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I am interested in any books which give a comprehensive account of the very early history of Christianity, specifically its ascent to a mass movement from the life of himself Christ and through to the next century or so. Ideally looking for a relatively secular and academic perspective, but I’m open to whatever really.

>> No.15800748

>>15800740
Christ himself*
Not "himself Christ," obviously.

>> No.15800751

>>15800740
stop spamming the board with your faggot religion

>> No.15800762

Good thread OP, don't have any suggestions but I will be monitoring. I would like to know about where the Apostles preached after Jesus died and the division between Gnosticism

>> No.15800796

>>15800751
Did you not read the part where I said "looking for a relatively secular and academic perspective?" Also I’m an atheist, retard. I just want to learn more about Christianity as a social movement, on account of the overwhelming global influence it’s asserted over the last 1-2 thousand years.

>> No.15801231

try the Acts of the Apostles
i read it as part of a collection of other books once

>> No.15801327

>>15800740
Not comprehensive but for a very readable book on the Jesus of history and the political/historical context the Gospels were written in, try ‘Jesus’ by A. N. Wilson. He also has one on Paul which I haven’t read yet but would be relevant too.

>> No.15801344

>>15800740
I’d recommend ‘Jesus’ by A.N. Wilson - very readable account on the Jesus of history and the political/historical context in which New Testament was written, though I wouldn’t say comprehensive. He’s also got one on Paul which I havent read yet but would be relevant too - probably more.

>> No.15801357

>>15801344
Woops sorry they were both me, thought the captcha hadnt worked

>> No.15802204

I'm also interested in this.
Does anyone know where to learn more about Arianism? I have really enjoyed ostrogothic history, and want to get more into their history.

>> No.15802621
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15802621

Based anticoomer neoplatonists and neopythagoreans would read and write all day and send their posses after cumbrains and other scum. You read people like Tertullian, you realize this guy was too smart to have actually believed in God. The power of semen retention really goes to your head. They did nothing wrong.

>> No.15802638

>>15800751
based pagan ressentiment

>> No.15802721

>>15800740
The First Thousand Years by Wilken is probably a good starting point if you want something comprehensive for early Christianity, though it goes on through the Slavic conversions as well. Historians tend to lean on later conversion cycles beyond the Roman Empire to understand and infer on that period because the early church was underground and left much less historical evidence than, say, Germany, where Christianity was entrenched to the south and existing groups could more openly write on it.

>> No.15802852

>>15802621
Kill me, Pete

>> No.15802892

no one's gonna mention eusebius???