{"product_id":"found-christianities-9780567703866","title":"Found Christianities","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eM. David Litwa \u003c\/b\u003eis research fellow in biblical studies and early Christianity at  Australian Catholic University, Australia. Litwa is the author of many  books, most recently \u003ci\u003ePosthuman Transformation in Ancient Mediterranean Thought\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Evil Creator: Origins of an Early Christian Idea.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/h2\u003eThere’s no time better than the present to study early Christianity. Long-forgotten ancient writings that resurfaced in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries have overturned traditional accounts of Christianity’s rise. The task now is to rewrite that history in a way that takes into consideration all of the available voices, even those long ago dismissed as ‘heretical.’ \u003ci\u003eFound Christianities\u003c\/i\u003e takes up this challenge by restoring marginalized early Christian writers to their rightful place alongside the so-called Church Fathers as pioneers and influencers in Christianity’s earliest centuries. * Geoffrey S. Smith, The University of Texas at Austin, USA *\u003cbr\u003eDavid Litwa’s fascinating book tells the stories of those early Christians whom other Christians rejected by denying they \u003ci\u003ewere\u003c\/i\u003e Christian. Navigating carefully amidst ancient sources, Litwa offers a comprehensive treatment of the varieties of second-century Christianity. I highly recommend this book for anyone wishing to understand the complex world in which Christianity evolved. * Outi Lehtipuu, University of Helsinki, Finland *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbbreviations\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eChronological Table \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e Chapter 1: Setting the Scene: The World of the Second Century CE \u003cb\u003ePart I: \u003ci\u003eEarly Christian Leaders and their Movements\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Chapter 2: Cerinthus and John  Chapter 3: Simon, Helen, and Simonian Christians  Chapter 4: The “Nicolaitans” and Nicolaus \u003cb\u003ePart II: \u003ci\u003eEarly Syrian Teachers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Chapter 5: Menander  Chapter 6: Saturninus  Chapter 7: The Seed of Seth \u003cb\u003ePart III: \u003ci\u003eEarly Egyptian Theologians\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Chapter 8: “Ophite” and “Peratic” Christians Chapter 9: Basilides and Isidore Chapter 10: Carpocrates, Epiphanes, and Marcellina Chapter 11: Valentinus \u003cb\u003ePart IV: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTexts and Figures in Rome\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e Chapter 12: The \u003ci\u003eGospel of Truth\u003c\/i\u003e Chapter 13: The \u003ci\u003eTreatise on the Resurrection\u003c\/i\u003e Chapter 14: Marcion  Chapter 15: Ptolemy and Flora Chapter 16: Heracleon             \u003cb\u003ePart V: \u003ci\u003eSome Christian Leaders in Asia Minor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Chapter 17: Marcus and the Rise of Valentinian Churches Chapter 18: Noetus and his Followers \u003cb\u003ePart VI: \u003ci\u003eTheologians in Later Second-century Rome\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Chapter 19: Tatian  Chapter 20: Lucanus, Apelles, and Philumene Chapter 21: Theodotus, Florinus, and “Melchizedekian” Christians Chapter 22: Justin, author of \u003ci\u003eBaruch\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart VII: \u003ci\u003eLater Theologians in Alexandria \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Chapter 23: Julius Cassianus and Tatian Chapter 24: Prodicus and his Disciples Chapter 25: The Naassene Preacher Chapter 26: “Sethian” Christians of the \u003ci\u003eRefutation\u003c\/i\u003e Conclusion \u003cb\u003eBibliography\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eIndex\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865088930135,"sku":"9780567703866","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780567703866.jpg?v=1722273520","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/found-christianities-9780567703866","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}