Is this worth reading?
nigga u spying on me? i literally just torrented the audiobook and started playing it one second before i refreshed the page,shit seems pretty patrish so far, "story of civilization" tier epic history
>>7723344
Too long. Try the 500 p one by johnson.
>>7723356
>not absorbing patrish vibes via audiobook while shitposting
stay pleb
>>7723364
>too long
>audiobook is six 8 hour mp3s
>play at 1.5x speed
>36 hours total
stay adhd pleb
any of u brosefs read this shit?
>>7723385
nope
I haven't read this one, but his book on the Reformation is top notch. So, I would recommend giving it a go.
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>>7724147
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kFirrAXDuk
This will help you get pumped up about reading a 800 page book on the history of Christianity.
Historians can't prove that Jesus really existed, no Roman historians mention him or his actions and the earliest texts found have been dated to 400 years after his alleged death. So it sounds to me like a bunch of whitewashed, over exaggerated stories to me......
>>7725375
That's not true at all.
>>7725375
>implying the romans cared what the jews were up to
>implying tacitus didn't write about jesus in 115 the year of our lord
>>7723656
thanks m8 I just ordered it from amazon. I guess I know what I'll be reading for the next 2 months
>>7723344
I wasn't impressed. I enjoyed the start when it had more of a focus on the eastern (Syriac etc) churches, but he lets his biases get the better of him when it comes to the western churches and he glosses over some pretty important details for the sake of making his point (the church only existed as a political institution...seriously).
If you want a better book on the eastern churches, Jenkins' "Lost History of Christianity" is just as informative and 1/5 the size. If you want a better book on the western churches, just read literally anything else.
3/10
>>7727614
In what way does it gloss?
>>7727380
Very cool. If you like what you find, you should pick up a copy of his, "The Reformation: A History".
>>7727668
It's been 4 or 5 years since I read it, but I seem to remember it only talking about powerful bishops and politicians. Like, if you had no other knowledge about early Christianity and read this book, you would honestly believe that there were no poor Christians in the Roman Empire.
Obviously, he's got a major issue with the Roman Catholic church - which is fine - but I found his history of the western church to be less "the story of the development of Christianity in Europe" and more "let me tell you about things I don't like".
>>7727717
Thanks, that's very reasonable. Although I don't have a problem with that so I'm going to pick it up now.
