{"product_id":"cyril-of-alexandria-against-julian-introduction-and-translation-hardback-9781108485692","title":"Cyril of Alexandria: Against Julian; Introduction and Translation (Hardback) 9781108485692","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCyril of Alexandria: Against Julian\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eIntroduction and Translation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe first full translation into English of this monumental treatise responding to the most sophisticated ancient critique of Christianity.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMatthew R. Crawford (Edited and translated by), Aaron P. Johnson (Edited and translated by), Edward Jeremiah (With)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108485692, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 16 October 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e662 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.7 cm, 1.168 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'A valuable contribution to Patristics.' Mike Markowitz, New York Military Affairs Symposium\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn 362\/363 the Roman emperor Julian composed a treatise titled Against the Galileans in which he set forth his reasons for abandoning Christianity and returning to devotion to the traditional Greco-Roman deities. Sixty years later Cyril, bishop of Alexandria, composed a response. His resulting treatise Against Julian would dwarf the size of Julian's original work and in fact serves as our primary source for the fragments of it that have survived. Julian's treatise was the most sophisticated critique of Christianity to have been composed in antiquity and Cyril's rebuttal was equally learned. The Christian bishop not only responded directly to Julian's own words but drew upon a wide range of ancient literature, including poetry, history, philosophy, and religious works to undermine the emperor's critiques of the Christian Bible and bolster the intellectual legitimacy of Christian belief and practice. This is the first full translation of the work into English.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Dedication to the Most Pious and Christ-loving Emperor Theodosius\u003cbr\u003e Book 1\u003cbr\u003e Book 2\u003cbr\u003e Book 3\u003cbr\u003e Book 4\u003cbr\u003e Book 5\u003cbr\u003e Book 6\u003cbr\u003e Book 7\u003cbr\u003e Book 8\u003cbr\u003e Book 9\u003cbr\u003e Book 10\u003cbr\u003e Fragments.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Ancient history: to c 500 CE [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ancient history: to c 500 CE\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ancient%20history:%20to%20c%20500%20CE%20%5BHBLA%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52501205352728,"sku":"9781108485692","price":124.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781108485692i.jpg?v=1786217042","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/cyril-of-alexandria-against-julian-introduction-and-translation-hardback-9781108485692","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}