Project Gutenberg 2016-07-10 Public domain in the USA. 196 Robertson, J. M. (John Mackinnon) 1856 1933 Robertson, John Mackinnon A Short History of Christianity Second Edition, Revised, With Additions Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "A Short History of Christianity" by J. M. Robertson is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the origins and development of Christianity, exploring its roots in Judaism, the various sects that emerged, and the socio-political influences that shaped its trajectory over centuries. It aims to provide a critical and condensed view of Christian history, positing that the narrative of Christianity has been heavily influenced by myth-making and the blending of different religious traditions. The opening of the book begins with Robertson discussing the challenges of succinctly presenting the complex history of Christianity. He highlights the nature of early Christian documentation, noting that the earliest texts, such as the Epistles of Paul, show a lack of knowledge of the gospel narratives and seem to focus more on the cult of a crucified Jesus rather than his teachings. He emphasizes that there was likely a significant gap between the alleged life of Jesus and the development of the narratives surrounding him, suggesting that these accounts were shaped by myth rather than strict historical fact. The author sets the stage for an exploration of how Christianity evolved from primitive beliefs into the established religion it is today, shaped by various cultural and intellectual currents over time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Church history BR Text Browsing: History - Religious Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 1144729 1144727 2024-09-22T03:41:22.516466 2023-09-22T14:58:05.616800 text/html text/html 1114614 2016-07-10T14:27:00 text/html; charset=us-ascii 416603 2016-07-10T14:27:06 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 440999 2024-09-22T03:41:41.840381 application/epub+zip 480794 2024-09-22T03:41:26.441523 application/epub+zip 473214 2024-09-22T03:41:24.428465 application/epub+zip 821645 2024-09-22T03:41:52.652319 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 706637 2024-09-22T03:41:39.585431 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 681738 2022-09-23T22:49:54.742322 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 793776 793539 2024-09-22T03:41:19.119452 2023-09-22T14:58:02.379768 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 793527 2016-07-10T14:27:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 295667 2016-07-10T14:27:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18509 2024-09-22T03:41:52.807275 application/rdf+xml 15472 2024-09-22T03:41:24.704424 image/jpeg 2224 2024-09-22T03:41:24.573504 image/jpeg 405404 2024-09-22T03:41:22.611442 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia