Christian Origins (People's History of Christianity): v. 1 - Softcover

Horsley, R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0800697197 ISBN 13: 9780800697198

Publisher: Fortress Press,U.S., 2010

Synopsis

Dealing with a time when Christians were moving towards separation from the movement's Jewish origins, this inaugural volume of A People's History of Christianity tells the people's story by gathering together evidence from the New Testament texts, archaeology, and other contemporary sources. Of particular interest to the distinguished group of scholar-contributors are the often overlooked aspects of the earliest Christian consciousness: How, for example, did they manage to negotiate allegiances to two social groups? How did they deal with crucial issues of wealth and poverty? What about the participation of slaves and women in these communities? How did living in the shadow of the Roman Empire color their religious experience and economic values?

About this title

About the Author:

Richard A. Horsley is Distinguished Professor of Liberal Arts and the Study of Religion at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. He is the author of The Message and the Kingdom (2002 with Neil Asher Siberman), Jesus and the Spiral of Violence (1992), and Jesus and the Empire (2002).

About this edition

• Publisher: Fortress Press,U.S.
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0800697197
• ISBN 13: 9780800697198
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256