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Author Hopkins, Keith, 1934-

Title A world full of gods : the strange triumph of Christianity / Keith Hopkins.

Imprint New York : Free Press, 2000.

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 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  270.1 H775w    ---  Available
Edition 1st Free Press ed.
Description x, 402 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [381]-389) and indexes.
Contents World full of gods -- Jews and Christians, or how the Dead Sea Scrolls were found and lost -- Christian revolution -- Jesus and his twin brother -- Magic, temple tales, and oppressive power -- Pagans vs. Christians vs. Jews -- Recreating the cosmos -- Jesus and the New Testament, or, the construction of a sacred hero.
Subject Christianity -- Origin.
Rome -- Religion.
ISBN 0743200101

 
    
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