Crucible of Faith
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In The Crucible of Faith, Philip Jenkins argues that much of the Judeo-Christian tradition we know today was born between 250-50 BCE, during a turbulent "Crucible Era." It was during these...
Published By Basic Books
Format Hardback
Category
Number Of Pages 336
Publication Date 09/19/2017
ISBN 9780465096404
Dimensions 6.5 inches x 9.62 inches
"Absorbing and accessible...Like the writings of historian Karen Armstrong (A History of God), the book invites readers with a nonspecialist background to consider the historical roots of religious ideas and practices that many take for granted as eternal truths."
—Publishers Weekly
"Jenkins tackles the intertestamental period or Crucible Era between the closure of the canonical Old Testament texts and before the birth of Jesus described in the New Testament.... Well-researched and well-argued."—Library Journal
"A well-written, intriguing account of the centuries that set the stage for modern Judaism, the Christianity taught by Paul, and, eventually, Islam."
—Kirkus Reviews