1. The general Neoplatonic opposition to Christianity

2. Hierocles Sossianus

3. Plotinus

a) The 'Vita Plotini'

b) Ennead ii.9

4. Porphyry, 'Ad Marcellam'

5. Porphyry, 'Vita Pythagorae' and lamblichus, 'De Vita Pythagorica' considered as antichristian propaganda

1. General remarks

2. The Life of Porphyry

3. Barnes on the fragments of Porphyry, his criticism of Harnack

4. The fragments themselves, their sources and history

5. Harnack's division of the fragments

6. The general character of Porphyry's critique; his biblical criticism

7. The sections of 'Contra Christianos'

a) Section i = fragments 2; 4; 5; 6; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 21; 25: The inadequacies and contradictions of the New Testament authors

b) Section ii = fragments 38; 39; 40; 41; 42; 43; 44: The critique of the Old Testament

c) Section iii = fragments 49 (part); 55 (part); 70: The critique of the words and deeds of Jesus

d) Section iv = fragments 79; 80; 81; 82; 85; 86; 91; 92: The dogmatic critique of Christianity

8. Conclusion

1. The general character of Julian's critique

a) The integrity of classical culture and the aieiiofa of the Christians

b) Julian's school law and rescript

2.'Contra Galilaeos'

a) Attack on the need and possibility of revelation as such

b) Attack on the Jewish notion of God and on Jewish history

c) Attack on the Galileans