The Beginnings of the Church

by Frederick J. Cwiekowski

Book Overview

A popular account of the beginnings of the church from Jesus' ministry to the end of the New Testament period seen in the light of current scholarship. +

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809129264
• ISBN13: 9780809129263
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: Paulist Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Best book I've read on early Christianity.

I've read several books about the historical Jesus and the early church. For me, this is the best. Einstein said that a good theory should be as simple as possible but no simpler. This book does a great job of presenting a coherent overview of how history and culture shaped the development of the first Christian communities without getting bogged down in every fact or conjecture. The author, a Catholic priest, is respectful of the belief in Jesus' divinity, but this does not bias his focus on how Christianity evolved from Judiasm. Both belivers and non-belivers should find this book insightful and compelling.