The Birth of Christianity: Discovering What Happened in the Years Immediately After the Execution of Jesus

Format:	Paperback
Language:	English
ISBN:	0060616601
ISBN13:	9780060616601
Release Date:	February 1999
Publisher:	HarperOne
Length:	688 Pages
Weight:	1.70 lbs.
Dimensions:	1.8" x 6.1" x 9.3"

In this national bestseller, John Dominic Crossan, the world's leading expert on the historical Jesus, reveals how Christianity emerged in the period following Jesus' death. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, Crossan shines new light on the theological and cultural contexts from which the Christian church arose. He argues powerfully that Christianity would have happened with or without Paul and contends that Jesus' resurrection meant something vastly different for his early followers than it does for many traditional Christians today--what mattered was Christina origins finally illuminates the mysterious period that set Western religious history in its decisive course.