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UNINA9910255214003321 |
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Autore |
Crotty Robert |
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Titolo |
The Christian Survivor [[electronic resource] ] : How Roman Christianity Defeated Its Early Competitors / / by Robert Crotty |
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Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2017.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (XIII, 355 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Bible—Theology |
Ethnology |
Europe—History—To 476 |
Biblical Studies |
Cultural Anthropology |
History of Ancient Europe |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- What Really is Religion? -- The Study of The Jewish Past -- The Study of The Christian Past -- The Roman Context of Early Christianity -- The Jesus Movement Communities in Palestine -- Christianity in Rome -- The Roman Connection of Peter -- The Isaac Tradition -- The Gospel of Mark -- The Nine Markan Roman Traditions -- The Christian Gnostics -- Roman Christianity Returns to the East -- The Sources for a Study Of Paul -- The Three Pauls -- Johannine Christianity: John of Patmos -- John’s Gospel in Western Asia Minor -- The Roman Gospels of Matthew and Luke -- Later Roman Influence on Christianity -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Identifying the Beloved Disciple -- Bibliography. . |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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