Christian critics of Julian the Apostate.The arguments of Socrates Scholasticus against pagan Julian

Various Christians wrote against the Emperor Julian (known as the Apostate) because of his rejection of Christianity. Socrates Scholasticus wrote against pagan Julian in his book 'Church History'. In this video we discuss the criticism of Julian's pagan beliefs as well as his funeral eulogy written by the pagan Libanius by the Church historian Socrates Scholasticus. Would you like to help support this channel? Join the channel Patreon community   / flaviusclaudiusjulianus   https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fcjulianus Book - The Ecclesiastical History of Socrates Scholasticus (Affiliate links. I get a small commission at no extra cost to you) UK [https://amzn.to/3whATi7]. (Kindle) [https://amzn.to/3T2auOY] (Book) USA [https://amzn.to/3pqpkBB ]. (Kindle) [https://amzn.to/3SZqFNb]. (Book) Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:42 Socrates Scholasticus 02:18 Socrates on the pagan Libanius writing Julian's funeral oration Arguments of Socrates against the Emperor Julian 03:21 Argument 1 That Libanius overpraises Julian 06:05 Argument 2 That Libanius is prone to changing his opinion 07:22 Argument 3 That Julian and Porphyry scoff at Christianity rather than giving sound arguments 08:38 Argument 4 That Pagans criticize their own great thinkers 10:55 Argument 5. The faults Gregory of Nazianzus finds against Julian 11:36 Argument 6 That Julian was unfit to be emperor 13:31 Argument 7 That Julian is trying to fool ignorant Christians 14:51 Argument 8 That Julian showed contempt for the Bible 16:00 Argument 9 That Julian turned away from Christianity for the wrong reasons 17:14 Argument 10. That Pagans also made men into gods 21:!8 Summing up Julian the apostate, the last Roman Pagan Emperor had a short reign of less than two years but he made a big splash and is arguably the most well known Emperor of the late Roman period. But various Christian theologians, chroniclers and thinkers would be highly critical of him and his championing of paganism after his death. So this video is part of a series on what his critics wrote about him. And in this video I’m going to look at how the late 4th/early 5th century Christian historian Socrates Scholasticus saw the Emperor and discuss his criticisms of Julians actions and works. . Julian and St Martin Simone Martini, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Image of Libanius https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...\_Sophiste\_(BM\_1879,1213.132).jpg British Museum, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Socrates Scholasticus page https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...\_from\_Socrates\_Scholasticus\_-\_The\_Ecclesiastical\_History\_Wellcome\_L0034800.jpg See page for author, CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons Statue of Constantius II https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...\_Giovanni\_in\_Laterano\_-\_2019\_-\_Statue\_of\_Constantius\_II\_02.jpg Nicholas Gemini, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons Porphyry https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...\_Sucevita\_Fresco.jpg Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons [https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...\_Sucevita\_Fresco.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FAgainst\_the\_Christians&tbnid=X1km2l8ALEkLyM&vet=12ahUKEwiOsui83Ln5AhUNSxoKHUl3AdgQMygLegUIARDgAQ..i&docid=KKSzLm-5wfs0yM&w=2736&h=3648&q=porphyry%20of%20tyre&client=safari&ved=2ahUKEwiOsui83Ln5AhUNSxoKHUl3AdgQMygLegUIARDgAQ] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...\_presenting\_the\_young\_Alexander\_the\_Great\_to\_Aristotle\_by\_Gerard\_Hoet\_before\_1733\_MH.jpg Gerard Hoet, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...\_MS\_Gr510\_folio\_239\_recto\_-\_detail\_-\_Gregory\_of\_Nazianzus\_addresses\_the\_emperor\_Theodosius\_I.jpg Bibliothèque nationale de France, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...\_Claudius\_Julianus\_-\_Tongeren\_10-08-2018\_13-43-23.jpg Creator:Monique Bleck, CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...\_silver\_siliqua\_of\_Julian\_the\_Apostate\_(FindID\_430600).jpg The Portable Antiquities Scheme/ The Trustees of the British Museum, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...\_Consulting\_the\_Oracle\_of\_Apollo,\_Louis\_Jean\_Francois\_Lagren%C3%A9e.jpg Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...\_Allegory\_of\_the\_Triumph\_over\_Heresy,\_with\_St.\_Domenic\_to\_the\_Fore\_MET\_DP802086.jpg Abraham van Diepenbeeck, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons