Against the Christians
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Against the Christians is a lost 3rd-century polemical treatise by the Neoplatonist philosopher Porphyry that offered one of the most systematic pagan critiques of early Christianity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-Christian work
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lost work ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ polemical treatise ⓘ |
| approximateDate | late 3rd century ⓘ |
| author | Porphyry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | philosopher ⓘ |
| authorPhilosophicalSchool | Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bannedBy | Christian imperial authorities ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Christian concept of prophecy
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Christian doctrines ⓘ Christian interpretation of Hebrew Bible ⓘ Christian miracles ⓘ Christian moral teachings ⓘ Christian scriptures ⓘ divinity of Jesus ⓘ incarnation ⓘ resurrection ⓘ |
| describedAs | systematic pagan critique of early Christianity ⓘ |
| genre |
polemics
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religious criticism ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
Christian apologetics
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history of Christian–pagan debate ⓘ |
| historicalContext | pagan–Christian religious conflict in Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Greek rationalist criticism of religion
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Middle Platonism NERFINISHED ⓘ Platonic philosophy ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Augustine of Hippo
NERFINISHED
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Eusebius of Caesarea NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerome NERFINISHED ⓘ Macarius Magnes NERFINISHED ⓘ fragments ⓘ quotations in Christian authors ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitleStatus | uncertain ⓘ |
| philosophicalFramework | Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 3rd century ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective | pagan ⓘ |
| responseTo | growth of Christianity in the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| scholarlyField |
history of philosophy
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patristics ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| subjectOf | patristic refutations ⓘ |
| workStatus | lost ⓘ |
| workTitleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
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