Paula Fredriksen’s Early Christian History for Grown-Ups

A heartfelt review of Paula Fredriksen’s scholarship on the first 500 years of Christianity, highlighting her ability to make complex ancient history, theology, politics, and doctrine understandable for everyday readers. The review recommends her work as an essential resource for anyone interested in the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the formation of Christianity, the early church fathers, and how many beliefs we have circulating today really came to be.Paula Fredriksen, Christian history, early Christianity, first 500 years, church fathers, Christian doctrine, Jewish roots of Christianity, Torah, Yeshua, Yahweh, God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob, When Christians Were Jews, first century Christianity, biblical history, theology, ancient politics, Christian scholarship, book review, religious history, Christianity and Judaism