The True Doctrine
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The True Doctrine is a lost anti-Christian polemical work by the 2nd-century philosopher Celsus, known today primarily through Origen’s rebuttal in Contra Celsum.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient polemical text
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anti-Christian work ⓘ lost work ⓘ |
| author | Celsus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | philosopher ⓘ |
| authorPhilosophicalTradition | Middle Platonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Christian appeal to the uneducated
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Christian attitudes toward society and law ⓘ Christian belief in the incarnation ⓘ Christian belief in the resurrection ⓘ Christian division from Judaism ⓘ Christian eschatological expectations ⓘ Christian exclusivist claims to truth ⓘ Christian internal divisions and sects ⓘ Christian miracles ⓘ Christian missionary activity ⓘ Christian refusal to participate in traditional cults ⓘ Christian use of Scripture ⓘ the moral character of Jesus ⓘ the virgin birth narrative ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 2nd century ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical polemic ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | earliest extensive pagan critique of Christianity known ⓘ |
| influenced | Origen's Contra Celsum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | educated pagan readers ⓘ |
| knownFrom | Contra Celsum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFromAuthor | Origen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFromWorkType | Christian apologetic treatise ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
criticism of Christian doctrine
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criticism of Christian social practices ⓘ criticism of Christianity ⓘ criticism of Jesus ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| philosophicalPerspective | Platonist critique of Christianity ⓘ |
| positionOnChristianity | hostile ⓘ |
| questions |
coherence of Christian theology
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historical reliability of the Gospels ⓘ social value of Christian communities ⓘ |
| reconstructedBy | modern scholars using Origen's quotations ⓘ |
| religiousContext | pagan critique of Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousPosition | defense of traditional Greco-Roman religion ⓘ |
| survivalStatus | lost ⓘ |
| titleAlsoRenderedAs |
On the True Doctrine
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The True Discourse NERFINISHED ⓘ The True Word NERFINISHED ⓘ True Doctrine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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