In its Roman-era setting, for example, Christianity was so different that critics of the time referred to it … - Larry Hurtado

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In its Roman-era setting, for example, Christianity was so different that critics of the time referred to it as a "superstition" (meaning a bogus or dangerous religion).

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Early Christianity, like Roman-era philosophical traditions, laid emphasis on everyday behavior, about how to live your life.

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In Destroyer of the gods I focus on several major features of early Christianity that made it distinctive, even odd or bizarre. We don't today realize just how different early Christianity was in that context.

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I think Rodney Stark makes a substantial contribution to the study of early Christianity in posing the kinds of questions that he pursues (which reflect his social-science background).

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I think that Rodney Stark puts his foot wrong on some things where he simply wasn't sufficiently current on scholarly developments.

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"Religions" of the Roman world varied. Most of it was ritual practices. There were periodic occasions when cities honored their guardian deities with sacrifices and ceremonies, to ensure that they stayed happy and kept the city safe.

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