A World Full of Gods - The Strange Triumph of Christianity (Paperback)

In this provocative, irresistibly entertaining book, Keith Hopkins takes readers back in time to explore the roots of Christianity in ancient Rome. Combining exacting scholarship with dazzling invention, Hopkins challenges our perceptions about religion, the historical Jesus, and the way history is written. He puts us in touch with what he calls "empathetic wonder"-imagining what Romans, pagans, Jews, and Christians thought, felt, experienced, and believed-by employing a series of engaging literary devices. These include a TV drama about the Dead Sea Scrolls; the first-person testimony of a pair of time-travelers to Pompeii; a meditation on Jesus' apocryphal twin brother; and an unusual letter on God, demons, and angels.

General

Imprint:	Plume Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2001
First published:	July 2001
Authors:	Keith Hopkins
Dimensions:	228 x 153 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	432
ISBN-13:	978-0-452-28261-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > General Books > Christianity
LSN:	0-452-28261-6
Barcode:	9780452282612

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