The Dawn of Christianity: People and Gods in a Time of Magic and Miracles

by Robert C. Knapp and Robert Knapp

Book Overview

Ordinary people of antiquity interacted with the supernatural through a mosaic of beliefs and rituals. Exploring everyday life from 200 BCE to the end of the first century CE, Robert Knapp shows that Jews and polytheists lived with the gods in very similar ways. Traditional interactions provided stability even in times of crisis, while changing a relationship risked catastrophe for the individual, his family, and his community. However, people...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674976460
• ISBN13: 9780674976467
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.5"