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Eusebius Of Caesarea, Ecclesiastical History, 4.15.46

nan Of such an end was the admirable and apostolic Polycarp deemed worthy, as recorded by the brethren of the church of Smyrna in their epistle which we have mentioned. In the same volume concerning him are subjoined also other martyrdoms which took place in the same city, Smyrna, about the same period of time with Polycarp's martyrdom. Among them also Metrodorus, who appears to have been a proselyte of the Marcionitic sect, suffered death by fire.

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1. New Testament, Matthew, 19.12 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) 19.12. For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother's womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the Kingdom of Heaven's sake. He who is able to receive it, let him receive it.
2. Clement of Alexandria, Miscellanies, (2nd cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE)
3. Irenaeus, Refutation of All Heresies, 1.25.6, 4.33.9 (2nd cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE)
4. Tertullian, Against Marcion, 1.24.4, 1.27.5 (2nd cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE)
5. Eusebius of Caesarea, Martyrs of Palestine, 10.3 (3rd cent. CE - 4th cent. CE)
6. Eusebius of Caesarea, Ecclesiastical History, 4.15.6-4.15.8, 4.15.15, 4.15.20, 4.15.26, 4.15.48, 5.16.21, 7.12 (3rd cent. CE - 4th cent. CE) 4.15.6. After his glorious death the whole multitude, marveling at the bravery of the God-beloved martyr and at the fortitude of the whole race of Christians, began to cry out suddenly, Away with the atheists; let Polycarp be sought. 4.15.7. And when a very great tumult arose in consequence of the cries, a certain Phrygian, Quintus by name, who was newly come from Phrygia, seeing the beasts and the additional tortures, was smitten with cowardice and gave up the attainment of salvation. 4.15.8. But the above-mentioned epistle shows that he, too hastily and without proper discretion, had rushed forward with others to the tribunal, but when seized had furnished a clear proof to all, that it is not right for such persons rashly and recklessly to expose themselves to danger. Thus did matters turn out in connection with them. 4.15.15. In addition to these things the narrative concerning him contains the following account: But when at length he had brought his prayer to an end, after remembering all that had ever come into contact with him, small and great, famous and obscure, and the whole Catholic Church throughout the world, the hour of departure having come, they put him upon an ass and brought him to the city, it being a great Sabbath. And he was met by Herod, the captain of police, and by his father Nicetes, who took him into their carriage, and sitting beside him endeavored to persuade him, saying, 'For what harm is there in saying, Lord Caesar, and sacrificing and saving your life?' He at first did not answer; but when they persisted, he said, 'I am not going to do what you advise me.' 4.15.20. But when the magistrate pressed him, and said, 'Swear, and I will release you; revile Christ,' Polycarp said, 'Fourscore and six years have I been serving him, and he has done me no wrong; how then can I blaspheme my king who saved me?' 4.15.26. And when this was proclaimed by the herald, the whole multitude, both of Gentiles and of Jews, who dwelt in Smyrna, cried out with ungovernable wrath and with a great shout, 'This is the teacher of Asia, the father of the Christians, the overthrower of our gods, who teaches many not to sacrifice nor to worship.' 4.15.48. And there are also records extant of others that suffered martyrdom in Pergamus, a city of Asia — of Carpus and Papylus, and a woman named Agathonice, who, after many and illustrious testimonies, gloriously ended their lives. 5.16.21. For some of the heresies have a great many martyrs; but surely we shall not on that account agree with them or confess that they hold the truth. And first, indeed, those called Marcionites, from the heresy of Marcion, say that they have a multitude of martyrs for Christ; yet they do not confess Christ himself in truth.A little farther on he continues:
7. Origen, Exhortation To Martyrdom, 45 (3rd cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE)
8. Anon., Martyrdom of Pionius, 2.1, 9.2, 11.2, 15.2, 16.1-16.2, 21.5

Subjects of this text:

subject	book bibliographic info
carpocratians	Boulluec (2022), The Notion of Heresy in Greek Literature in the Second and Third Centuries, 308
carpus,acts of	Dijkstra and Raschle (2020), Religious Violence in the Ancient World: From Classical Athens to Late Antiquity, 196
cassian,julius	Boulluec (2022), The Notion of Heresy in Greek Literature in the Second and Third Centuries, 308
christ,see jesus christian,identity	Dijkstra and Raschle (2020), Religious Violence in the Ancient World: From Classical Athens to Late Antiquity, 182, 196
clement of alexandria,alterations to heresys link to philosophy	Boulluec (2022), The Notion of Heresy in Greek Literature in the Second and Third Centuries, 308
decius,decree/persecution of	Dijkstra and Raschle (2020), Religious Violence in the Ancient World: From Classical Athens to Late Antiquity, 196
demons	Dijkstra and Raschle (2020), Religious Violence in the Ancient World: From Classical Athens to Late Antiquity, 196
eusebius	Dijkstra and Raschle (2020), Religious Violence in the Ancient World: From Classical Athens to Late Antiquity, 182, 196
exegesis,in clement of alexandria	Boulluec (2022), The Notion of Heresy in Greek Literature in the Second and Third Centuries, 308
irenaeus	Boulluec (2022), The Notion of Heresy in Greek Literature in the Second and Third Centuries, 308
justin martyr	Dijkstra and Raschle (2020), Religious Violence in the Ancient World: From Classical Athens to Late Antiquity, 182
magi,distortion of philosophy	Boulluec (2022), The Notion of Heresy in Greek Literature in the Second and Third Centuries, 308
marcion/ites	Tabbernee (2007), Fake Prophecy and Polluted Sacraments: Ecclesiastical and Imperial Reactions to Montanism, 196
marcus aurelius	Dijkstra and Raschle (2020), Religious Violence in the Ancient World: From Classical Athens to Late Antiquity, 182, 196
martyrdom,heretics too eager for	Boulluec (2022), The Notion of Heresy in Greek Literature in the Second and Third Centuries, 308
martyrdom	Lieu (2015), Marcion and the Making of a Heretic: God and Scripture in the Second Century, 397
martyrs,acts of	Dijkstra and Raschle (2020), Religious Violence in the Ancient World: From Classical Athens to Late Antiquity, 182, 196
metrodorus (marcionite)	Tabbernee (2007), Fake Prophecy and Polluted Sacraments: Ecclesiastical and Imperial Reactions to Montanism, 196
moss,candida	Dijkstra and Raschle (2020), Religious Violence in the Ancient World: From Classical Athens to Late Antiquity, 182
persecution/persecutions	Dijkstra and Raschle (2020), Religious Violence in the Ancient World: From Classical Athens to Late Antiquity, 182
persecution	Lieu (2015), Marcion and the Making of a Heretic: God and Scripture in the Second Century, 397
persecutions'	Tabbernee (2007), Fake Prophecy and Polluted Sacraments: Ecclesiastical and Imperial Reactions to Montanism, 196
philosophy,assimilation of heresy to	Boulluec (2022), The Notion of Heresy in Greek Literature in the Second and Third Centuries, 308
pionius,acts of	Dijkstra and Raschle (2020), Religious Violence in the Ancient World: From Classical Athens to Late Antiquity, 196
pionius	Tabbernee (2007), Fake Prophecy and Polluted Sacraments: Ecclesiastical and Imperial Reactions to Montanism, 196
platonism,heretics unfaithful to	Boulluec (2022), The Notion of Heresy in Greek Literature in the Second and Third Centuries, 308
polycarp,martyrdom of	Dijkstra and Raschle (2020), Religious Violence in the Ancient World: From Classical Athens to Late Antiquity, 182, 196
sacrifice	Dijkstra and Raschle (2020), Religious Violence in the Ancient World: From Classical Athens to Late Antiquity, 182, 196
smyrna	Tabbernee (2007), Fake Prophecy and Polluted Sacraments: Ecclesiastical and Imperial Reactions to Montanism, 196
trials	Dijkstra and Raschle (2020), Religious Violence in the Ancient World: From Classical Athens to Late Antiquity, 182
women	Lieu (2015), Marcion and the Making of a Heretic: God and Scripture in the Second Century, 397
ψευδώνυμος	Boulluec (2022), The Notion of Heresy in Greek Literature in the Second and Third Centuries, 308
ἀπέχθεια	Boulluec (2022), The Notion of Heresy in Greek Literature in the Second and Third Centuries, 308
ἐπιθυμία	Boulluec (2022), The Notion of Heresy in Greek Literature in the Second and Third Centuries, 308