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How did Christianity become the dominant religion in the West?
In the early first century, a small group of peasants from the backwaters of the Roman Empire proclaimed that an executed enemy of the state was God's messiah. Less than four hundred years later it had become the official religion of Rome with some thirty million followers.
It could so easily have been a forgotten sect of Judaism.
Through meticulous research, Bart Ehrman, an expert on Christian history, texts and traditions, explores the way we think about one of the most important cultural transformations the world has ever seen, one that has shaped the art, music, literature, philosophy, ethics and economics of modern Western civilisation.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Time Line
Introduction
Chapter 1 The Beginning of the End: The Conversion of Constantine
Chapter 2 Back to the Beginning: The Conversion and Mission of Paul
Chapter 3 The Religious World of Conversion: Roman Paganism
Chapter 4 Reasons for the Christian Success
Chapter 5 Miraculous Incentives for Conversion
Chapter 6 The Growth of the Church
Chapter 7 Christians Under Assault: Persecution, Martyrdom, and Self-Defense
Chapter 8 The First Christian Emperor
Chapter 9 Conversion and Coercion: The Beginnings of a Christian Empire
Afterword Gains and Losses
Appendix
Notes
Index
