Title Celsus in his world : philosophy, polemic, and religion in the second century / edited by James Carleton-Paget, University of Cambridge; Simon Gathercole, University of Cambridge

Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2021

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 454 pages) Contents Cover -- Half-title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Introductory Issues -- 1.1 Celsus' Title -- 1.2 The Purpose of the Alethes Logos -- 1.3 Celsus' Text -- 1.4 The Date of the Alethes Logos -- 1.5 The Provenance of the Alethes Logos -- 1.6 Celsus' Sources -- 2 Celsus' Intellectual World -- 2.1 Celsus and Philosophy -- 2.2 Christianity in the World of Celsus -- 2.3 Jews and Judaism -- 3 Conclusion -- 1 Of Scholarship, Piety and Community: Origen's Purpose(s) in Contra Celsum -- 1 On Reading Well -- 2 On Reading the Scriptures 3 On Christian Scholarship -- 4 On the Christian Scholar -- 5 Conclusion -- Apologetic and Internal Christian Argument in the Contra Celsum: A Response -- 2 Annotations on the Literary Structure of Celsus' Alethes Logos: with special reference to the Second Speech of the Jew -- 1 Celsus' Examination of Christian Doctrine As Such: On a Particularly Far-Reaching Intervention by Origen in the Alethes Logos -- 2 Criteria for Establishing the Order of the Fragments of the Alethes Logos -- 3 On the Original Structure of the Second Speech of the Jew -- The Division of the Speech into Two Halves 3.1 On the First Half of the Speech -- 3.2 On the Second Half of the Speech -- 3.2.1 A Second Partitio and New Themes -- 3.2.2 On the Sequential Order of the Fragments in the Second Half of the argumentatio -- 3.2.3 On Celsus' Polemic against the Christian Interpretation of Jesus' Punishment -- 3.3 On the Overall Structure of the Second Speech of the Jew -- 3.4 The Beginning and the End of the Speech As a Framework -- 3.4.1 Correspondences between the Beginning and the End -- 3.4.2 Undiscovered Traces of Celsus' Words at the End of the Second Speech of the Jew? -- 4 Conclusion The Problem of the Structure of Celsus' Alethes Logos: A Response -- 1 The 'particularly far-reaching intervention by Origen': Cels. 5 and 6 -- 2 The Structure of the Second Speech of Celsus' Jew -- 3 The Global Structure of the Alethes Logos -- 3 Celsus As Platonist Philosopher -- 1 The alethes logos and Heraclitean Logos -- 2 Anti-anthropocentrism -- 2.1 Metaphysical Grounds -- 2.2 Humans Are Not Privileged over Other Living Things -- 2.2.1 Weather. Even If Storms and the Like Were God's Handiwork at All, They Are No More for Our Benefit Than for That of Plants 2.2.2 The Diurnal Cycle: Day and Night Benefit Ants and Flies As Much As They Do Us -- 2.2.3 Social Living: Not Unique to Humans -- 2.3 Animals Are More Favoured Than Humans -- 2.3.1 Farming Is a Constant Struggle for Humans -- Other Animals Get By with Easy Foraging -- 2.3.2 Hunters or Hunted? -- 2.3.3 Animals Are Dearer to God -- 2.3.4 Animals' Knowledge of the Protective and Curative Powers of Certain Stones etc. Is Superior to Human Sorcery -- 2.3.5 Prescience: It Is Thanks to Divine Favour That Animals, Especially Birds, Have Prophetic Powers Summary "Celsus penned the earliest known detailed attack upon Christianity. While his identity is disputed and his anti-Christian treatise, entitled the True Word, has been exclusively transmitted through the hands of the great Christian scholar Origen, he remains an intriguing figure. In this interdisciplinary volume, which brings together ancient philosophers, specialists in Greek literature, and historians of early Christianity and of ancient Judaism, Celsus is situated within the cultural, philosophical, religious and political world from which he emerged. While his work is ostensibly an attack upon Christianity, it is also the defence of a world in which Celsus passionately believed. It is the unique contribution of this volume to give voice to the many dimensions of that world in a way that will engage a variety of scholars interested in late antiquity and the histories of Christianity, Judaism and Greek thought"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed Subject Celsus (Platonic philosopher), active 180 -- Congresses SUBJECT Celsus (Platonic philosopher), active 180 fast Subject Civilization, Greco-Roman -- Congresses Christian civilization -- Congresses RELIGION / Christian Church / History. Christian civilization Civilization, Greco-Roman Genre/Form proceedings (reports) Conference papers and proceedings Conference papers and proceedings. Actes de congrès. Form Electronic book Author Paget, James Carleton, editor Gathercole, Simon, editor Celsus in his World (Conference) (2018 : University of Cambridge) LC no. 2021009530 ISBN 9781108957861 1108957862 9781108962964 1108962963

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