{"product_id":"strange-religion-how-the-first-christians-were-weird-dangerous-and-compelling-9781587435171","title":"Strange Religion: How the First Christians Were Weird, Dangerous, and Compelling","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eOutreach\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e 2025 Recommended Resource of the Year (Culture)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe first Christians were weird.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWithin Roman society, the earliest Christians stood out for the oddness of their beliefs and practices. They believed unusual things, worshiped God in strange ways, and practiced a whole new way of doing religion that would have been viewed as bizarre and dangerous compared to other religions of the ancient world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eStrange Religion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, award-winning author and New Testament teacher Nijay Gupta traces the emerging Christian faith in its Roman context, showing how the first Christians\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003edared to be different and pushed the boundaries of what was acceptable\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebelieved, worshipped, and lived in radical ways\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003etransformed how others thought about religion\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003estarted a movement that grew like wildfire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrought to life with numerous images, this book shows how the example of the earliest Christians can offer today's believers encouragement and hope.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A fresh and rigorously researched take on Christianity's founding.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback ‏ :\u003c\/strong\u003e ‎ 240 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight ‏ : \u003c\/strong\u003e‎ 10.5 ounces\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/strong\u003e5.5 x 0.6 x 8.5 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Baker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47059307331819,"sku":"9781587435171","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/5296\/9542\/files\/91SmuLYtdQL.jpg?v=1763206746","url":"https:\/\/biblestore.com\/products\/strange-religion-how-the-first-christians-were-weird-dangerous-and-compelling-9781587435171","provider":"Biblestore.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}