02658cam a2200313Ia 4500999001900000001000900019003000600028005001700034008004100051020002400092020002500116035002000141040006600161050002100227082001700248090001700265100003300282245011900315250001900434260003200453300003400485504006500519505029900584520121900883600008202102650002002184942001202204952012802216  c213943d21394345054281OCoLC20220419174307.0000921r20001999nyub     b    001 0 eng d  a0156013150 (pbk.) :  a9780156013154 (pbk.)  a(OCoLC)45054281  aNNCCcNNCCdBAKERdYDXCPdNNGdOTPdP4IdCNCGMdBDXdMZNbeng00aBT216b.R83 1999  a273.4bR895w  a273.4bR895W1 aRubenstein, Richard E91059610aWhen Jesus became God :bthe struggle to define christianity during the last days of Rome /cRichard E. Rubenstein  a1st Harvest ed  aNew York :bHarcourt,c2000  axviii, 267 p. :bmap ;c21 cm  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [237]-240) and index00tAn incident in Alexandra --tThe silence of Apollo --tA quarrel in God's house --tThe great and holy council --tSins of the body, passions of the mind --tThe broken chalice --tDeath in Constantinople --tEast against West --tThe Arian Empire --tOld Gods and new --tWhen Jesus became God1 a"Three hundred years after Jesus' crucifixion, the Roman Empire witnessed the first major turning point in the history of Christianity. The violent debate, now known as the Arian Controversy, lasted more than sixty years, dividing the Roman Empire and forever changing the face of the Christian Church. Was Jesus of Nazareth God Himself, walking the earth in human form? Or was he a uniquely holy man adopted by God as His Son and raised to divine rank?" "Richard E. Rubenstein, an expert on religious conflict, transports us to an empire fraught with contradiction and turmoil." "The protagonists were Arius, a learned and eloquent priest, and Athanasius, a brilliant and dedicated, yet violent, bishop. Arius argued that Jesus was less than God and that his true role was to serve as a model of virtue for all humanity. Athanasius thought this was heresy and an assault on Jesus himself. Between these formidable adversaries stood Constantine the Great, Rome's first Christian emperor." "Rubenstein brings us into the debates of religious leaders and politicians and the struggles of commoners as we witness the battle over the true identity of Jesus Christ and the meaning of his mission on earth."--BOOK JACKET00aJesus ChristxDivinityxHistory of doctrinesyEarly church, ca. 30-600910597 0aArianism910598  2ddccBK  00102ddc40708FICaNNCCbNNCCcCARTd2022-04-19eNNCCfNNCCl0o273.4 R895wp003511r2022-04-19 00:00:00w2022-04-19yBK