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After the New Testament: Reader in Early Christianity - Hardcover

Ehrman, Bart D.

 
9780195124835: After the New Testament: Reader in Early Christianity

Synopsis

This present collection of primary texts reveals the diversity of the early Christian movement from the time of the New Testament up to the writings of Eusebius (c.100-300). It includes works later deemed both "orthodox" and "heterodox", and organized according to historical and social categories (e.g. persecution and marytrdom, the rise of anti-Judaism, the development of church offices, "heresy" and "orthodoxy", and the formation of early liturgy), the texts are given in clear and up-to-date English translations, each introduced by a concise and informative overview.

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