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The Parting of the Ways : The Roman Church as a Case Study

By: Stephen Spence, S. Spence
The Parting of the Ways : The Roman Church as a Case Study
Retail Price: $108.95
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ISBN: 9789042913363
Format: Paperback
Published: September 2003

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This book injects into the general discussion of the "Parting of the Ways" of Judaism and Christianity the social realities of the separation of a particular Christian community and a particular Jewish community. By drawing upon literary and historical data available concerning the church in Rome, Spence discovers when and how Christians came to see themselves as an identifiably distinct community. His findings will surprise those who see the "Parting of the Ways" as a slow process. He argues that although the "parting" was early, it was not without its complications. Drawing upon the work of Rodney Stark, a sociologist of religion, Spence suggests that within the church in Rome there was a struggle between those who saw the church as a Jewish sect and those who saw the church as a Roman cult.