ being necessary for the new life given to humanity in the triumph over evil.

By a probably euphonic inversion the translator of Irenaeus and the other Latin authors have Abraxas, which is found in the magical papyri, and even, though most sparingly, on engraved stones.

Charges of Gnostic libertinism find their source in the works of Irenaeus.

Cletus is considered Linus's successor by Irenaeus, and the others cited above, who present Linus either as the first bishop of Rome or, if they give Peter as the first, as the second.

For Irenaeus, Paul's presentation of the Old Law (the Mosaic covenant ) in this passage indicates that the Old Law revealed humanity's sinfulness but could not save them.

For Irenaeus, the Incarnation of Christ was intended by God before He determined that humanity would be created.

Grant, Robert M., Irenaeus of Lyons (Routledge, 1997), p. 23. Essentially, ordinary humans—those who have faith but do not possess the special knowledge—will not attain salvation.

He adds that the idea cannot be squeezed out of Irenaeus' words.