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Understanding the New Testament by David Brakke

From the Maccabees to the Mishnah by Shaye J.D. Cohen

When Christians Were Jews by Paula Fredriksen

Understanding the New Testament Suggested Reading

50 books — 2 voters

Carthage Must Be Destroyed by Richard Miles

The History of Spain: Land on a Crossroad Suggested Reading

105 books — 3 voters

The Mysteries of Mithras by Payam Nabarz

RELIG MITHRAS CULT ROMAN EMP by Roger B. Beck

Mithras, Mithraism, Mithraeum, & Mithraic content

50 books — 7 voters

History of the Ancient World by Gregory S. Aldrete

A Short History of Byzantium by John Julius Norwich

Societies, Networks, and Transitions by Craig A. Lockard

History of the Ancient World: A Global Perspective Suggested Reading

143 books — 13 voters

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Quotes Tagged “Early Christianity”

“ Modern Christians who find Matthew's preoccupation with [Judaism] tedious and even distasteful, should realise that they live in a very different world from that of early Christians, for whom the 'Jewishness' of Jesus and his church was not just a matter of historical interest but an existential concern crying out for answers, answers which Matthew's gospel offered to provide. ...more ”
― R.T. France

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“ No wild beasts are so deadly to humans as most Christians are to each other. ”
― Ammianus Marcellinus, The Later Roman Empire

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