In this national bestseller, John Dominic Crossan, the world\'s leading expert on the historical Jesus, reveals how Christianity emerged in the period following Jesus\' death.
He argues powerfully that Christianity would have Happened with or without Paul and contends that Jesus\' "resurrection" meant something vastly different for his early followers tha.
Taking an interdisciplinary approach, Crossan shines new light on the theological and cultural contexts from which the Christian church arose.
In this national bestseller, John Dominic Crossan, the world\'s leading expert on the historical Jesus, reveals how Christianity emerged in the period following Jesus\' death