Helvidius, a disciple of Auxentius and
imitator of Symmachus, wrote, indeed, with zeal for religion but not according
to knowledge, a book, polished neither in language nor in reasoning, a work in
which he so attempted to twist the meaning of the Holy Scriptures to his own
perversity, as to venture to assert on their testimony that Joseph and Mary,
after the nativity of our Lord, had children who were called brothers of the
Lord. In reply to his perverseness Jerome, published a book against him, well
filled with scripture proofs. (Gennadius, Supplement to De Viris
Illustribus, chapter 33)
