Topic: Why was Celsus so anti-Christian?

[Shiny]

Was reading a bio on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celsus

What was his deal? What source material did he have to come to the conclusion that Jesus had a human father, worked miracles by sorcery, and tought his dicsiples to beg for money?

Did he have connection with the Pharisees?

[MyMapleStory]

The same reason why some people are so anti Christian today, they just reject the ideas and notions of Christianity. Of course this is just a guess but I think it is a likely guess.

[PoorFoolNicholas]

I am also interested in knowing where Celsus got his info with which he used against the Christians as well.
Anyone?

[Jetavan]

Was reading a bio on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celsus

What was his deal? What source material did he have to come to the conclusion that Jesus had a human father

That's a reasonable implication; no source material needed for that.

worked miracles by sorcery

Even the NT quotes Jewish authorities making that claim against Jesus's miracles, so that wasn't a strange idea.

and tought his dicsiples to beg for money?

This is the eternal critique made against renunciates (monks, yogis, sanyasins) in India: begging as a dishonorable way to live.