• Against Celsus Book 1 by Origen of Alexandria

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Against Celsus Book 1 by Origen of Alexandria

By: Mentor New York
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  • Against Celsus, preserved entirely in Greek, is a major apologetics work by the Church Father Origen of Alexandria, written in around 248 AD, countering the writings of Celsus, a pagan philosopher and controversialist who had written a scathing attack on Christianity in his treatise "The True Word". Among a variety of other charges, Celsus had denounced many Christian doctrines as irrational and criticized Christians themselves as uneducated, deluded, unpatriotic, close-minded towards reason, and too accepting of sinners. He had accused Jesus of performing his miracles using black magic rather than actual divine powers and of plagiarizing his teachings from Plato. Celsus had warned that Christianity itself was drawing people away from traditional religion and claimed that its growth would lead to a collapse of traditional, conservative values. Summary by Wikipedia
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Episodes
  • Chapters 61-71

    Chapters 61-71
    Jul 16 2023
    32 mins
  • Chapters 51-60

    Chapters 51-60
    Jul 16 2023
    26 mins
  • Chapters 41-50

    Chapters 41-50
    Jul 16 2023
    25 mins

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