Author

Publication

1999-07-01 - Paulist Press

Language

English

Word Count

66,250 words, Guess

Page Count

265 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number99024386
  • LibraryThing3588519
  • Goodreads3109842

Classifications

  • LCCBR165 .V35 1999

Description

"When did Christianity become established as a new religion? What was the early faith's relationship to Jewish and Greek culture? How did early-doctrines come to be? These and many other questions are examined in this introduction to the formative centuries of Christianity."--BOOK JACKET. "Written for those who are new to the subject, The Shaping of Christianity surveys the development of the Christian movement in the context of the political, social, and religious milieux of the second through eighth centuries."--BOOK JACKET.

First Sentence

Christianity was born along the shores of the Mediterranean Sea; its birth took place in the early decades of the Roman Empire.

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