The Evolution of Early Christianity: A Genetic Study of First-Century Christianity in Relation to Its Religious Environment (1914 Case), book

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The Evolution of Early Christianity: a genetic study of first-century Christianity in relation to its religious environment (1914) is a book by Shirley Jackson Case.

Abstract

Editions and translations

Published in Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1914. Reprinted several times in Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1917-1960.

Table of contents

  • 1. The Developmental Nature of Christianity
  • 2. The Importance of Environment for Christian Origins
  • 3. The Mediterranean World in New Testament Times
  • 4. The Early Christians' Jewish Connections
  • 5. The Breach Between Christians and Jews
  • 6. The Early Christians' Contact with Gentile Religions
  • 7. The Religious Significance of Emperor-Worship
  • 8. The Religious Significance of Philosophical Speculation
  • 9. Hellenistic Religions of Redemption
  • 10. The Triumph of Christianity

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