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Irenaeus: Demonstration of the Apostolic Preaching

J. Armitage Robinson (1920)

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J. Armitage Robinson, translated from Armenian (1920); CCEL transcription.
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Work: irenaeus-demonstration · edition: irenaeus-demonstration-source-edition. Reviewed 14 September 2026.

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