The early Christians : from the beginnings to Constantine / Hartmut Leppin ; translated by Kathrin Luddecke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leppin, Hartmut, author.

Contributor:

Luddecke, Kathrin, translsator.

Series:

Classical scholarship in translation

Standardized Title:

Frühen Christen. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.

Church history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvi, 465 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.

Summary:

The early Christians were by no means a homogeneous group, let alone a church. This is the fascinating story of the beliefs, practices and experience of individual Christians of antiquity, their relationships to Jewish tradition and the wider Roman world, and the shockwaves they caused among their contemporaries. Ancient Christians are closely connected to today's world through a living memory and a common textual heritage - the Bible - even for those who maintain a distance from Christianity. Yet, paradoxically, much about the early Christians is foreign to us and far removed from what passes for this faith as it currently stands. The distinguished historian Hartmut Leppin explores this paradox, and considers how such a small, diverse band of followers originating on the edge of the Roman Empire was able within less than three centuries to grow and become its dominant force under Emperor Constantine and his successors.

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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 Oct 2023).

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Print version:

ISBN:

9781009043618 (ebook)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.