Formation And Struggles: The Church Ad 33-450: the Birth of the Church Ad 33-200, Volume 1, Part 1

The Church in History #1

by Veselin Kesich

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Genres: History, Church History, Theology, Christian History, Religion, Christian

204 pages, Paperback

First published November 15, 2007

Reviews

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thoughtful and informative—certainly written from an Orthodox Christian perspective, and not as critical/objective history (if that’s what you’re looking for). Well organized.

[Tergative · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent summary of the first 200 years of the Christian Church: the Jewish roots it sprouted from, the syncretistic pagan Roman and Hellenistic world it spread into, the mechanisms of its spread, its orthodox defenders, and its Gnostic/Roman adversaries. Concise, readable; an excellent introduction to Christian history.

[Wesley Giesbrecht · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fairly good overview of the first two centuries of the Church. While not been very in depth regarding any of the figures or events that it covers, it is nonetheless a good introductory book to the first two centuries which can be supplemented by my detailed early church history books.

[Navel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Should have been one volume as the second part comprising 200-450 is yet to be published.

[Vagabond of Letters, DLitt · Rating 3 out of 5]

***1/2

[Curtis · Rating 4 out of 5]

A brief overview of the first 200 years of Christianity. The first half the book covers the time of the New Testament's writing with the latter half going from the destruction of the temple in AD 70 to the end of the second century. I was most interested in the time after AD 70 and found the succession of the church's leadership fascinating with stories interwoven throughout. Obviously much more could have been written on each of the areas but the author did well in weaving the individual stories into the larger narrative. Discovering the writings of the early church fathers has been a desire of mine so I especially appreciated his going into those in some depth. The early fathers were masters at maintaining the orthodoxy of the faith and defending it against those who would seek to discredit it as well as those who would seek to change its shape. Their writings are a vital gift to the church today. I look forward to the next volume which is still forthcoming.

[David]

This was an excellent introduction to early church history. Very easy to read. No prior church history knowledge necessary.