The Dispute over Jesus' reputation in Celsus's True Doctrine

Abstract

This article builds upon the theoretical framework for the study of negative reputations developed by the prominent American sociologist Gary Alan Fine and conceptualizes the portrayal of Jesus in Celsus's work True Doctrine as a deliberate construct of negative reputation.

Keywords

• Celsus
• Reputation
• Jesus
• True Doctrine
• Gary Alan Fine
• Magician