Forerunners and Rivals of Christianity: Volume 1: Being Studies in Religious History from 330 BC to 330 AD

by F Legge

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Originally published in 1915, this book contains a survey of the origins of Christianity and the impact that other religions had on its formation. Volume One covers pre-Christian Gnosticism, Orphic cults and the religions of Egypt and Persia in the Hellenistic period. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in ancient religion and the development of Christianity.
  • ISBN13 9781107450882
  • Publish Date 4 December 2014
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Cambridge University Press
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 268
  • Language English