Destroyer of the Gods

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Destroyer of the Gods
Destroyer of the Gods
Author : Larry W. Hurtado
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Publisher : Unknown
Language : English
Release Date : 24 April 2024
ISBN : 1481304739
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Early Christians and Christianity in the eyes of non-Christians -- A novel pattern of religious belief and practice -- A different kind of religious identity -- A bookish religion -- Social and behavioral distinctives -- Concluding reflections -- Academic forebears in the historical approach to early Christianity

Destroyer of the Gods

Destroyer of the Gods by Larry W. Hurtado

Early Christians and Christianity in the eyes of non-Christians -- A novel pattern of religious belief and practice -- A different kind of religious identity -- A bookish religion -- Social and behavioral distinctives -- Concluding reflections -- Academic forebears in the historical approach to early Christianity

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Destroyer of the Gods

Destroyer of the Gods by Larry W. Hurtado

"Silly," "stupid," "irrational," "simple." "Wicked," "hateful," "obstinate," "anti-social." "Extravagant," "perverse." The Roman world rendered harsh judgments upon early Christianity--including branding Christianity "new." Novelty was no Roman religious virtue. Nevertheless, as Larry W. Hurtado shows in Destroyer of the gods, Christianity thrived despite its new and distinctive features and opposition to

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Destroyer of the Gods

Destroyer of the Gods by Larry W. Hurtado

"Silly," "stupid," "irrational," "simple." "Wicked," "hateful," "obstinate," "anti-social." "Extravagant," "perverse." The Roman world rendered harsh judgments upon early Christianity--including branding Christianity "new." Novelty was no Roman religious virtue. Nevertheless, as Larry W. Hurtado shows in Destroyer of the gods, Christianity thrived despite its new and distinctive features and opposition to

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How on Earth Did Jesus Become a God by Larry W. Hurtado

In How on Earth Did Jesus Become a God? Larry Hurtado investigates the intense devotion to Jesus that emerged with surprising speed after his death. Reverence for Jesus among early Christians, notes Hurtado, included both grand claims about Jesus' significance and a pattern of devotional practices that effectively treated him

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At the Origins of Christian Worship

At the Origins of Christian Worship by Larry W. Hurtado

"At the Origins of Christian Worship" can deepen readers' understanding of early Christian worship by setting it within the context of the Roman world in which it developed. Hurtado highlights the two central characteristics of earliest Christian worship: its exclusive rejection of the ancient-world gods and its inclusion of Christ

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The Discord of Gods by Jenn Lyons

The Discord of Gods marks the epic conclusion to Jenn Lyons's Chorus of Dragons series, closing out the saga that began with The Ruin of Kings, for fans of Brandon Sanderson and Patrick Rothfuss. THEIR CONFLICT COULD END THEM ALL. Relos Var's final plans to enslave the universe are on

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Lord Jesus Christ

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This outstanding book provides an in-depth historical study of the place of Jesus in the religious life, beliefs, and worship of Christians from the beginnings of the Christian movement down to the late second century. Lord Jesus Christ is a monumental work on earliest Christian devotion to Jesus, sure to

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NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY ESQUIRE, THE IRISH TIMES AND THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT A provocative history of men who were worshipped as gods that illuminates the connection between power and religion and the role of divinity in a secular age Ever since 1492, when Christopher Columbus made

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