After Jesus, Before Christianity
A Historical Exploration of the First Two Centuries of Jesus Movements
$39.54
- Hardcover
368 pages
- Release Date
12 May 2022
Summary
From the creative minds of the scholarly group behind the groundbreaking Jesus Seminar comes this provocative and eye-opening look at the roots of Christianity that offers a thoughtful reconsideration of the first two centuries of the Jesus movement, transforming our understanding of the religion and its early dissemination.
Christianity has endured for more than two millennia and is practiced by billions worldwide today. Yet that longevity has created difficulties for scholars tracin…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780063062153 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0063062151 |
| Author: | The Westar Institute, Erin Vearncombe, Brandon Scott, Hal Taussig |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 12 May 2022 |
| Weight: | 580g |
| Dimensions: | 38mm x 160mm x 236mm |
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Critics Review
“This book is a work of genius. You are about to read a book that possesses the potential to rewrite history.”–Sue Monk Kidd, bestselling author of The Dance of the Dissident Daughter and The Secret Life of Bees
The Westar Institute
Hal Taussig recently retired as Professor of New Testament at Union Theological Seminary in New York. He lectures around the country and world. He is a United Methodist minister, the editor of the award-winning A New New Testament, and the author of fourteen books, his work has been featured in the New York Times, Time magazine, People, Newsweek, and the Washington Post, and on The Daily Show, National Public Radio, the Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC, the Bob Edwards show on Sirius Radio, and the History Channel.
Bernard Brandon Scott is the author and editor of many books, including The Real Paul: Recovering His Radical Challenge and The Trouble with Resurrection. A charter member of the Jesus Seminar, he is chair of Westar’s newly established Christianity Seminar. He holds an A.B. from St. Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology, an M.A. from Miami University, and a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University. He lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Erin Vearncomb completed her Ph.D. at the University of Toronto and is currently a Lecturer in the Princeton Writing Program at Princeton University. She lives in Princeton, New Jersey.
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