The Crosses of Pompeii

The Crosses of Pompeii
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Publisher : Fortress Press
Total Pages : 366
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ISBN-10 : 9781506410418
ISBN-13 : 1506410413
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Book Synopsis The Crosses of Pompeii by : Bruce W. Longenecker

Download or read book The Crosses of Pompeii written by Bruce W. Longenecker and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2016-05-19 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a twist of fate, the eruption that destroyed Pompeii in 79 CE also preserved a wealth of evidence about the town, buried for centuries in volcanic ash. Since the town’s excavations in the eighteenth century, archaeologists have disputed the evidence that might attest the presence of Christians in Pompeii before the eruption. Now, Bruce W. Longenecker reviews that evidence, in comparison with other possible evidence of first-century Christian presence elsewhere, and reaches the conclusion that there were indeed Christians living in the doomed town. Illustrated with maps, charts, photographs, and line drawings depicting artifacts from the town, The Crosses of Pompeii presents an elegant case for their presence. Longenecker’s arguments require dramatic changes to our understanding of the early history of Christianity.


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