Primitive Christianity in Crisis

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Primitive Christianity in Crisis (second edition) By Alan Knight Primitive Christianity in Crisis historically documents the collision of religions that produced the chaotic world of Christianity of the first century A.D., a Christian religious world essentially the same as what we see about us today. In the ground- breaking research that underlies this book, autahor/historian Alan Knight solves a number of New Testament riddles, including the historical identity of the apostasy that destroyed the Thyatira church, described as 8the deep things of Satan 9 in Revela- tion 2. There also is much new historical data from the original Gnostic Christian texts demonstrating the range of Gnostic and Nicolaitan teachings, and their surpris- ing similarity to modern Christian belief.

Most surprising of all, the emergence of modern Christianity in the early centu- ries A.D. is traced back to a great religious reformation that occurred more than six centuries before Christ was born. This reformation produced a new spiritual religion of the inner man in Greece, which directly competed with New Testament Christian- ity in the first century and ultimately absorbed it.

cTaking advantage of the latest research, Alan Knight gives a fascinating ac- count of ancient Hellenistic religion to explain who the ... more. less.

Gnostics were and what they taught. d - Dr D.E. Ward, Miami University. ORDER FORM PRIMITIVE CHRISTIANITY IN CRISIS, Second edition Order direct from author at sharply discounted price. Mail order to : Alan Knight To contact us regarding an order: 1917 Mt. Hamilton Dr. E-mail: aknight.dnai@rcn.com Antioch, CA 94531 aknight1d@earthlink.net home tel 925-778-2662 cell tel 925-352-6876 DISCOUNT PRICE as of 11/2003 for second edition: (retail list price is $23.45) Shipping/handling for foreign orders: 1 to 4 books $17 per book $4 for first book, $1 each additional book 5 to 9 books $14 per book $7 plus $1 for each book 10 to 20 books $12 per book $11 plus $1 for each book ORDER : Ship to: Name ___________________________________________ Address ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ City/State/Zip ___________________________ ________ ______________ Country ___________________________ New Orders (see discount prices above): Number of books _____ x (price) ________ = (total) ____________ Shipping and handling charge ____________ For those who already own the first edition: ( To order an upgrade to the second edition, cut the bar code from the back cover of a first edition book and submit with your order. One bar code must be submitted for each book ordered on this line. Each bar code must contain the numbers 933207 and 51995. ) Upgrades to second edition ____ x $12 (postpaid) = ____________ Total enclosed ____________ (Make check or money order payable to Alan Knight, in U.S. funds.) Foreign orders outside North America go by surface mail, and can take as long as three months from ship date. For faster service, contact us for special shipping options and charges.

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