Sin: The Early History of an Idea Hardcover - 2012
by Paula Fredriksen
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"Paula Fredriksen's new book offers a masterfully clear and readable exposition of complex issues, showing how traditional Jewish views of sin were transmuted by the Christian theologians Origen and Augustine in nearly opposite ways, to create startlingly different views of human nature."--Elaine Pagels, author of The Origin of Satan
"Paula Fredriksen's Sin is a gripping book on an immense theme. Fredriksen makes us realize that what is at stake is not simply 'sin' (as we usually think of it) but what it is to be human, to live in a material universe, and to expect redemption from a God of many faces. To follow the idea of sin from figures such as John the Baptist, Jesus of Nazareth, and Paul of Tarsus, through the Gnostics to Origen and Augustine is to travel along the high peaks of religious thought in the ancient world. It is a magnificent ride."--Peter Brown, Princeton University
"In Sin, Paula Fredriksen takes readers on a lively trip through the early Christian theological landscape, making strategic stops that clarify divergent convictions about sin and redemption. This is a book that offers surprises as well as startling illumination."--Karen L. King, author of The Secret Revelation of John
"Writing with verve and flair, Fredriksen makes a complex subject accessible to general readers. Few scholars are able to handle both New Testament and early Christian sources as clearly and effectively as Fredriksen."--Anne McGuire, Haverford College
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- Title Sin: The Early History of an Idea
- Author Paula Fredriksen
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 208
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Princeton University Press, Princeton
- Date 2012-06
- ISBN 9780691128900 / 0691128901
- Weight 0.84 lbs (0.38 kg)
- Dimensions 8.65 x 5.81 x 0.79 in (21.97 x 14.76 x 2.01 cm)
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Themes
- Aspects (Academic): Historical
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Library of Congress subjects Sin - Christianity - History of doctrines -, RELIGION / Ethics
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011053128
- Dewey Decimal Code 241.309
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Citations
- Choice, 11/01/2012, Page 0
- Christian Century, 12/26/2012, Page 32
- Chronicle of Higher Education, 07/20/2012, Page 16
- Library Journal, 06/15/2012, Page 83
- New York Review of Books, 12/20/2012, Page 70
- Publishers Weekly, 05/14/2012, Page 63
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