Against the Christians
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Against the Christians is a lost 3rd-century polemical treatise by the Neoplatonist philosopher Porphyry that offered one of the most systematic pagan critiques of early Christianity.
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| Against the Christians canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Against the Christians Context triple: [Porphyry, notableWork, Against the Christians]
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A.
La agonía del cristianismo
La agonía del cristianismo is a philosophical and theological essay by Miguel de Unamuno that reflects on the existential crisis, doubts, and inner struggle at the heart of Christian faith in the modern world.
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B.
History of the Corruptions of Christianity
History of the Corruptions of Christianity is an 18th-century theological work by Joseph Priestley that critically examines how Christian doctrine, in his view, deviated from its original, rational and scriptural foundations over time.
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C.
Triumph of Religion
Triumph of Religion is a mural panel by John Singer Sargent, created as part of his larger mural cycle for the Boston Public Library that explores religious themes and iconography.
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D.
Against Heresies
Against Heresies is a foundational 2nd-century Christian theological work that systematically refutes Gnostic teachings and defends orthodox doctrine.
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E.
The Defense of the Faith
The Defense of the Faith is a seminal work of Reformed Christian apologetics in which Cornelius Van Til articulates and defends his presuppositional approach to defending the Christian faith.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Against the Christians Target entity description: Against the Christians is a lost 3rd-century polemical treatise by the Neoplatonist philosopher Porphyry that offered one of the most systematic pagan critiques of early Christianity.
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A.
La agonía del cristianismo
La agonía del cristianismo is a philosophical and theological essay by Miguel de Unamuno that reflects on the existential crisis, doubts, and inner struggle at the heart of Christian faith in the modern world.
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B.
History of the Corruptions of Christianity
History of the Corruptions of Christianity is an 18th-century theological work by Joseph Priestley that critically examines how Christian doctrine, in his view, deviated from its original, rational and scriptural foundations over time.
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C.
Triumph of Religion
Triumph of Religion is a mural panel by John Singer Sargent, created as part of his larger mural cycle for the Boston Public Library that explores religious themes and iconography.
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D.
Against Heresies
Against Heresies is a foundational 2nd-century Christian theological work that systematically refutes Gnostic teachings and defends orthodox doctrine.
-
E.
The Defense of the Faith
The Defense of the Faith is a seminal work of Reformed Christian apologetics in which Cornelius Van Til articulates and defends his presuppositional approach to defending the Christian faith.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-Christian work
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lost work ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ polemical treatise ⓘ |
| approximateDate | late 3rd century ⓘ |
| author | Porphyry ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | philosopher ⓘ |
| authorPhilosophicalSchool | Neoplatonism ⓘ |
| bannedBy | Christian imperial authorities ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Christian concept of prophecy
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Christian doctrines ⓘ Christian interpretation of Hebrew Bible ⓘ Christian miracles ⓘ Christian moral teachings ⓘ Christian scriptures ⓘ divinity of Jesus ⓘ incarnation ⓘ resurrection ⓘ |
| describedAs | systematic pagan critique of early Christianity ⓘ |
| genre |
polemics
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religious criticism ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
Christian apologetics
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history of Christian–pagan debate ⓘ |
| historicalContext | pagan–Christian religious conflict in Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Greek rationalist criticism of religion
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Middle Platonism ⓘ Platonic philosophy ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Augustine of Hippo
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Eusebius of Caesarea ⓘ Jerome ⓘ Macarius Magnes ⓘ fragments ⓘ quotations in Christian authors ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Christianity ⓘ |
| originalTitleStatus | uncertain ⓘ |
| philosophicalFramework | Neoplatonism ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 3rd century ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective | pagan ⓘ |
| responseTo | growth of Christianity in the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| scholarlyField |
history of philosophy
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patristics ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| subjectOf | patristic refutations ⓘ |
| workStatus | lost ⓘ |
| workTitleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
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