Author: Crossan, John Dominic.
Title: The Birth of Christianity: Discovering What Happened in the Years Immediately After the Execution of Jesus.
Description: New York HarperSanFrancisco, 1998. 1st ed. Paperback octavo, very good condition, top corner tips few pages folded, minor edgewear corners. 641 pp. A fascinating and essential inquiry into the remarkable rise of Christianity in the years immediately following the crucifixion of Jesus, by John Crossan, a foremost expert on the historical Jesus. Christianity arose out of the interaction of the historical Jesus and his first companions (and was not invented by Paul). The poorly documented years, 30s and 40s BCE, are examined using social anthropological theory, Galilean archeology, close textual analysis, and historical reconstruction. First edition stated. ISBN: 0060616725

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