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020 _a9780156013154 (pbk.)
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050 0 0 _aBT216
_b.R83 1999
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100 1 _aRubenstein, Richard E
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245 1 0 _aWhen Jesus became God :
_bthe struggle to define christianity during the last days of Rome /
_cRichard E. Rubenstein
250 _a1st Harvest ed
260 _aNew York :
_bHarcourt,
_c2000
300 _axviii, 267 p. :
_bmap ;
_c21 cm
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [237]-240) and index
505 0 0 _tAn 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 God
520 1 _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 JACKET
600 0 0 _aJesus Christ
_xDivinity
_xHistory of doctrines
_yEarly church, ca. 30-600
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650 0 _aArianism
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