Heretics: The Other Side of Early Christianity

by Gerd Lüdemann

Book Overview

According to the official view, held for almost two thousand years, early Christianity was marked by great harmony, and heresy only emerged at a later stage. This book, written in nontechnical language for interested non-theologians, argues that such a picture is wishful thinking. Using all available sources, including newly-discovered Gnostic texts, Professor Luedemann argues that in many areas, 'heresy' in fact preceded 'orthodoxy' and was later...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0334026164
• ISBN13: 9780334026167
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: SCM Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"