Why Christianity Happened: A Sociohistorical Account of Christian Origins (26-50 CE)
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Why Christianity Happened: A Sociohistorical Account of Christian Origins (26-50 CE)  -     By: James G. Crossley

Why Christianity Happened: A Sociohistorical Account of Christian Origins (26-50 CE)

Westminster John Knox Press / 2006 / Paperback

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"This important work makes the major advance of comparing the approaches of biblical scholars to the history of Christian origins with the approaches of historians in other periods and aspects of history. . . . Crossley's whole discussion constitutes in its own right a significant advance in knowledge. He is crucially effective in sorting out useful insights in the secondary literature from the ideological concerns that generally dominate conventional scholarship."
-Maurice Casey, Professor of New Testament Languages and Literature, University of Nottingham, UK

Looking beyond theological narratives and offering a sociological, economic, and historical examination of the spread of earliest Christianity, James Crossley presents a thoroughly secular and causal explanation for why the once law-observant movement within Judaism became the beginnings of a new religion. First analyzing the historiography of the New Testament and stressing the problematic omission of a social scientific account, Crossley applies a socioeconomic lens to the rise of the Jesus movement and the centrality of sinners to his mission. Using macrosociological approaches, he explains how Jesus' Jewish teachings sparked the shift toward a gentile religion and an international monotheistic trend. Finally, using approaches from conversion studies, he provides a sociohistorical explanation for the rise of the Pauline mission.

James G. Crossley lectures in the Department of Biblical Studies at the University of Sheffield. His recent publications include The Date of Mark's Gospel.

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Title: Why Christianity Happened: A Sociohistorical Account of Christian Origins (26-50 CE)
By: James G. Crossley
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 232
Vendor: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication Date: 2006
Dimensions: 9 X 6 (inches)
Weight: 13 ounces
ISBN: 0664230946
ISBN-13: 9780664230944
Stock No: WW230946

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Looking beyond theological narratives and offering a sociological, economic, and historical examination of the spread of earliest Christianity, James Crossley presents a thoroughly secular and causal explanation for why the once law-observant movement within Judaism became the beginnings of a new religion. First analyzing the historiography of the New Testament and stressing the problematic omission of a social scientific account, Crossley applies a socioeconomic lens to the rise of the Jesus movement and the centrality of sinners to his mission. Using macrosociological approaches, he explains how Jesus' Jewish teachings sparked the shift toward a gentile religion and an international monotheistic trend. Finally, using approaches from conversion studies, he provides a sociohistorical explanation for the rise of the Pauline mission.

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James G. Crossley lectures in the Department of Biblical Studies at the University of Sheffield. His publications include The Date of Mark's Gospel: Insight from the Law in Earliest Christianity and Writing History, Constructing Religion.

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