- He was a critic of Christianity in the Roman Empire. One of his most effective tactics was urging for Jesus to be accepted into the pantheon of Roman gods.
(This section was recorded by Eusebius. Augustine and Lactantius also quoted this section)
Sadly, Porphyry's original Philosophy from Oracles remains lost.
"What I am about to say may seem surprising to some, namely that the gods have proclaimed Christ to be most pious and immortal, and that they remember him in a laudatory way."
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