Description: Even if one rejects his claim that the Apostle Paul was the greatest of all Gnostics, Reitzenstein's rigorous attempt to root Christianity in its historical context and demonstrate the genetic development of religious belief and practice merits both commendation and careful attention.--M. Gaster "Folklore"
Review Quotes:
[Reitzenstein's work] forms the handiest summary of religion in the Hellenistic world that we possess, and bears witness on every page to a close knowledge of this fascinating subject.
--G. W. Butterworth "The Classical Review"