Birth Of A Worldview: Early Christianity In Its Jewish And Pagan Context
- ISBN-10
- 0429723237
- ISBN-13
- 9780429723230
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 184
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-04-11
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Author
- Robert Doran
Description
This book explores how early Christian intellectuals expressed their understanding of the cosmos. It reviews the role of women, documentation of the vitality and influence of Jewish intellectual thought, and the continuing impact of Greek intellectual thought during Christianity's formative years.
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- 1999
- 208 pages
- Paperback
- Rowman & Littlefield
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