Against the Galileans
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Against the Galileans is a polemical treatise by the Roman emperor Julian critiquing Christianity and defending traditional Greco-Roman pagan religion.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient religious text
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polemical treatise ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
demonstrate superiority of Hellenic religion
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discredit Christian claims about Jewish scripture ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
Christian God is inconsistent with philosophical concept of the divine
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Christian scriptures misinterpret Hebrew Bible ⓘ Christianity deviated from Judaism ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Julian's religious policy ⓘ |
| author |
Julian the Apostate
NERFINISHED
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Roman emperor Julian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | limited to Julian's reign and shortly after ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Christian concept of God
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Christian doctrine of creation ⓘ Christian ethics ⓘ Christian exclusivism ⓘ Christian scriptures ⓘ Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateWritten | c. 362 CE ⓘ |
| genre |
anti-Christian literature
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religious polemic ⓘ |
| hasResponseFrom | Cyril of Alexandria GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasScholarlyField |
classics
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history of religions ⓘ patristics ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
4th-century religious controversies in the Roman Empire
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Julian's attempt to restore paganism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Greek philosophy
NERFINISHED
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Middle Platonism NERFINISHED ⓘ Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian theology
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critique of Christianity ⓘ defense of traditional Greco-Roman religion ⓘ paganism ⓘ |
| opposes | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Κατὰ Γαλιλαίων NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partiallyPreservedBy | Cyril of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Late Antiquity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
fragments
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quotations by Christian authors ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective | pagan ⓘ |
| responseWork | Contra Iulianum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
Hellenic polytheism
NERFINISHED
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traditional Greco-Roman religion ⓘ |
| survivalStatus | incomplete ⓘ |
| targetAudience | educated pagans and Christians of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| title | Against the Galileans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenDuringReignOf | Julian the Apostate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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