The Christian Survivor: How Roman Christianity Defeated Its Early Competitors

Crotty, Robert

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. 

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2017-04-19

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9789811032134

DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-3214-1

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 355