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    From Jesus to Christianity
    From Jesus to Christianity
    From Jesus to Christianity
    Audiobook8 hours

    From Jesus to Christianity

    Written by Thomas F. Madden

    Narrated by Thomas F. Madden

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    Entrusting the apostles to continue the work he had started by instructing them to "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit . . .," Jesus kindled the fires of a new religion in a world largely dominated by polytheism, cult leader worship, and mysticism. In the first century of its existence, Christianity was both welcomed and vilified throughout the Roman Empire. Many of Christianity's original adherents were martyred -murdered by those who believed it a danger to their authority or, at the very least, the cause of unrest among an otherwise docile populace. Christians themselves practiced their religion with great diversity, linked as much to local influences as theology. Political intrigue, theological beliefs, and simple misunderstandings created a need for dialogue between the many practitioners of the growing faith. Christianity's adoption as the official faith of the Roman state tied it inexorably to the fortunes of the Empire. This also helped to create a gulf between the two main theological branches of the religion, which remain to this day.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateOct 3, 2008
    ISBN9781436174060
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      One of my favorite things about the Modern Scholar series is that the professors who give the lectures are free to enjoy their subject matter. There are no bewildered and deliberately apathetic college students to compete for the space in which I wish to bask in the joy that is learning and the endless satisfaction that comes with the greater understanding of context and willingness to define perspective as a individual thing, no matter how connected to another community that thing is.The Romans are much maligned, and in some ways deservedly, but the thing that I've never really understood is the relationship between Romans and their mythology. They were innovators in so much, why did they have to 'steal' the Greek gods and rename them and tell different stories about them? Why didn't they have their own gods?While Peter Meineck does not really answer that last question (mostly, I suspect, because no one asked him. ahem.) he does give air to the individual nature of Roman myths, the gods and the relationship of the people to those gods and to those myths. These are not straightforward, but they are very very familiar, especially when put next to the creation myths of any government or cultural movement. We deify celebrities and tell stories about them that exemplify what we think are the most admirable of our own qualities whether the event ever occurred or was a creation of the media or accident.I mention joy, because it is obvious that Dr. Meineck cares, in an responsible and intellectual and human way about these stories and the roles that they have played in history and in our own lives today. He is an enjoyable lecturer and he is well organized and delightful to listen to. I heard the whole series twice in one week, I enjoyed it so much. A thing which it was very easy to do - because I had the space and time in which to do it.