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Key Phrases: religious compensators, secondary converts, religious firms, Hellenized Jews, New Testament, Roman Empire (more...)
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-- The Christian Century
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Product Details
  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: HarperOne; 1st HarperCollins Pbk. Ed edition (May 9, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0060677015
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060677015
  • Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars 39 customer reviews (39 customer reviews)
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First Sentence:
FINALLY, all questions concerning the rise of Christianity are one: How was it done? Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
religious compensators, secondary converts, religious firms, urban empire, sociological propositions, cult movements, interpersonal attachments, religious economy, pagan women, religious economies, new religious movements, conventional faith
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Hellenized Jews,