{"attribution":"Irenaeus of Lyons; The Writings of Irenaeus, Volume II, Ante-Nicene Christian Library IX; translated by Alexander Roberts and W. H. Rambaut; T. & T. Clark, Edinburgh, 1869. Existing transcription supplied by Wikisource contributors.","author":"Irenaeus of Lyons","date_end":188,"date_evidence_url":"https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Ante-Nicene_Christian_Library/Introductory_Notice_to_Iren%C3%A6us","date_label":"c. 182–188 AD (historical editorial dating)","date_start":182,"edition_permalink":"https://en.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=Ante-Nicene_Christian_Library/Against_Heresies_(Iren%C3%A6us)/Book_5&oldid=13533734","edition_year":1869,"id":"irenaeus-ah5-ancl1869-reviewed-59","license":"Public domain historical English translation; Wikisource transcription","license_url":"https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Wikisource:Reusing_Wikisource_content","provenance_note":"Physical title transcribed MDCCCLXIX (1869). The volume credits Roberts and W. H. Rambaut jointly; no paragraph-level translator allocation is asserted. Provider biographies identify Alexander Roberts (1826–1901) and William Hautenville Rambaut (1822–1893). Provider edition and translator pages declare public-domain status; its reuse policy states that public-domain transcription creates no new copyright. This is a separately acquired ANCL edition, not CCEL permission. Scan index: Ante-Nicene Christian Library Vol 9.djvu, source pages 76–179. Transcription is not fully proofread; original spelling, transcription defects and ancient textual variants are retained without silent correction. Source-note reference errors, which may be printing or transcription defects, are documented and canonical links follow quoted words. The original Greek is largely lost; this edition also depends on the ancient Latin version. Some passages expressly report teaching of presbyters or elders; they remain within Irenaeus's work and are not newly attributed to an individual. No generated translation or commentary; no independent worldwide-law guarantee.","references":[{"book":"JHN","chapter":1,"kind":"exposition","verse":11},{"book":"GEN","chapter":3,"kind":"exposition","verse":13},{"book":"GEN","chapter":3,"kind":"exposition","verse":8},{"book":"LUK","chapter":1,"kind":"exposition","verse":27},{"book":"LUK","chapter":1,"kind":"exposition","verse":31},{"book":"LUK","chapter":1,"kind":"exposition","verse":38}],"section":"Book V, Chapter 19, Section 1","source_url":"https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Ante-Nicene_Christian_Library/Against_Heresies_(Iren%C3%A6us)/Book_5","text_changes":"Whitespace normalized; source pagination and footnote reference markers removed. English wording unchanged.","translator":"Alexander Roberts and W. H. Rambaut (credited jointly on the volume title)","verification":{"method":"inspected source paragraph and verse context; SHA-256 locked","paragraph_indices":[59],"raw_source":"raw/fathers/irenaeus-against-heresies-book5-ancl1869.html","reference_basis":"JHN 1:11 (exposition): The unquoted opening directly interprets the Lord's coming to His own as coming to and sustaining His own creation; this supplies a specific interpretation of the coming statement, without importing the unmentioned rejection or following verses. GEN 3:13 (exposition): The paragraph explains Eve's deception/disobedience as the opposite of Mary's obedience. Genesis3:13 specifically identifies Eve's deception by the serpent. The historical author's angel designation is preserved, not substituted into the Bible text. GEN 3:8 (exposition): Eve's flight after disobedience is interpreted in the recapitulation comparison. Genesis3:8 is the identifiable hiding of the man and woman from God's presence; the author's singular focus on Eve and wording 'fled' remain unchanged. LUK 1:27 (exposition): The interpretation expressly compares Mary's status as a betrothed virgin with the author's description of Eve. Luke1:27 independently supplies Mary's virgin/betrothal status. LUK 1:31 (exposition): The angel's announcement that Mary will bear the Son is interpreted as the obedient counterpart to Eve's deception. Luke1:31 independently supplies the conception/birth announcement; the author's identification of the child as God is his interpretation, not WEB wording. LUK 1:38 (exposition): The paragraph repeatedly explains Mary's obedience to the angelic message against Eve's disobedience. Luke1:38 is Mary's particular assent to the announced word, not merely the general virgin-birth doctrine. {\"candidate\": \"GEN3:6\", \"reason\": \"Tree-related disobedience is discussed, but this paragraph does not independently narrate the act of fruit-taking/eating; the specifically interpreted deception and hiding events have narrower supported locators.\"} {\"candidate\": \"LUK1:35\", \"reason\": \"Divinity of the child is affirmed, but the Holy Spirit/overshadowing statement is not specifically interpreted here; no adjacent Annunciation verse is added.\"} {\"candidate\": \"MAT10:16\", \"reason\": \"The serpent/dove contrast resembles the saying but does not interpret Jesus's mission instructions; preserve as possible imagery/allusion without this verse link.\"} {\"candidate\": \"cross/tree locators such as GAL3:13 or1PE2:24\", \"reason\": \"The recapitulation through the cross is clear, but the paragraph does not specify a unique scriptural tree/cross text; no thematic parallel is assigned.\"} {\"source_note_id\": \"cite_note-166\", \"reason\": \"The original note explicitly describes the text here as uncertain and obscure. No reconstruction of portaret/advocata or Eve's virginity was attempted; the identifiable biblical narrative links do not resolve the transmission uncertainty.\"}","reviewed_on":"2026-10-10","source_sha256":"e1a9088145cfef289c81562b04dc8be4133db207ebb84dcaca9c06cb8e737d80","text_sha256":"17dcacf2dc6098adc2f69b9860b9e1343008cfbbd1bac59aa86602e037272807"},"verified":true,"work":"Against Heresies","work_id":"irenaeus-against-heresies-book5"}