KINGDOM OF FOOLS: THE UNLIKELY RISE OF THE EARLY CHURCH
Book ID/图书代码： 06400011B48986
English Summary/英文概要： The author of THE WRONG MESSIAH turns his attention to the life of the early Church. The true story of the early Church is one of the least-known episodes in Christian history. Although writings from the time – in the form of the New Testament letters – are read out every Sunday in churches throughout the world, Christians are generally ignorant of the real history behind the ‘scriptures’.
KINGDOM OF FOOLS will focus on the two key figures in the Early Church: Peter and Paul. Peter, the heart and soul of the movement, the emotional core of Christianity, but never a leader; Paul, the maverick evangelist, the strategist who broke the boundaries of the faith.
Above all, it will seek to uncover the real stories of the first Christians, ordinary people, who lived in the heart of the Græco-Roman world, and who kept the faith burning through times of incredible hardship and persecution.
Drawing on a wide range of disciplines – Biblical history, social history, modern parallels, archaeology, and historical anthropology, this will be a readable and accessible account of the Church’s early days.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 本书来自《错误的弥赛亚》的作者，这次作者将关注的焦点转移到了早期教堂的兴起，而基督教历史上最不为人知的一段历史也莫过于此。尽管关于这一段历史的文字记载--《旧约》每个周末都会在全世界的教堂被一遍遍诵读，然而基督教徒们其实并不清楚的知道这段圣经记载背后的故事。 《愚人国》中的两大关键人物，同时也是早年宗教的著名人物：彼得与保罗。彼得，这场宗教运动的核心人物，同时也是基督教教义的情感来源，却缺乏着天生的领袖气魄；保罗则是一名特立独行的福音传道者，同时他是一名战略家，正是他勇敢地冲破了信仰的边缘。总而言之，本书将为我们揭开宗教兴起之初的秘密，为我们讲述平凡的人们是如何在罗马天主教的中心教区获得生存的，而他们又是怎样在遭遇了一次次惊人的艰难困苦与迫害后最终放弃了这些所谓的信仰。
本书涉及学科领域极广，包括圣经故事，社会历史，古今对比，甚至包括考古学，历史人类学等，因此，倘若你对于宗教早年历史感兴趣，本书将是你值得一阅的最佳选择。（DC）
Awards/获奖情况：’Essential reading...enlightening and informative...you will be sure to learn something new.’ (Church of England Newspaper, on THE LONGEST WEEK 20090320)
’This is a book written by a highly experienced, technically brilliant and detailed writer.’ (Church of England Newspaper, on THE LONGEST WEEK 20090320)
About the Author/作者介绍： 尼克•裴基，作家，著有六十余部作品，包括《圣经故事》《方舟契约及其他圣经故事》《漫长一周》以及《错误的弥赛亚》等。 Nick Page is the author of over sixty books, including The Bible Book, What Happened to the Ark of the Covenant and Other Bible Mysteries, THE LONGEST WEEK and THE WRONG MESSIAH.
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