maklelan Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 Check it out here. The book consolidates all the known archaeological and textual evidence to reconstruct popular Christianity from 200 - 400 CE. This is basically from the time the New Testament took on roughly the shape it has today (plus or minus a couple books) to about the time the churches were consolidated into an ecumenical body. Apparently a number of heterodox practices were more common then than we previously understood, including rituals concerning veneration of the dead. I think this will be a fascinating read.
Joseph Antley Posted June 5, 2009 Posted June 5, 2009 Sounds like an excellent book. I would love to pick it up right now, but unfortunately I'm having to scrape every penny for school.
Lachoneus Posted June 5, 2009 Posted June 5, 2009 I wish I was wealthy.Buy it here and save a dollar.
volgadon Posted June 5, 2009 Posted June 5, 2009 Sounds interesting. This occured about 500 years later, but Prince Vladimir of Kiev exhumed some of his ancestors and had them baptised.
Scott26.2 Posted June 5, 2009 Posted June 5, 2009 Check it out here. The book consolidates all the known archaeological and textual evidence to reconstruct popular Christianity from 200 - 400 CE. This is basically from the time the New Testament took on roughly the shape it has today (plus or minus a couple books) to about the time the churches were consolidated into an ecumenical body. Apparently a number of heterodox practices were more common then than we previously understood, including rituals concerning veneration of the dead. I think this will be a fascinating read.Interesting. I am currently finishing a Master's Thesis on the fourth century rediscovery of Christian Jerusalem. Sounds like there might be a bit of overlap. I need to grab the book.Scott26.2
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