Against the Galileans
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Against the Galileans is a polemical treatise by the Roman emperor Julian critiquing Christianity and defending traditional Greco-Roman pagan religion.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Against the Galileans canonical | 6 |
| Κατὰ Γαλιλαίων | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Against the Galileans Context triple: [Julian the Apostate, wroteWork, Against the Galileans]
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A.
Christ among the Doctors of the Law
Christ among the Doctors of the Law is a traditional Christian artistic and devotional depiction of the young Jesus debating scripture with Jewish teachers in the Temple.
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B.
Jesus and the Disinherited
"Jesus and the Disinherited" is a seminal theological work by Howard Thurman that interprets the life and teachings of Jesus as a source of hope and empowerment for oppressed and marginalized people.
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C.
Gospel of the Hebrews
The Gospel of the Hebrews is a lost early Christian gospel, likely composed in Greek and used by some Jewish-Christian communities, that survives only in fragments quoted by early Church Fathers.
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D.
Seventh Treatise on the Messiah
The Seventh Treatise on the Messiah is a section of Saadia Gaon’s philosophical work Emunot ve-Deot that systematically discusses Jewish beliefs about the Messiah and the messianic era.
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E.
Rout of the Sanhedrin
Rout of the Sanhedrin is a mural depicting the biblical dispersal and defeat of the Jewish council that condemned Jesus, often emphasizing themes of divine judgment and the triumph of Christianity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Against the Galileans Target entity description: Against the Galileans is a polemical treatise by the Roman emperor Julian critiquing Christianity and defending traditional Greco-Roman pagan religion.
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A.
Christ among the Doctors of the Law
Christ among the Doctors of the Law is a traditional Christian artistic and devotional depiction of the young Jesus debating scripture with Jewish teachers in the Temple.
-
B.
Jesus and the Disinherited
"Jesus and the Disinherited" is a seminal theological work by Howard Thurman that interprets the life and teachings of Jesus as a source of hope and empowerment for oppressed and marginalized people.
-
C.
Gospel of the Hebrews
The Gospel of the Hebrews is a lost early Christian gospel, likely composed in Greek and used by some Jewish-Christian communities, that survives only in fragments quoted by early Church Fathers.
-
D.
Seventh Treatise on the Messiah
The Seventh Treatise on the Messiah is a section of Saadia Gaon’s philosophical work Emunot ve-Deot that systematically discusses Jewish beliefs about the Messiah and the messianic era.
-
E.
Rout of the Sanhedrin
Rout of the Sanhedrin is a mural depicting the biblical dispersal and defeat of the Jewish council that condemned Jesus, often emphasizing themes of divine judgment and the triumph of Christianity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient religious text
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polemical treatise ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
demonstrate superiority of Hellenic religion
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discredit Christian claims about Jewish scripture ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
Christian God is inconsistent with philosophical concept of the divine
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Christian scriptures misinterpret Hebrew Bible ⓘ Christianity deviated from Judaism ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Julian's religious policy ⓘ |
| author |
Julian the Apostate
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Roman emperor Julian ⓘ
linked to:
Julian the Apostate
|
| circulation | limited to Julian's reign and shortly after ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Christian concept of God
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Christian doctrine of creation ⓘ Christian ethics ⓘ Christian exclusivism ⓘ Christian scriptures ⓘ Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
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| dateWritten | c. 362 CE ⓘ |
| genre |
anti-Christian literature
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religious polemic ⓘ |
| hasResponseFrom | Cyril of Alexandria ⓘ |
| hasScholarlyField |
classics
ⓘ
history of religions ⓘ patristics ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
4th-century religious controversies in the Roman Empire
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Julian's attempt to restore paganism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Greek philosophy
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Middle Platonism ⓘ Neoplatonism ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian theology
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critique of Christianity ⓘ defense of traditional Greco-Roman religion ⓘ paganism ⓘ |
| opposes | Christianity ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Κατὰ Γαλιλαίων
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linked to:
Against the Galileans
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| partiallyPreservedBy | Cyril of Alexandria ⓘ |
| period | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
fragments
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quotations by Christian authors ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective | pagan ⓘ |
| responseWork | Contra Iulianum ⓘ |
| supports |
Hellenic polytheism
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linked to:
Ancient Greek religion
traditional Greco-Roman religion ⓘ |
| survivalStatus | incomplete ⓘ |
| targetAudience | educated pagans and Christians of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| title | Against the Galileans ⓘ |
| writtenDuringReignOf | Julian the Apostate ⓘ |
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