Kingdom of Fools
The Unlikely Rise of the Early Church
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
11 June 2013
Summary
Fools. Rebels. Ignorant peasants. That’s how the Roman world saw the first Christians. Led by fishermen, tax collectors and renegade Pharisees, the first Christians shunned power and welcomed the poor and uneducated. Roman commentators mocked their upside-down values, but the apostle Paul - himself a Roman citizen, and a Pharisee to boot, affirmed that ‘God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise.’
Its followers were persecuted and its leaders killed, yet this ragged coll…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780340996263 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0340996269 |
| Author: | Nick Page |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | Hodder Faith |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 11 June 2013 |
| Weight: | 274g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 26mm |
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This is a book written by a highly experienced, technically brilliant and detailed writer.
Essential reading…enlightening and informative…you will be sure to learn something new. - Church of England Newspaper, on THE LONGEST WEEK
This is a book written by a highly experienced, technically brilliant and detailed writer. - Church of England Newspaper, on THE LONGEST WEEKEssential reading…enlightening and informative…you will be sure to learn something new. - Church of England Newspaper, on THE LONGEST WEEKThis is a book written by a highly experienced, technically brilliant and detailed writer. - Church of England Newspaper, on THE LONGEST WEEKAbout The Author
Nick Page
Nick Page is the author of over sixty books. Follow Nick Page on Twitter @NickofEynsham.
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