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Translated from Patrologia Latina volume 5, listed under the title: "Epistolae dubiae cum Dionysii Alexandrini Fragmentis"
"Epistolae dubiae cum Dionysii Alexandrini Fragmentis" is a collection of letters and fragments primarily featuring correspondence between Dionysius of Alexandria and Pope Sixtus II, focusing on crucial third-century debates about baptism, heresy, and church unity.
Key features of the document include:

Documentation of the controversial practice of rebaptizing heretics, including debates between church leaders

Dionysius's correspondence regarding baptismal controversies with Pope Stephen and later Pope Sixtus II
Historical evidence of early church councils at Iconium and Synada
Detailed case study of a troubled believer seeking rebaptism after heretical baptism
Important testimony about Novatian's schism and its theological implications
Insights into early church practices regarding the integration of former heretics
Documentation of Heraclas's pastoral approach to receiving converts from heretical groups

Timestamps:
0:00 - Decrees of Sixtus II from Gratian
0:25 - Letters Pertaining to Sixtus II: Fragments of Dionysius of Alexandria, Bishop
0:30 - Letter One
1:11 - Letter Two
1:35 - Sabellian Heresy and the Doctrine in Ptolemais
2:11 - Bishop Dionysius of Alexandria to Philemon Priest of Sixtus
2:31 - Dionysius's Vision and the Testing of Heretical Ideas
3:03 - Rule from Pope Heraclas
3:30 - Admittance Back into the Church
4:34 - Letter Three
4:40 - Opposition to Novatian
5:15 - Letter Four: Bishop Dionysius of Alexandria to Pope Sixtus II
5:22 - Baptism with Heretical Practices
5:55 - Confession and Lament of a Churchgoer
6:16 - Dionysius's Hesitation to Re-Baptize
7:04 - Repeating the Confession and Questioning of Baptism
7:47 - Encouragement to Approach Holy Things

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1. Plain-text Latin and English: https://github.com/wryan14/Latin-Patr...
2. Technical Whitepaper (System Architecture & Philosophy): https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18002473

Attribution

This project uses text from "Patrologia Latina" edited by Jacques Paul Migne, published in 1865. The text is available at the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/patrologi...

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