Crucible of faith : the ancient revolution that made our modern religious world / Philip Jenkins.
Crucible of faith : the ancient revolution that made our modern religious world / Philip Jenkins.
Crucible of faith : the ancient revolution that made our modern religious world / Philip Jenkins.
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Publisher
New York, NY : Basic Books, [2017]
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G 2019/0399
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Language
English
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Physical content
xxxi, 303 pages : maps, genealogical table ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction -- The old world : living with radical monotheism -- The years of the Greeks : the Jewish world confronts Greek empires -- Antioch in Jerusalem : the limits of the law -- Enoch the prophet : startling new scriptures remap the spiritual universe -- Tyrants follow tyrants : a century of n...
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Publisher
New York, NY : Basic Books, [2017]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2017]
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Summary
"In The Crucible of Faith, Philip Jenkins argues that much of the Judeo-Christian tradition we know today was born between 250-50 BCE, during a turbulent "Crucible Era." It was during these years that Judaism grappled with Hellenizing forces and produced new religious ideas that reflected and responded to their changing world. By the time of the fa...
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Crucible of faith : the ancient revolution that made our modern religious world / Philip Jenkins.
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"September 2017"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-284) and index.
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©2017
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G 2019/0399
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74VKV087KDpb
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ISBN
9780465096404 (hardcover alkaline paper)
0465096409 (hardcover alkaline paper)
DDC
200.9014
MMS ID
991024227513802626
