On the True Doctrine

On the True Doctrine by

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 eclectic philosopher-a dabbler in various schools of thought, including Platonism and Stoicism, and a student of the history and religious customs of many nations. Hoffman supplements this definitive translation with an informative introduction, summarizing Celsus' premises and placing the identity of Celsus in its historical context.

This is a useful addition to any Patristic collection and at such a reasonable price easily accessible to scholars of limited meansAbba Seraphim, The Glastonbury Bulletin, No. 92, March 1996

Spencer, W. G.: - Walter George Spencer (1858-1940) was surgeon to and Historian of Westminster Hospital (UK).

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ISBN 13	9780195041514
ISBN 10	0195041518
Title	On the True Doctrine
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Oxford University Press Inc
Year published	1987-02-19
Number of pages	160
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