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The Dawn of Christianity People and Gods in a Time of Magic and Miracles

Name: The Dawn of Christianity
Author: Robert C. Knapp

Auteur: Robert C. Knapp

Taal: Engels

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Auteur: Robert C. Knapp

Engels
Hardcover
9780674976467
14 augustus 2017
320 pagina's

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Robert Knapp reveals why some ordinary people in Judea and in the Roman and Greek worlds embraced a new approach to the supernatural in their daily lives. In a time of prophets, miracles, and magic, Jesus convinced people to change their beliefs by showing his connection to god-like power and solidifying his credentials through the Resurrection.

Ordinary people of antiquity interacted with the supernatural through a mosaic of beliefs and rituals. Exploring everyday life from 200 BCE to the end of the first century CE, Robert Knapp shows that Jews and polytheists lived with the gods in very similar ways. Traditional interactions provided stability even in times of crisis, while changing a relationship risked catastrophe for the individual, his family, and his community. However, people in both traditions did at times leave behind their long-honored rites to try something new. The Dawn of Christianity reveals why some people in Judea and then in the Roman and Greek worlds embraced a new approach to the forces and powers in their daily lives.

Knapp traces the emergence of Christianity from its stirrings in the eastern Mediterranean, where Jewish monotheism coexisted with polytheism and prayer mixed with magic. In a time receptive to prophetic messages and supernatural interventions, Jesus of Nazareth convinced people to change their beliefs by showing, through miracles, his direct connection to god-like power. The miracle of the Resurrection solidified Jesus’s supernatural credentials. After his death, followers continued to use miracles and magic to spread Jesus’s message of reward for the righteous in this life and immortality in the next.

Many Jews and polytheists strongly opposed the budding movement but despite major setbacks Christianity proved resilient and adaptable. It survived long enough to be saved by a second miracle, the conversion of Emperor Constantine. Hand in hand with empire, Christianity began its long march through history.

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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Hardcover
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 14 augustus 2017
Aantal pagina's: 320
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Hoofdauteur: Robert C. Knapp
Hoofduitgeverij: Harvard University Press

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Editie: Main
Extra groot lettertype: Nee
Product breedte: 156 mm
Product lengte: 235 mm
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Verpakking breedte: 156 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 235 mm
Verpakking lengte: 235 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 308 g

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EAN: 9780674976467

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Categorieën: Religie, Spiritualiteit & Filosofie

Geschiedenis

Religie

Christendom

Geschiedenis van religie

Romeinen

Oude beschavingen

Oude Grieken

Periodes

Klassieke oudheid (tot 500 n. Chr.)

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Taal: Engels
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