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Ancient Christianities: The First Five Hundred Years
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Books > Church > Church History
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| Author/Artist: |
PAULA FREDRIKSEN |
| ISBN / ID: |
9780691157696 |
| Publisher: |
Princeton University Pres |
| Binding: |
HARDBACK |
| Price: |
AU$49.99 |
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| Description: |
Paula Fredriksen explores how one small Jewish messianic movement emerged from the religious diversity of the ancient Mediterranean to become the dominant faith of the late Roman Empire. Spanning five centuries, the book traces the many forms of early Christianity from Judea to Rome and Constantinople, revealing a world shaped by theologians, emperors, saints, ascetics, astrologers, magicians, and competing religious communities.
Fredriksen challenges the idea of a single, unified Christianity from the beginning. Instead, she uncovers a dynamic landscape of diverse beliefs, texts, and practices. The New Testament, she argues, represents only a fraction of the writings that circulated among early Christians.
Drawing on noncanonical texts, papyri, inscriptions, and archaeology, she reconstructs a richer and more complex history of Christian origins.
Both scholarly and accessible, this book offers a compelling account of how Christianity evolved from a Jewish apocalyptic movement into a powerful institution at the heart of the Roman state. |
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