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Theodoret

Compendium of Heretical Fables

Haereticarum fabularum compendium

c. 453

Theodoret’s five-book survey of heresies, ending with an epitome of orthodox doctrine. Book 5, on the Holy Spirit and the divine names, gives the Samaritan pronunciation Ἰαβαί (Iabai) and the Jewish form Ἀϊά (Aia) for the unspoken Name.

Translated by Claude (study translation from Greek)

Greek: Theodoret of Cyrus, Haereticarum fabularum compendium / Αἱρετικῆς κακομυθίας ἐπιτομή (CPG 6223; PG 83, 336–556). English: study translation for BWAB Library—not a modern copyrighted translation. The full five books are hosted here.

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