BOOK REVIEWThe Messiah Myth: The Near Eastern Roots of Jesus and Davidby Thomas L. Thompson 2005 About the AuthorThomas L. Thompson (born January 7, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American-born Danish biblical scholar and theologian. He was professor of theology at the University of Copenhagen from 1993 to 2009. He currently lives in Denmark. … Continue reading The Messiah Myth
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Writing the History of Early Christianity
BOOK REVIEW Writing the History of Early Christianity: From Reception to Retrospectionby Markus Vinzent 2019 About the AuthorMarkus Vinzent holds the Chair for the History of Theology at King's College London. A Fellow of the European Academy of Science in Vienna and Max Weber Institute for Advanced Studies at Erfurt University, he is the author … Continue reading Writing the History of Early Christianity
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Pagans
BOOK REVIEW Pagans: The End of Traditional Religion and the Rise of Christianityby James J. O'Donnell 2016 About the AuthorJames J. O'donnell is a classicist who served for ten years as Provost of Georgetown University and is now University Librarian at Arizona State University. He is the author of several books including Augustine, The Ruin … Continue reading Pagans
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Eusebius and Empire
BOOK REVIEW Eusebius and Empire: Constructing Church and Rome in the Ecclesiastical Historyby James Corke-Webster 2019 About the AuthorJames Corke-Webster is Lecturer in Roman History at King's College London. His work focuses on early Christian and late antique history and literature. As well as a series of articles on Eusebius, he has published on early … Continue reading Eusebius and Empire
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Christians in Caesar’s Household
BOOK REVIEW Christians in Caesar’s Household: The Emperors’ Slaves in the Makings of Christianity (Inventing Christianity Book 1)by Michael Flexsenhar III 2019 About the AuthorMichael Flexsenhar III is Visiting Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Rhodes College. About the BookIn this volume, Michael Flexsenhar III advances the argument that imperial slaves and freed-persons in the … Continue reading Christians in Caesar’s Household
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The Lost Art of Scripture
BOOK REVIEW The Lost Art of Scriptureby Karen Armstrong 2019 About the AuthorKaren Armstrong is the author of numerous books on religious affairs, including The Case for God, A History of God, The Battle for God, Holy War, Islam, Buddha,and The Great Transformation, as well as a memoir, The Spiral Staircase. Her work has been … Continue reading The Lost Art of Scripture
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Jesus: Mything in Action
BOOK REVIEW Jesus: Mything in Action, Vol. I (The Complete Heretic's Guide to Western Religion Book 2)David Fitzgerald 2017 About the AuthorDavid Fitzgerald is a writer and historical researcher who has been actively investigating the Historical Jesus question for over fifteen years. He has a degree in history and was an associate member of CSER … Continue reading Jesus: Mything in Action
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