| Fires of Rome: Jesus and the Early Christians in the Roman Empire Contributor(s): Hagan, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0982082819 ISBN-13: 9780982082812 Publisher: Rauson Group OUR PRICE: $19.75 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Church - History - History | Jewish - General - History | Ancient - Rome |
| LCCN: 2009942127 |
| Physical Information: 1.13" H x 6" W x 9" (1.63 lbs) 508 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Italy - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Fires of Rome" is the companion work to "Year of the Passover" and covers the early Christian era from the crucifixion of Jesus in A.D. 36 to the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70 and beyond to the end of the revolt in A.D. 73. New Testament accounts of the crucifixion and early Christian events are examined against secular history written by accepted ancient Roman historians. "Fires of Rome" makes the case for a conspiracy against the Christians by the Jerusalem Second Temple High Priesthood which ultimately led to the persecutions in Rome, outwardly incited by Emperor Nero in A.D. 64. Earlier, in A.D. 62, the Jewish priests were responsible for the elimination of the Jerusalem Christian leadership, including James the Just, the brother of Jesus. Of necessity, "Fires of Rome" delves deeply into Roman history, with chapters on Roman Emperors Caius (Caligula), Claudius, and Nero, as well as chapters on the Jewish revolt of A.D. 66-73. "Fires of Rome" also profiles the powerful women of the early Christian era, including the infamous Herodias, Jewish Queen Bernice and her sister Drusilla, Agrippina the Younger, and others. Empress Poppea Sabina, the wife of Nero, is especially interesting, with her eclectic and semi-secret court of mystics, philosophers, and religious figures-which included historian Flavius Josephus and former Jerusalem Second Temple High Priest Ismael. Fires of Rome is a must read for every serious student of Christian history. Soft revision March 2013. |