The early Christians : from the beginnings to Constantine /

"Ancient Christians are closely connected to today's world through a living memory and a common textual heritage - the Bible - even for non-Christians. However, as this engrossing new account shows, much about the early Christians is foreign to us and far removed from what passes for Christianity to...

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Main Author:	Leppin, Hartmut (Author)
Other Authors:	Luddecke, Kathrin (translsator.)
Format:	Book
Language:	English German
Published:	Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Series:	Classical scholarship in translation.
Subjects:	Church history > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600. 30-600 Church history. Church history > Primitive and early church.
Summary:	"Ancient Christians are closely connected to today's world through a living memory and a common textual heritage - the Bible - even for non-Christians. However, as this engrossing new account shows, much about the early Christians is foreign to us and far removed from what passes for Christianity today"--