Chapter II: Danger to the Church From Pagan and Jewish

ELEMENTS WITHIN ITS OWN PALE.

§ 26. GNOSTICISM IN GENERAL.
(1) Gnosticism.
(2) The Problems of Gnostic Speculation.
(3) Distribution.
(4) Sources of Information.

§ 27. THE GENTILE CHRISTIAN GNOSTICISM.
(1) Cerinthus.
(2) The Gnosticism of Basilides.
(3) Irenæus’ Sketch of Basilideanism.
(4) Valentinian Gnosticism.
(5) Two Divisions of the Valentinian School.
(6) The Ophites and related Sects.
(7) The Gnosis of the Ophites.
(8) Antinomian and Libertine Sects.
a. The Nicolaitans.
b. The Simonians.
c. The Carpocratians.
d. The Prodicians.
(9) Saturninus.
(10) Tatian and the Encratites.
(11) Marcion and the Marcionites.
(12) Marcion’s Disciples.
(13) Hermogenes.

§ 28. EBIONISM AND EBIONITIC GNOSTICISM.
(1) Nazareans and Ebionites.
(2) The Elkesaites.
(3) The Pseudo-Clementine Series of Writings.
a. Homiliæ XX Clementis.
b. Recognitiones Clementis.
c. Epitomæ.
(4) The Pseudo-Clementine Doctrinal System.

§ 29. MANICHÆISM.
(1) The Founder.
(2) The System.
(3) Constitution, Worship, and Missionarizing.