The Emergence of Christianity

<p>This brief survey text tells the story of early Christianity. <b>Cynthia White</b> explores the emergence of Christianity in Rome during the first four centuries of the Greco-Roman empire from the first followers of Jesus Christ to conflicts between Christians and Jewish kings under Roman occupation to the torture of Christian followers Diocletian's reforms and Constantine's eventual conversion to monotheism which cemented Christianity's status as the official religion of Rome.</p><p>The text's chapters integrate key pedagogy including introductions study questions textboxes photos maps suggested readings and a glossary and timeline.</p>