The quarrel over Origen between two old friends: Rufinus's prefaces and his Apology to Anastasius and Apronianus, Jerome's three books against Rufinus, and Rufinus's Commentary on the Apostles' Creed, the earliest full explanation of the creed. Modern English from the Post-Nicene Fathers translation.
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Contents
Jerome's Apology Against Rufinus, Book 3
1Preface to Book 32Your Letter Is Full of Falsehood3Why Can We Not Differ as Friends?4Who Spread Your Books Abroad?5The Charge That I Bribed Your Secretary6Eusebius Did Not Falsify Your Papers7Boasting of Eloquence and of Ignorance8Praise That Was an Accusation9You Leave Me No Room for Silence10Let Us Condemn Origen Together11The Story of the Two Days12A Commentator Reports, a Translator Vouches13The Apology Falsely Given to Pamphilus14Opposite Opinions in My Commentaries15Your Preface Is What Condemns You16The Bishops of Italy and the Resurrection17Theophilus and the Letter of Isidore18Why We Welcomed Bishop Paul19My Communion with Theophilus20What I Wrote Against Vigilantius21The Letter of Pope Anastasius22Siricius Is Dead, Anastasius Is Living23My Journey from Rome to Bethlehem24The Kiss of Epiphanius25The Men I Sent to Rome26The Forged Letter and My Translations27A Warning Against Falsifiers28Praise in Some Things, Blame in Others29Questions About Heaven and Earth30The Ship from the East31Three Opinions on the Origin of Souls32Smoke and Lightning33Your Dream and Mine34Your First Accusers35Manuscripts Hidden and Published36Accused on Both Sides37Why My Translation of On First Principles Was Needed38Your Apology for Origen39My Friendly Letter40The Sayings of Pythagoras41Teachings, Not Books42Your Threats and Your Offer of Peace43No Personal Attacks in Arguments About the Faith44An Answer from the Book of Proverbs45If You Want Peace, Lay Down Your Arms