Who Made Early Christianity?: The Jewish Lives of the Apostle Paul - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:John Gager JrSeries:American Lectures on the History of ReligionsPublish date:2015-06-16Pages:208
Language:EnglishPublisher:Columbia University PressISBN-13:9780231174046ISBN-10:231174047UPC:9780231174046Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Christian Church, Judaism, Biblical StudiesBook Topic:History, History & CultureSize:8.30 x 5.70 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCERS4TKPZ
Who Made Early Christianity?: The Jewish Lives of the Apostle Paul
In this historical and theological study, John G. Gager undermines the myth of the Apostle Paul's rejection of Judaism, conversion to Christianity, and founding of Christian anti-Judaism. He finds that the rise of Christianity occurred well after Paul's death and attributes the distortion of the Apostle's views to early and later Christians. Though Christian clerical elites ascribed a...
Series: American Lectures on the History of Religions
Language:EnglishPublisher:Columbia University PressISBN-13:9780231174046ISBN-10:231174047UPC:9780231174046Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Christian Church, Judaism, Biblical StudiesBook Topic:History, History & CultureSize:8.30 x 5.70 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCERS4TKPZ
John G. Gager is William H. Danforth Professor of Religion (Emeritus) at Princeton University. His books include Moses in Greco-Roman Paganism; Kingdom and Community: The Social World of Early Christianity; The Origins of Anti-Semitism: Attitudes toward Judaism in Pagan and Christian Antiquity; Curse Tablets and Binding Spells from the Ancient World; and Reinventing Paul.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
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