Secord, Jared2019-10-302019-10-302013-01Secord, J. (2013). Medicine and Sophistry in Hippolytus' Refutatio. Studia Patristica, 65, 217–224.http://hdl.handle.net/1880/111186The Refutatio attributed to Hippolytus contains numerous signs that Christians of the second and early third centuries were aware of the public displays performed by sophists and doctors. Hippolytus himself demonstrates his familiarity with the tropes of sophistic performance by depicting heretics, particularly his nemesis Callistus, as if they were just as inconsistent and devious as extemporizing sophists. Hippolytus also provides indications that some groups of heretics, particularly the Peratae, had active and technical interests in the mechanics of human anatomy and physiology, and that these groups are likely to have witnessed the public demonstrations and dissections commonly performed by doctors in the second century.engUnless otherwise indicated, this material is protected by copyright and has been made available with authorization from the copyright owner. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.journal article10.11575/PRISM/37224