Description: Etienne Nodet and Justin Taylor investigate the character of the early Christian community by looking at the origins of baptism and the Eucharist and the links between them. A fundamental work on the initiation sacraments, "The Origins of Christianity" focuses on the Essenes at the time that this tradition-bound culture came in contact with the Gentiles. The result was a profound change that transformed a sect into a church.
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Justin Taylor (1943-2026), was professor of history at the École Biblique et Archéologique Française in Jerusalem. He is the co-author of The Origins of Christianity published by The Liturgical Press.
Review Quotes: . . . a remarkably original and stimulating contribution to the study of Christian origins."Daniel J. Harrington, SJ, Weston Jesuit School of Theology