| The Birth of Christianity: Discovering What Happened in the Years Immediately After the Execution of Jesus Contributor(s): Crossan, John Dominic (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060616601 ISBN-13: 9780060616601 Publisher: HarperOne OUR PRICE: $25.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1999 Annotation: The world's foremost expert on the historical Jesus brilliantly reveals how Christianity emerged in the period after Jesus' death. "Flashes of genius" ("San Francisco Chronicle"). |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Christianity - General - Religion | Biblical Studies - Old Testament - General |
| Dewey: 270.1 |
| LCCN: 97-32526 |
| Physical Information: 1.75" H x 6.06" W x 9.26" (1.58 lbs) 688 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Theometrics - Catholic - Theometrics - Mainline - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: In this national bestseller, John Dominic Crossan, the world's leading expert on the historical Jesus, reveals how Christianity emerged in the period following Jesus' death. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, Crossan shines new light on the theological and cultural contexts from which the Christian church arose. He argues powerfully that Christianity would have happened with or without Paul and contends that Jesus' resurrection meant something vastly different for his early followers than it does for many traditional Christians today--what mattered was Christina origins finally illuminates the mysterious period that set Western religious history in its decisive course. |
Contributor Bio(s): Crossan, John Dominic: - John Dominic Crossan, professor emeritus at DePaul University, is widely regarded as the foremost historical Jesus scholar of our time. He is the author of several bestselling books, including The Historical Jesus, How to Read the Bible and Still Be a Christian, God and Empire, Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography, The Greatest Prayer, The Last Week, and The Power of Parable. He lives in Minneola, Florida. |