ABSTRACT

This book explores how early Christian intellectuals expressed their understanding of the cosmos. It reviews the role of women, documentation of the vitality and influence of Jewish intellectual thought, and the continuing impact of Greek intellectual thought during Christianity's formative years.

chapter |7 pages

Introduction

chapter Two|20 pages

Cosmos: The Quest for Order

chapter Three|13 pages

Jews in the Roman Empire

chapter Four|20 pages

The First Steps: Articulating Alienation

chapter Five|30 pages

The Source of Power

chapter six|29 pages

The Human Condition

chapter Seven|12 pages

"Neither Male nor Female"

chapter |2 pages

Conclusion