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8 - The Gospel according to Celsus

Celsus’ Representation of Christianity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2021

James Carleton Paget
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
Simon Gathercole
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
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What did Celsus know about late second-century Christianity and how did he know it? This paper argues that Celsus is a biased but nonetheless valuable independent witness into late second-century Christianity, providing insight into the public perception of Christian groups as a social phenomenon and of the Christian meta-narrative that was seeping into public consciousness.

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Celsus in his World
Philosophy, Polemic and Religion in the Second Century
, pp. 254 - 296
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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