Places the development of the early Christian world-view solidly in the world of competing Jewish and pagan traditions. The book also reviews the role of women, documents the influence of Jewish thought and considers the impact of Greek thought during Christianity's formative years.
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Through succinct discussion and frequent, extensive citations of primary sources, Doran brings alive the diverse ways Christian intellectuals from the first to the fifth centuries expressed their understanding of the cosmos and their place in it. (Choice )
Doran offers us a balanced and insightful tour through the emergence of a distinctively Christian world-view. Seven succinct and readable chapters cover Christianity before Constantine, Christian cosmology, relations with the Jews, the emergence of the canon, the emergence of orthodox theology, the human condition, and the role of women. The text is amply supported with selections from primary literature. This makes the book a good choice for courses introducing early Christianity. . . . A fine synthesis of key themes operative in the emergence of Christianity. (John J. Keefe Theological Studies )
Fascinating. . . An original contribution to the study of the early Church, and an essential companion and guide to existing textbooks and collections of documents on the period. (Revered W.H.C. Frend Church Times ) --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Doran offers us a balanced and insightful tour through the emergence of a distinctively Christian world-view. Seven succinct and readable chapters cover Christianity before Constantine, Christian cosmology, relations with the Jews, the emergence of the canon, the emergence of orthodox theology, the human condition, and the role of women. The text is amply supported with selections from primary literature. This makes the book a good choice for courses introducing early Christianity. . . . A fine synthesis of key themes operative in the emergence of Christianity. (John J. Keefe Theological Studies )
Fascinating. . . An original contribution to the study of the early Church, and an essential companion and guide to existing textbooks and collections of documents on the period. (Revered W.H.C. Frend Church Times ) --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Robert Doran is professor of religion at Amherst College.
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