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Ha! Basically the first two. If not for Irenaeus, little would be known about the Gnostics until the Nag Hammadi texts were discovered and translated fairly recently. A book from Valentinus was even discovered. Through Irenaeus's ancient preserved work we can see now how even the found Gnostic works his didn't include their actual extremely different beliefs although they are bad enough.
My favorite was How Should We Then Live. He walks you through the various philosophical models influencing Western Society since the early church. How such infiltrated art, music political theory and yes even theology.
Met him when I was young (12) at a book tour presentation. He was not in good health but was happy such young people were reading his books. He passed away about two years or so later.
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