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When Jesus Became God: The Epic Fight over Christ's Divinity in the Last
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When Jesus Became God: The Epic Fight over Christ's Divinity in the Last Days of Rome. Hardcover - 1999

by Richard E. Rubenstein

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New York, NY Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1999. Hardcover First Edition [1999]; First Printing indicated by a complete alphabetical sequence. First Edition [1999]; First Printing indicated by a complete alphabetical sequence. Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use: The Book shows a very faint, rather small, yellowihs stain at the top edge; a bit of crimping to the heel of the backstrip and very light shelving wear along the bottom edge of the boards; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. Not quite pristine, but remains very close to 'As New'. The DJ price shows only the mildrest rubbing to the panels; the price has not been clipped; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.25 xx 6.25 x 1.1 inches). xviii, 267 pages. Endpaper Maps. Index of Personages. Bibliography. Index. Language: English. Weight: 1 pound, 4.9 ounces. Hardback with DJ.
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We all know the story of Jesus' life, his death, his resurrection, and the persecution of his early followers. Less well known is the struggle the early Christians had in deciding whether Jesus was God Himself or the holiest of men, adopted by God and raised to divine rank. This controversy was at the heart of the most fateful conflict in Christendom until the Reformation. It was characterized by fervent debate, riots, a series of ecumenical councils, and civil strife. The key players were two priests, Arius and Athanasius, brothers in Christ, ideological opponents, and mortal enemies. Arius, a firebrand bishop, intelligent and eloquent, preached that Jesus was less than God. Athanasius, a brilliant and violent deacon, ardently opposed Arius's subversive preaching. Between them stood Alexander, the powerful bishop of Alexandria, the man on whose shoulders lay the need for a speedy resolution, which was essential both to keeping the empire united and to the continuation of the Church. Richard Rubenstein presents a vibrant portrait of the thriving Roman Empire in the centuries after the birth of Jesus Christ, as he brings to life the ideas of the most influential leaders and shows us a major religion at the crossroads of its faith.

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BY THE TIME the men at the front of the mob smashed through the prison gates, the crowd had grown until it over-flowed the square like water pouring over the sides of a full jar.

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"[Rubenstein] has taken one of the major religious controversies of the early Christian church, a controversy that consumed its energies for most of the fourth century, and turned it into a flesh-and-blood encounter of real people that reads like an adventure story."-The Christian Science Monitor
"A splendidly dramatic story . . . Rubenstein has turned one of the great fights of history into an engrossing story."-Jack Miles, The Boston Globe; author of God: A Biography

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