Kingdom of Fools

The Unlikely Rise of the Early Church

Nick Page

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Hodder Faith
11 June 2013

Biblical archaeology; The Early Church

Fools. Rebels. Ignorant peasants. That's how the Roman world saw the first Christians. Led by fishermen, tax collectors and renegade Pharisees, the first Christians shunned power and welcomed the poor and uneducated. Roman commentators mocked their upside-down values, but the apostle Paul - himself a Roman citizen, and a Pharisee to boot, affirmed that 'God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise.'

Its followers were persecuted and its leaders killed, yet this ragged collection of lowly tradesmen, women, slaves - and a smattering of turncoat high-born Jews - created a movement that changed the world. How did this happen? How did the kingdom of fools conquer the mighty empire that was Rome?

In this fascinating new biography of the early church, Nick Page sets the biblical accounts alongside the latest historical and archaeological research, exploring how the early Christians lived and worshipped - and just why the Romans found this new branch of the Jewish faith so difficult to comprehend.

KINGDOM OF FOOLS is a fresh, challenging, accessible portrait of a movement so radical, so dangerous, so thrillingly different that it outlasted the empire that tried to destroy it and went on to become the driving force of our cultural development - and claims more followers today than ever before in history.

By: Nick Page
Imprint: Hodder Faith
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 1
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 274g
ISBN: 9780340996263
ISBN 10: 0340996269
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 11 June 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Nick Page is the author of over sixty books. Follow Nick Page on Twitter @NickofEynsham and visit his website at: http://nickpage.co.uk

Reviews for Kingdom of Fools: The Unlikely Rise of the Early Church

Essential reading...enlightening and informative...you will be sure to learn something new. - Church of England Newspaper, on THE LONGEST WEEK This is a book written by a highly experienced, technically brilliant and detailed writer. - Church of England Newspaper, on THE LONGEST WEEK Essential reading...enlightening and informative...you will be sure to learn something new. - Church of England Newspaper, on THE LONGEST WEEK This is a book written by a highly experienced, technically brilliant and detailed writer. - Church of England Newspaper, on THE LONGEST WEEK