Description: This well-respected professor of early Christianity delves into what preceded the Gospels of the New Testament, which documents were written first and why, and what debates and personalities influenced what was ultimately chosen for inclusion in the Bible.
Brief description:
L. Michael White is Ronald Nelson Smith Chair in Classics and Christian Origins and the director of the Institute for the Study of Antiquity and Christian Origins at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of From Jesus to Christianity and has been featured in and co-written two award-winning PBS Frontline documentaries.
Review Quotes:
"A splendid feast of a book, rich with insights from archaeology and cultural history. White has reinvented the 'introduction' to the New Testament and the story of early Christianity." - Wayne A. Meeks, Woolsey Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies, Yale University
"A splendid feast of a book, rich with insights from archaeology and cultural history." - Wayne A. Meeks, Woolsey Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies, Yale University Wayne A. Meeks, Woolsey Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies, Yale University