Celsus - Wikipedia Celsus ( ˈsɛlsəs ; Hellenistic Greek: Κέλσος, Kélsos; fl AD 175–177) was a 2nd-century Greek philosopher and opponent of early Christianity [1][2][3] His literary work The True Word (also Account, Doctrine or Discourse; Greek: Hellenistic Greek: Λόγος Ἀληθής) [4][5] survives exclusively via quotations in Contra Celsum, a refutation written i
The True Doctrine of Celsus - Early Christian Writings Celsus points out the obvious influence of greek myth and writings in the construction of the christian myth, and pokes fun at what he thinks of as greek myths being misinterpreted by christians as literal occurences
Celsus | Greek philosopher | Britannica The 2nd-century pagan philosopher Celsus is less dogmatic in his attacks on Christianity: the Christian miracles are insufficiently attested and most improbable, but, even if they were genuine, they could hardly offset the miracles of the pagan world—e g , the healings of Asclepius
Celsus - Encyclopedia. com Celsus (sĕl´səs), 2d cent , Roman philosopher, an aggressive antagonist of Christianity His works have been lost, but the substance of his True Discourse is given by Origen in his Against Celsus, ed and tr by Henry Chadwick (1953, repr 1965)
The concept of Celsus in Christianity - Wisdom Library Celsus refers to a second-century writer and critic of Christianity who challenged Jesus' lineage and questioned the legitimacy of biblical accounts, as highlighted in the Gospel of Luke Celsus is noted for his disdain towards Christian teachings, ridiculing Jesus and the prophets, and misrepresenting biblical narratives
Celsus - Early Christian Writings Celsus divided the work into two sections, the one in which objections are put in the mouth of a Jewish interlocutor and the other in which Celsus speaks as the pagan philosopher that he is Celsus ridiculed Christians because they advocated blind faith instead of reason
Aulus Cornelius Celsus | Ancient Medicine, Roman Physician, Medical . . . Aulus Cornelius Celsus was one of the greatest Roman medical writers, author of an encyclopaedia dealing with agriculture, military art, rhetoric, philosophy, law, and medicine, of which only the medical portion has survived
Celsus as quoted by Origen - Early Christian Writings Celsus on Early Christian Writings: the New Testament, Apocrypha, Gnostics, and Church Fathers: information and translations of Gospels, Epistles, and documents of early Christianity
Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus - Wikipedia Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus (Greek: Τιβέριος Ἰούλιος Κέλσος Πολεμαιανός, romanized: Tibérios Ioúlios Kélsos Polemaianós), [1] commonly known as Celsus (c 45 CE – before c 120 CE), was an Ancient Greek military commander and politician of the Roman Empire who became a senator, [2][3] and served as suffect consul as the colleague of Luciu