Plagues, Priests, and Demons
Subtitle: Sacred Narratives and the Rise of Christianity in the Old World and the New
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: December 6, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9780521600507
Subjects: Christianity; History of specific subjects; Religion - Church History; History; Communicable diseases; Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600; History: World; Europe; Christianity - History - General; Europe - General; History / Europe / General; Church history; Religious aspects; Early church, ca. 30-600; Missions; Primitive and early church, ca
First sentence: During the century following the crucifixion of Christ, the apostles charged with spreading the "good news" of the Gospels enjoyed rather limited success.