{"product_id":"birth-of-a-worldview-early-christianity-in-its-jewish-and-pagan-context-9780847693702","title":"Birth of a Worldview Early Christianity in Its","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn intellectual history of the making of the worldview that came to define western Christian culture for two millennia. The author narrates the story of how early thinkers wrestled with philosophical and cultural questions in order to form a view that would make sense of their world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough succinct discussion and frequent, extensive citations of primary sources, Doran brings alive the diverse ways Christian intellectuals from the first to the fifth centuries expressed their understanding of the cosmos and their place in it. * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003eDoran offers us a balanced and insightful tour through the emergence of a distinctively Christian world-view. Seven succinct and readable chapters cover Christianity before Constantine, Christian cosmology, relations with the Jews, the emergence of the canon, the emergence of orthodox theology, the human condition, and the role of women. The text is amply supported with selections from primary literature. This makes the book a good choice for courses introducing early Christianity. . . . A fine synthesis of key themes operative in the emergence of Christianity. -- John J. Keefe * Theological Studies *\u003cbr\u003eFascinating. . . An original contribution to the study of the early Church, and an essential companion and guide to existing textbooks and collections of documents on the period. -- Revered W.H.C. Frend * Church Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Christians and the Roman World: A Sense of Belonging Chapter 3 Cosmos: The Quest for Order Chapter 4 Jews in the Roman Empire Chapter 5 The First Steps: Articulating Alienation Chapter 6 The Source of Power Chapter 7 The Human Condition Chapter 8 \"Neither Male nor Female\"","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528195842391,"sku":"9780847693702","price":127.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780847693702.jpg?v=1731870751","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/birth-of-a-worldview-early-christianity-in-its-jewish-and-pagan-context-9780847693702","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}