On the True Doctrine A Discourse Against the Christians

Name: On the True Doctrine A Discourse Against the Christians
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ISBN: 9780195041514

ISBN-10: 0195041518

ISBN-13: 9780195041514

Edition: 1987

Authors: Celsus, R. Joseph Hoffman

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The works of many early critics of the Christian church were burned by ruling emperors or otherwise destroyed in the second and third centuries, but the writings of the Greek pagan philosopher, Celsus, have survived indirectly through his eloquent opponent Origen of Alexandria. In his apologetical treatise, Contra Celsum, Origen argues against the ideas set forth by Celsus and quotes from Celsus' The True Doctrine at length. Through this treatise, Celsus has come to represent the detached pagan voice of the ages. In this translation, Professor Hoffmann has, for the first time, painstakingly reconstructed the main order of the philosopher's argument. Celsus' discourse shows him to be an…

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List price: $79.99
Copyright year: 1987
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/19/1987
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 8.19" wide x 5.39" long x 0.51" tall
Weight: 0.506
Language: English