THE CONTEXT OF CHRIST: The History and Politics of Judea and Rome, 100 BC - 33 AD
Book Details
ISBN / ASINB00N1XYFHC
ISBN-13978B00N1XYFH9
Sales Rank768,773
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
Jesus of Nazareth is probably the most influential and the most controversial person in human history. Yet most of the passionate discussion he provokes is based on ignorance of the basic historical facts surrounding his life.
Jesus was the product of a particular time and place. This book offers a brief introduction to the political context of his life and work for the general reader. It argues that the way Christianity developed and expanded was the result of a unique combination of historical circumstances.
Co-written by an open-minded agnostic and an open-minded Christian, the book has no agenda. Nor does it advance any dramatic new theory. It simply offers a readable summary of what history actually tells us about Jesus’ homeland of Judea and its place in the Roman Empire in the First Centuries BC and AD. In doing so, it introduces some of the larger than life characters – including Caesar Augustus, Herod the Great, and Tiberius Caesar – who had an enormous impact on Jesus’ world.
Andrew Harman is a past Head of History at Filton High School and is now a very successful private tutor.
John Winterson Richards is a management consultant specialising in organisational structures and decision-making.
They welcome comments and questions to hr.context@outlook.com – but please be patient waiting for a reply because they can get a bit busy.
Also please be patient with any drafting and formatting errors: we are new to this technology. Any – polite – suggestions would be welcome.
Jesus was the product of a particular time and place. This book offers a brief introduction to the political context of his life and work for the general reader. It argues that the way Christianity developed and expanded was the result of a unique combination of historical circumstances.
Co-written by an open-minded agnostic and an open-minded Christian, the book has no agenda. Nor does it advance any dramatic new theory. It simply offers a readable summary of what history actually tells us about Jesus’ homeland of Judea and its place in the Roman Empire in the First Centuries BC and AD. In doing so, it introduces some of the larger than life characters – including Caesar Augustus, Herod the Great, and Tiberius Caesar – who had an enormous impact on Jesus’ world.
Andrew Harman is a past Head of History at Filton High School and is now a very successful private tutor.
John Winterson Richards is a management consultant specialising in organisational structures and decision-making.
They welcome comments and questions to hr.context@outlook.com – but please be patient waiting for a reply because they can get a bit busy.
Also please be patient with any drafting and formatting errors: we are new to this technology. Any – polite – suggestions would be welcome.
