Christian Origins

by Jonathan Knight

In Christian Origins Jonathan Knight gives a comprehensive account of the emergence of Christianity as we know it today. Beginning with the Jewish background to Jesus and his teachings, Knight examines the different factions within Judaism at the time, ultimately identifying eschatology as the common link to Jesus' teaching. Knight presents this apocalyptic agenda as the mainstay of early Christian belief, and uses this as a lens through...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567033511
• ISBN13: 9780567033512
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.4" x 10.9"