The Christian Survivor
How Roman Christianity Defeated Its Early Competitors
Nonfiction, History, European General, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology, Religion & Spirituality, Bible & Bible Studies
| Author: | Robert Crotty | ISBN: | 9789811032141 |
| Publisher: | Springer Singapore | Publication: | April 5, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Springer | Language: | English |
| Author: | Robert Crotty |
| ISBN: | 9789811032141 |
| Publisher: | Springer Singapore |
| Publication: | April 5, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Springer |
| Language: | English |
The book puts the current interest in historical Jesus research into a proper historical context, highlighting Gnosticism’s lasting influence on early Christianity and making the provocative claim that nearly all Christian Churches are in some way descended from Roman Christianity. Breaking with the accepted wisdom of Christianity’s origins, the revised history it puts forward challenges the assumptions of Church and secular historians, biblical critics and general readers alike, with profound repercussions for scholarship, belief and practice.
The book puts the current interest in historical Jesus research into a proper historical context, highlighting Gnosticism’s lasting influence on early Christianity and making the provocative claim that nearly all Christian Churches are in some way descended from Roman Christianity. Breaking with the accepted wisdom of Christianity’s origins, the revised history it puts forward challenges the assumptions of Church and secular historians, biblical critics and general readers alike, with profound repercussions for scholarship, belief and practice.
