Celsus

Celsus

Celsus (; Hellenistic Greek: Κέλσος, Kélsos; fl. AD 175–177) was a 2nd-century Greek philosopher and opponent of early Christianity. His literary work The True Word (also Account, Doctrine or Discourse; Greek: Hellenistic Greek: Λόγος Ἀληθής) survives exclusively via quotations in Contra Celsum, a refutation written in 248 by Origen of Alexandria. The True Word is the earliest known comprehensive criticism of Christianity and Judaism. Hanegraaff has argued that The True Word was written shortly after the death of Justin Martyr (who was possibly the first Christian apologist), and was probably a response to his work. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Celsus is the 304th most popular philosopher (down from 280th in 2019). (down from 220th in 2019)

Celsus is most famous for his work, "The True Word," which is a polemic against Christianity.