Author: George Herbert BoxPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Early Christianity and Its Rivals, Etc
Author: George Herbert BoxEarly Christianity and Its Rivals
Author: George Herbert BoxPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christianity and other religions
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Religious Rivalries in the Early Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity
Author: Leif E. VaagePublisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
ISBN: 155458809X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Religious Rivalries in the Early Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity discusses the diverse cultural destinies of early Christianity, early Judaism, and other ancient religious groups as a question of social rivalry. The book is divided into three main sections. The first section debates the degree to which the category of rivalry adequately names the issue(s) that must be addressed when comparing and contrasting the social “success” of different religious groups in antiquity. The second is a critical assessment of the common modern category of “mission” to describe the inner dynamic of such a process; it discusses the early Christian apostle Paul, the early Jewish historian Josephus, and ancient Mithraism. The third section of the book is devoted to “the rise of Christianity,” primarily in response to the similarly titled work of the American sociologist of religion Rodney Stark. While it is not clear that any of these groups imagined its own success necessarily entailing the elimination of others, it does seem that early Christianity had certain habits, both of speech and practice, which made it particularly apt to succeed (in) the Roman Empire.
Backgrounds of Early Christianity
Author: Everett FergusonPublisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 9780802822215
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 676
Book Description
New to this expanded & updated edition are revisions of Ferguson's original material, updated bibliographies, & a fresh dicussion of first century social life, the Dead Sea Scrolls & much else.
God's Rivals
Author: Gerald R. McDermottPublisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830875360
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
Gerald R. McDermott explores the question, "Why are there other religions?" He looks at teaching from the Old and New Testaments and from a number of key teachers from the early church to suggest an answer to this perplexing but intriguing question.
Christianity and Its Competitors
Author: James McGoldrickPublisher: Christian Focus Publications
ISBN: 9781845501402
Category : Apologetics
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Jim McGoldrick examines the major challenges to biblical belief that appeared in the early years of the church. He then traces how they have stayed alive, though with new names, gaining acceptance in the 21st century. --from publisher description.
One True Life
Author: C. Kavin RowePublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300182104
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
In this groundbreaking, cross-disciplinary work of philosophy and biblical studies, New Testament scholar C. Kavin Rowe explores the promise and problems inherent in engaging rival philosophical claims to what is true. Juxtaposing the Roman Stoics Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius with the Christian saints Paul, Luke, and Justin Martyr, and incorporating the contemporary views of Jeffrey Stout, Alasdair McIntyre, Charles Taylor, Martha Nussbaum, Pierre Hadot, and others, the author suggests that in a world of religious pluralism there is negligible gain in sampling from separate belief systems. This thought-provoking volume reconceives the relationship between ancient philosophy and emergent Christianity as a rivalry between strong traditions of life and offers powerful arguments for the exclusive commitment to a community of belief and a particular form of philosophical life as the path to existential truth.
Forerunners and Rivals of Christianity
Author: Francis LeggePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christianity and other religions
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Forerunners and Rivals of Christianity
Author: Francis LeggePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christianity and other religions
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Religious Rivalries in the Early Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity
Author: Leif E. VaagePublisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
ISBN: 0889205361
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
Religious Rivalries in the Early Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity discusses the diverse cultural destinies of early Christianity, early Judaism, and other ancient religious groups as a question of social rivalry. The book is divided into three main sections. The first section debates the degree to which the category of rivalry adequately names the issue(s) that must be addressed when comparing and contrasting the social “success” of different religious groups in antiquity. The second is a critical assessment of the common modern category of “mission” to describe the inner dynamic of such a process; it discusses the early Christian apostle Paul, the early Jewish historian Josephus, and ancient Mithraism. The third section of the book is devoted to “the rise of Christianity,” primarily in response to the similarly titled work of the American sociologist of religion Rodney Stark. While it is not clear that any of these groups imagined its own success necessarily entailing the elimination of others, it does seem that early Christianity had certain habits, both of speech and practice, which made it particularly apt to succeed (in) the Roman Empire.