Jesus and First-Century Christianity in Jerusalem (Paperback)

This book, beautifully illustrated with maps and photos, traces the little-known story of the original Jewish Christian community and presents intriguing evidence connecting Jesus and his family with the Essenes. Focusing on the first century (33-135 C.E.) in Jerusalem after the death of Jesus, its thesis is that the Jerusalem community remained true to their Jewish heritage and had a connection with the Essenes. The first bishop of Jerusalem was James, the brother of Jesus. He was the author of the letter of James. He was murdered in the year 62. An Essene priest, Thabuti, expected to replace James but was not elected, and this led to the first schism in the church. James was followed by Simon, the cousin of Jesus, who was bishop until 104. At that time, descendants of the house of David were persecuted by the Romans. There were 13 bishops between then and 135. Christianity was a sect within Judaism. After the Bar Kohaba rebellion a gentile bishop was appointed. The Jewish church was inundated by gentiles and eventually integrated into the Byzantine church. The purpose of the book is to bring to light our Jewish connections, and, as the state of Israel is being threatened, an appreciation of our Jewish heritage. Uniqueness: * The only book available that attempts to reconcile Christianity with our Jewish heritage

General

Imprint:	Paulist Press International,U.S.
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2008
First published:	2019
Authors:	Elizabeth McNamer • Bargil Pixner
Dimensions:	270 x 210 x 6mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	112
ISBN-13:	978-0-8091-4523-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > The historical Jesus Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > The historical Jesus Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion Books > Christianity > The Historical Jesus Promotions
LSN:	0-8091-4523-5
Barcode:	9780809145232

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