Who Made Early Christianity?: The Jewish Lives of the Apostle Paul

by John G. Gager

Book Overview

In this historical and theological study, John G. Gager undermines the myth of the Apostle Paul's rejection of Judaism, conversion to Christianity, and founding of Christian anti-Judaism. He finds that the rise of Christianity occurred well after Paul's death and attributes the distortion of the Apostle's views to early and later Christians.

Though Christian clerical elites ascribed a rejection-replacement theology to Paul's legend, Gager...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231174055
• ISBN13: 9780231174053
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher