On the Morals of the Manichæans
Classic translation
5th c. · Polemics & Heresiology · English translation, 1890
Source edition: Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series I (ed. Philip Schaff, 1886–90)
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Contents
Introduction & Notes
On the Morals of the Manichæans
- Argument
- 1. The Supreme Good is that Which is Possessed of Supreme Existence
- 2. What Evil is. That Evil is that Which is Against Nature. In Allowing This…
- 3. If Evil is Defined as that Which is Hurtful, This Implies Another Refutation…
- 4. The Difference Between What is Good in Itself and What is Good by…
- 5. If Evil is Defined to Be Corruption, This Completely Refutes the Manichæan…
- 6. What Corruption Affects and What It is
- 7. The Goodness of God Prevents Corruption from Bringing Anything to…
- 8. Evil is Not a Substance, But a Disagreement Hostile to Substance
- 9. The Manichæan Fictions About Things Good and Evil are Not Consistent with…
- 10. Three Moral Symbols Devised by the Manichæans for No Good
- 11. The Value of the Symbol of the Mouth Among the Manichæans, Who are Found…
- Chapter 12.—Manichæan Subterfuge
- 13. Actions to Be Judged of from Their Motive, Not from Externals. Manichæan…
- 14. Three Good Reasons for Abstaining from Certain Kinds of Food
- 15. Why the Manichæans Prohibit the Use of Flesh
- 16. Disclosure of the Monstrous Tenets of the Manichæans
- 17. Description of the Symbol of the Hands Among the Manichæans
- 18. Of the Symbol of the Breast, and of the Shameful Mysteries of the Manichæans
- Chapter 19.—Crimes of the Manichæans
- 20. Disgraceful Conduct Discovered at Rome