The formation of Christianity in Antioch : a social-scientific approach to the separation between Judaism and Christianity / Magnus Zetterholm.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zetterholm, Magnus, 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jewish Christians--Turkey--Antioch--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.

Jewish Christians.

Religion and sociology--Turkey--Antioch--History.

Religion and sociology.

Christianity and other religions--Judaism--History.

Christianity and other religions.

Judaism.

History.

Judaism--Relations--Christianity--History.

Relations.

Christianity.

Antioch (Turkey)--Church history.

Antioch (Turkey).

Turkey--Antioch.

Physical Description:

xiv, 272 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.

Summary:

One of the major puzzles of Western civilization is how early 2nd century Christianity was transformed into a non-Jewish, Gentile religion, when Christianity began as one of many Jewish factions in the diverse Judaism of the period. Zetterholm uses theoretical insights from the social sciences to deal with the complex issues raised by the parting of Judaism and Christianity, and the accompanying rise of Christian anti-Semitism in ancient Antioch. While previous attempts to solve this problem have focused mainly on ideology, his study emphasizes the interplay between sociological and ideological elements.

Notes:

Revised version of the author's dissertation (doctoral--Lund University, 2001).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-260) and indexes.

ISBN:

0415298962

OCLC:

50676965