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The Crucible of Christianity: Judaism, Hellenism and the Historical Background to the Christian Faith
The Crucible of Christianity Judaism Hellenism and the Historical Background to the Christian Faith Author:Toynbee, Arnold The subject of this book is the place and time in which Christianity made its appearance in the world. The place is the Western end of the Old World; within this, the Mediterranean basin; and within that, the eastern part of it, known in the Romance languages as the Levant. The time span is approximately four centuries in all, i.e., the last tw... more »o centuries before the beginning of the Christian Era and the first two after it.« less