Augustus to Constantine: The Rise and Triumph of Christianity in the Roman World

New
Illustrated
2004
$39.95

This masterful study of the early centuries of Christianity vividly brings to life the religious, political, and cultural developments through which the faith that began as a sect within Judaism became finally the religion of the Roman empire. First published in 1970, Grant's classic is enhanced with a new foreward by Margaret M. Mitchell, which assesses its importance and puts the reader in touch with the advances of current research.

Synopsis

This masterful study of the early centuries of Christianity vividly brings to life the religious, political, and cultural developments through which the faith that began as a sect within Judaism became finally the religion of the Roman empire. First published in 1970, Grant's classic is enhanced with a new foreward by Margaret M. Mitchell, which assesses its importance and puts the reader in touch with the advances of current research.

$39.95

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 250
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Westminster/John Knox Press
Published: 24 Dec 2004
ISBN 10: 0664227724
ISBN 13: 9780664227722

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Grant takes us on a tour of sanctuaries and streets, altars and alleys, and provides a sense of immediate experience despite the passing centuries.

Author Bio

Robert M. Grant is Professor Emeritus of New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of Chicago Divinity School in Chicago, Illinois. He is a renowned authority on the history of early Christianity.