Fredriksen, Paula. Ancient Christianities: The First Five Hundred Years. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2024.Cross-file under New Book.Paula Fredriksen begins Ancient Christianities: The First Five Hundred Years with a question: considering the variety of gods and local deities present in both the ancient Mediterranean and the Roman Empire, how did one singular god end up dominating the focus of the late Roman Empire? Ultimately, Fredriksen not only answers this question but also introduces her reader to the numerous intricacies of narrating the history of Christianity. ...
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