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