The Birth of Christianity: The First Twenty Years - Paperback

by Paul Barnett (Author)

Contrary to several popular works of Christian scholarship, historian Paul Barnett maintains that the first two decades of Christian history are hardly "lost years." As he shows in this penetrating book, the period between Jesus and the earliest Christian texts is open to historical investigation, and he richly details the time and setting in which the church was born.

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Contrary to several popular works of Christian scholarship, historian Paul Barnett maintains that the first two decades of Christian history are hardly "lost years." As he shows in this penetrating book, the period between Jesus and the earliest Christian texts is open to historical investigation, and he richly details the time and setting in which the church was born.

Writing in a very accessible style, Barnett provides an informative, reliable chronology of the years immediately following Jesus' crucifixion. Just as important, he presents the historical sources, biblical clues, and other telling evidence that we have for accurately documenting this crucial period of time. Looking more widely, Barnett also surveys world events during Christianity's first twenty years and notes their impact on life in the early church.

"The Birth of Christianity: The First Twenty Years is Volume 1 of a trilogy titled "After Jesus. Volume 2 will be "Paul and His Mission Churches, and Volume 3 will be "Finding the Historical Christ.

Author Biography

Paul Barnett is a New Testament scholar and Australian Anglican bishop. He has been named a member of the Order of Australia by the Governor of New South Wales on behalf of the late Queen for services to the Anglican Church of Australia. An expert in historical Jesus studies, Barnett is also the author of Is the New Testament History? and the New International Commentary on the New Testament volume on 2 Corinthians.