1 Tim 1:4:
and endless genealogies. For they counted the forefathers and ancestors, like the Jews around
the divine Abraham, adorning themselves with them, and doing nothing good themselves.
But the term “endless,” means those who have no useful end, either those
who speak or those who listen. (Commentary on the Pastoral Epistles and
Philemon by Oecumenius, also known as the Pseudo-Oecumenian Catena on the
Pastoral Epistles and the Epistle to Philemon [trans. John Litteral; 2025],
11)
Titus 3:9:
but avoid foolish disputes, genealogies. Genealogies or concerning the Greeks,
who were recounting the lineage of their gods. They say, ‘such a one begot such
a one’. Concerning the Jews, who do not assert anything, but restort to
genealogies and from them hold great esteem. Abraham, they say, Isaac and Jacob
are our ancestors. But they bring foolish things, that is, nothing beneficial.
For what benefit is there to a sinner if Abraham is his father? Indeed, rather
it will bring harm if, having come from these, they were made reprobate. Flee,
and beware. How then does Paul elsewhere command that he should stop the mouths
of those who contradict, if it is absolutely necessary to believe and to
forsake? And we say: That it is necessary to stop the mouths of those who teach
to the destruction of others: but when they contend against you not about dogma
field and forsake. (Commentary on the Pastoral Epistles and Philemon by
Oecumenius, also known as the Pseudo-Oecumenian Catena on the Pastoral Epistles
and the Epistle to Philemon [trans. John Litteral; 2025], 122)
