The Birth of Christianity: The First Twenty Years

Contrary to several popular works of Christian scholarship, historian Paul Barnett maintains that the first two decades of Christian history are hardly lost years. As he shows in this penetrating book, the period between Jesus and the earliest Christian texts is open to historical investigation, and he richly details the time and setting in which the church was born.

Writing in a very accessible style, Barnett provides an informative, reliable chronology of the years immediately following Jesus' crucifixion. Just as important, he presents the historical sources, biblical clues, and other telling evidence that we have for accurately documenting this crucial period of time. Looking more widely, Barnett also surveys world events during Christianity's first twenty years and notes their impact on life in the early church.

The Birth of Christianity: The First Twenty Years is Volume 1 of a trilogy titled After Jesus. Volume 2 will be Paul, Missionary of Jesus, and Volume 3 will be Finding the Historical Christ.

Author: Paul Barnett
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 04/01/2005
Pages: 230
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 8.68h x 6.36w x 0.65d
ISBN: 9780802827814

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 05/01/2005 pg. 89

About the Author
Barnett, Paul: - Paul Barnett is visiting fellow in ancient history at MacquarieUniversity, Sydney, Australia, and teaching fellow in biblicalstudies at Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia.

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