Part I. Hippolytus in Christian Tradition -- 1. The question of St. Hippolytus -- 2. The commentary genre -- 3. Eusebius -- 4. Jerome -- 5. Hippolytus Orientalis -- 6. The beginnings of Hippolytus Romanus -- 7. Hippolytus Romanus in modern times -- 8. Hippolytus of Portus and the modern two-Hippolyti hypothesis -- Part II. Hippolytus and Eastern Christianity -- 9. Core documents -- 10. The antichrist treatise -- Part III. The Asian milieu of Apocryphal Sources -- 11. The Apostle Paul -- 12. Martha and Mary -- Part IV. The Asian Milieu of Controversies -- 14. The New Prophecy and the Quartodecimans -- 15. The Antichrist Theology -- 16. The eschaton -- 17 Conclusions
Summary
Who was Saint Hippolytus? The answer has eluded historians for centuries. This book offers an in-depth analysis of the 'Hippolytus question'