The study of the "Elenchos" (c 225 CE) involves the whole range of ancient interpretative traditions concerned with Greek philosophy, from Aristotle to the late Neoplatonists. This study places Hippolytus' reports about the Greek philosophers in the context of these traditions, examining both the Hippolytus' achievements and the traditions he depends on. For him the Pythagoreanizing current in Pre-Neoplatonism is of major importance. Accordingly, he constructs a succession ("diadoche") starting with Pythagoras and including Empedocles, Heraclitus, Plato, Aristotle and the Stoics, and argues that the diadoche of the Gnostic heresiarchs is parasitical on its Pythagorean predecessor. This assessment of the sources used is based on an analysis of Hippolytus' method of presentation, which is a blend of cento and exegesis geared to his anti-Gnostic purpose.
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'"[Jaap Mansfeld's] study...makes important advances in drawing attention to the Middle Platonist orientation of Hippolytus' sources...and in stressing his 'heresiographical purpose'. The book will therefore be necessary reading for any consideration of Hippolytus as a source for early Greek thought.'
Stuart Leggatt, "Classical Review, 1994.
'"Pour conclure, nous voudrions souligner le travail philologique de Mansfeld. L'index des passages principaux qu'il analyse minutieusement en est l'impressionnant timoin.'
Bernard Colin, "l'Antiquiti Classique, 1994.
'"La lecture du volume est enrichissante et passionnante: ce livre est un instrument indispensable pour toute recherche dans le domaine du gnosticisme.'
"Recherches de Science Religieuse, 1995.
Stuart Leggatt, "Classical Review, 1994.
'"Pour conclure, nous voudrions souligner le travail philologique de Mansfeld. L'index des passages principaux qu'il analyse minutieusement en est l'impressionnant timoin.'
Bernard Colin, "l'Antiquiti Classique, 1994.
'"La lecture du volume est enrichissante et passionnante: ce livre est un instrument indispensable pour toute recherche dans le domaine du gnosticisme.'
"Recherches de Science Religieuse, 1995.
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