Early Christianity And Its Rivals

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Religious Rivalries In The Early Roman Empire And The Rise Of Christianity

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Author : Leif E. Vaage
language : en
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Release Date : 2006-04-21

Religious Rivalries In The Early Roman Empire And The Rise Of Christianity written by Leif E. Vaage and has been published by Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-04-21 with Religion categories.

Religious Rivalries in the Early Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity discusses the diverse cultural destinies of early Christianity, early Judaism, and other ancient religious groups as a question of social rivalry. The book is divided into three main sections. The first section debates the degree to which the category of rivalry adequately names the issue(s) that must be addressed when comparing and contrasting the social “success” of different religious groups in antiquity. The second is a critical assessment of the common modern category of “mission” to describe the inner dynamic of such a process; it discusses the early Christian apostle Paul, the early Jewish historian Josephus, and ancient Mithraism. The third section of the book is devoted to “the rise of Christianity,” primarily in response to the similarly titled work of the American sociologist of religion Rodney Stark. While it is not clear that any of these groups imagined its own success necessarily entailing the elimination of others, it does seem that early Christianity had certain habits, both of speech and practice, which made it particularly apt to succeed (in) the Roman Empire.

Religious Rivalries In The Early Roman Empire And The Rise Of Christianity

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Author : Leif E. Vaage
language : en
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Release Date : 2010-10-30

Religious Rivalries In The Early Roman Empire And The Rise Of Christianity written by Leif E. Vaage and has been published by Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-30 with Religion categories.

Religious Rivalries in the Early Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity discusses the diverse cultural destinies of early Christianity, early Judaism, and other ancient religious groups as a question of social rivalry. The book is divided into three main sections. The first section debates the degree to which the category of rivalry adequately names the issue(s) that must be addressed when comparing and contrasting the social “success” of different religious groups in antiquity. The second is a critical assessment of the common modern category of “mission” to describe the inner dynamic of such a process; it discusses the early Christian apostle Paul, the early Jewish historian Josephus, and ancient Mithraism. The third section of the book is devoted to “the rise of Christianity,” primarily in response to the similarly titled work of the American sociologist of religion Rodney Stark. While it is not clear that any of these groups imagined its own success necessarily entailing the elimination of others, it does seem that early Christianity had certain habits, both of speech and practice, which made it particularly apt to succeed (in) the Roman Empire.

The Christian Survivor

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Author : Robert Crotty
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-04-05

The Christian Survivor written by Robert Crotty and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-05 with Religion categories.

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.

Hell And Its Rivals

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Author : Alan E. Bernstein
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017

Hell And Its Rivals written by Alan E. Bernstein and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Religion categories.

In Hell and Its Rivals, Alan E. Bernstein examines an array of sources from within and beyond the three Abrahamic faiths--including theology, chronicles, legal charters, edifying tales, and narratives of near-death experiences--to analyze the origins and evolution of belief in...

God S Rivals

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Author : Gerald R. McDermott
language : en
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Release Date : 2009-08-20

God S Rivals written by Gerald R. McDermott and has been published by InterVarsity Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-20 with Religion categories.

Gerald R. McDermott explores the question, "Why are there other religions?" He looks at teaching from the Old and New Testaments and from a number of key teachers from the early church to suggest an answer to this perplexing but intriguing question.

Forerunners And Rivals Of Christianity Being Studies In Religious History From 330 B C To 330 A D

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Author : Francis Legge
language : en
Publisher: CUP Archive
Release Date : 1915

Forerunners And Rivals Of Christianity Being Studies In Religious History From 330 B C To 330 A D written by Francis Legge and has been published by CUP Archive this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1915 with Christianity and other religions categories.

One True Life

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Author : Christopher Kavin Rowe
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2016-01-01

One True Life written by Christopher Kavin Rowe and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-01 with Philosophy categories.

In this groundbreaking, cross-disciplinary work of philosophy and biblical studies, New Testament scholar C. Kavin Rowe explores the promise and problems inherent in engaging rival philosophical claims to what is true. Juxtaposing the Roman Stoics Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius with the Christian saints Paul, Luke, and Justin Martyr, and incorporating the contemporary views of Jeffrey Stout, Alasdair McIntyre, Charles Taylor, Martha Nussbaum, Pierre Hadot, and others, the author suggests that in a world of religious pluralism there is negligible gain in sampling from separate belief systems. This thought-provoking volume reconceives the relationship between ancient philosophy and emergent Christianity as a rivalry between strong traditions of life and offers powerful arguments for the exclusive commitment to a community of belief and a particular form of philosophical life as the path to existential truth.

Who Chose The Gospels

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Author : C. E. Hill
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2010-09-30

Who Chose The Gospels written by C. E. Hill and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-30 with Religion categories.

The Bible contains four Gospels which tell the story of Jesus of Nazareth. And yet, many more Gospels once existed. Who, then, determined which Gospels would, for the next two thousand years, serve as the main gateways to Jesus and his teaching? Recent books and films have traced the decision to a series of fourth-century councils and powerful bishops. After achieving victory over their rivals for the Christian name, these key players, we are now told, conspired to 'rewrite history' to make it look like their version of Christianity was the original one preached by Jesus and his apostles: the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John became the prime tools for their re-sculpting of the Christian story, leading to the destruction of previously treasured writings like the Gospels of Judas, Mary, and Thomas. Are the four canonical Gospels, then, in the Bible as the result of a great, ecclesiastical conspiracy? Or does this explanation itself represent another 'rewriting of history', this time by a group of modern academics? Who Chose the Gospels? takes us to the scholarship behind the headlines, examining the great (and ongoing) controversy about how to look at ancient books about Jesus. How the four Biblical Gospels emerged into prominence among their competitors is a crucial question for everyone interested in understanding the historical Jesus and the development of the Christian church.

Christianity And Its Competitors

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Author : James McGoldrick
language : en
Publisher: Christian Focus Publications
Release Date : 2006

Christianity And Its Competitors written by James McGoldrick and has been published by Christian Focus Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Apologetics categories.

Jim McGoldrick examines the major challenges to biblical belief that appeared in the early years of the church. He then traces how they have stayed alive, though with new names, gaining acceptance in the 21st century. --from publisher description.

Forerunners And Rivals Of Christianity Being Studies In Religious History From 330 B C To 330 A D

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Author : F. Legge
language : en
Publisher: Sagwan Press
Release Date : 2018-02-04

Forerunners And Rivals Of Christianity Being Studies In Religious History From 330 B C To 330 A D written by F. Legge and has been published by Sagwan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-04 with History categories.

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