Against Eunomius

There are a large number of dogmatic works, the most important of which is his Against Eunomius. This really consists of four distinct treatises. The first two were written close together in 380 and constitute a defence of Basil against Eunomius’ attack on his Against Eunomius – Eunomius’ Defence of his defence. The third, longer treatise (soon divided into ten books) is a later (381–3) refutation of a fresh attack by Eunomius on Basil. The fourth treatise, really independent of the other three which are defences of Basil, was a detailed criticism of Eunomius’ Confession of Faith, submitted to the Emperor Theodosius in 383.

Andrew Louth, “The Cappadocians,” in The Cambridge History of Early Christian Literature, ed. Frances Young, Lewis Ayres, and Andrew Louth (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004), 298.