But what if nearly everything you thought you knew about early Christianity was wrong? Your assumptions, even your axioms, will be challenged, and this time you will no longer be able to nervously default to the familiar."What will happen to you if you read this book? Nearly two thousand years ago the seeds of a new religion were sown in the eastern fringes of the Roman empire. And in that light she presses on to her own striking advances.
Why do the first non-Christian historians who mention Jesus seem dependent on the Gospels? Your paradigm will begin to shift, perhaps only gradually at first. An apostle named Paul wrote letters to his small congregations offering support, rebukes, and the outline of the gospel that would come to be known as Christianity. And in that light she presses on to her own striking advances.After reading this book, you'll never see the origins of Christianity the same way again.
An apostle named Paul wrote letters to his small congregations offering support, rebukes, and the outline of the gospel that would come to be known as Christianity.