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PORPHYRY'S AGAINST THE CHRISTIANS: THE LITERARY REMAINS
References and Bibliography *
 
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*For Greek and Latin Christian sources refer to the Berlin Corpus, the Venice Corpus, Corpus Christianorum and Migne's Patrologies; useful selections are provided in J. Stevenson, A New Eusebius: Documents Illustrative of the History of the Church to A.D. 337 (London, 1957; rev. ed., W. H. C. Frend, 1986). Short-title references in the text are to my translations of patristic sources available in these editions. In the case of ancient sources, as when a particular edition or translation has been used for critical reasons, a bibliographical annotation follows the listing.