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Judaism & Christianity in the Worlds of Greece and Rome
Do Hanukkah and Christmas have you curious about the ancient Mediterranean contexts of Judaism and Christianity? This book list takes you across 600 years of history and cultural contact, from the conquests of Alexander in the fourth century BCE, which introduced Greek culture to the Jewish nation, a development that led to the Maccabean revolt (167-160 BCE) that Hanukkah commemorates, through the fourth century CE, when Christianity became the preeminent religion of the Roman Empire, and the date of Christmas was first set to December 25 by Bishop Julius I of Rome.
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Crucible of faith : the ancient revolution that made our modern religious world
Jenkins, Philip, 1952- author. |
Ancient Judaism and Christian origins : diversity, continuity, and transformation
Nickelsburg, George W. E., 1934- |
Church history : an introduction to research methods and resources
Bradley, James E., 1944- author. |
Coming out Christian in the Roman world : how the followers of Jesus made a place in Caesar's empire
Boin, Douglas, author. |
Pagans : the end of traditional religion and the rise of Christianity
O'Donnell, James Joseph, 1950- |
The history of the church from Christ to Constantine
Eusebius, of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea, approximately 260-approximately 340. |
