1. Jerome says that the
defenders of Origen are united in a federation of perjury.
2. Jerome’s commentaries
on Ephesians follow Origen’s interpretation of the texts about a
secret federation to whom higher truths are to be told.
3. But I follow Christ in
condemning all falsehood.
4. Jerome has not only allowed
perjury but has practised it.
5. His treatise on Virginity
(Ep. xxii to Eustochium) defames all orders of Christians.
6. In his anti-Ciceronian dream
he promised never to read or possess heathen books.
7. Yet his works are filled with
quotations from them.
8. In his “Best mode of
Translation” he relies on the opinions of Cicero and
Horace.
9. He confesses his obligations
to Porphyry.
8 (2). Jerome at Bethlehem had
heathen books copied and taught them to boys.
9 (2). He condemns as heathenish
unobjectionable views which he himself holds.
10 (2). He spoke of Paula
impiously as the mother-in-law of God.
11. Such impiety is
unpardonable.
12. Jerome’s boast of his
teachers, Didymus and the Jew Baranina.
13. His extravagant praises of
Origen.
14. Preface to Origen on
Canticles.
15. Preface to Commentary on
Micah.
16. Book of Hebrew
Names.
17. A story of
Origen.
18. Pamphilus the Martyr and his
Library.
19. Jerome praises Origen but
condemns others for doing the same.
20. Jerome praises the dogmatic
as well as the expository works of Origen.
21. Contrast of Jerome’s
earlier and later attitude towards Origen.
22. The Book of Hebrew
Questions.
23. Jerome’s attack upon
Ambrose.
24. Preface to Didymus on the
Holy Spirit.
25. Jerome attacks one Christian
writer after another.
26. His treatment of
Melania.
27. I never followed
Jerome’s errors, for which he should do penance.
27 a. But I followed his method
of translation.
28. Jerome in condemning me
condemns himself.
29. He says I shew Origen to be
heretical, yet condemns me.
30. His pretence that the
Apology for Origen is not by Pamphilus needs no answer.
31. Others did not translate
the Περὶ
᾽Αρχῶν because
they did not know Greek.
32. Jerome’s translation
of the Scriptures impugned.
33. Authority of the
LXX.
34. Has the Church had spurious
Scriptures?
35. Danger of altering the
Versions of Scripture.
36. Origen’s
Hexapla—Its object.
37. St. Paul’s method of
dealing with erring brethren.
38. How Jerome should have
replied to Pammachius.
39. The Books against
Jovinian.
40. My translation of the
Περὶ
᾽Αρχῶν was
meant to aid in a good cause.
41, 42, 43. Recapitulation of
the Apology.
44. An appeal to
Pammachius.
45, 46. Why my translations of
Origen had created offence, but Jerome’s not.
47. A Synod, if called on to
condemn Origen, must condemn Jerome also.