Heretics The Other Side of Early Christianity

Name: Heretics The Other Side of Early Christianity
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ISBN: 9780664226428

ISBN-10: 0664226426

ISBN-13: 9780664226428

Edition: N/A

Authors: Gerd Ludemann

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According to the commonly held view, early Christianity was a time of great harmony, and heresy emerged only at a later stage. To the contrary, Gerd Ludemann argues that the time from the first Christian communities to the end of the second century was defined by struggle by various groups for doctrinal authority. Drawing on a wealth of data, he asserts that the losers in this struggle actually represented Christianity in its more authentic, original form. Orthodoxy has been defined by the victors in this struggle and it is they who subsequently silenced alternative views and labeled them heretical. Ludemann's findings are important as well as liberating for the understanding of both…

Book details

List price: $55.00
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date: 10/1/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.144