{"product_id":"when-jesus-became-god-the-struggle-to-define-christianity-during-the-last-days-of-rome-richard-e-rubenstein","title":"When Jesus became God: The struggle to define Christianity during the last days of Rome - Richard E. Rubenstein","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\" id=\"p-rc_4628bd6df3f0629d-25\"\u003eAfter \u003cspan class=\"citation-291\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-290 citation-291\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-290 citation-291 citation-292\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-290 citation-291 citation-292 citation-293\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-290 citation-291 citation-292 citation-293 citation-294\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-290 citation-291 citation-292 citation-293 citation-294 citation-295\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-290 citation-291 citation-292 citation-293 citation-294 citation-295 citation-296\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-290 citation-291 citation-292 citation-293 citation-294 citation-295 citation-296 citation-297 citation-end-297\"\u003ealmost three hundred years of persecution, Christianity made an astonishing breakthrough in 324, when Constantine the Great became the emperor of Rome. No longer fearing for their own survival, Christians turned to \u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"1\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-290 citation-291 citation-292 citation-293 citation-294 citation-295 citation-296 citation-end-296\"\u003ethe question of how to define what beliefs identified a \"tr\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"2\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-290 citation-291 citation-292 citation-293 citation-294 citation-295 citation-end-295\"\u003eue\" Christian. Led by two charismatic priests—Arius who preached\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"3\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-290 citation-291 citation-292 citation-293 citation-294 citation-end-294\"\u003e that Jesus, though uniquely holy, is less th\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"4\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-290 citation-291 citation-292 citation-293 citation-end-293\"\u003ean God, and Athanasius who argued that Jesus is God himself \u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"5\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-290 citation-291 citation-292 citation-end-292\"\u003ein human form—the debate over Jesus' degree of divinity escalated\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"6\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-290 citation-291 citation-end-291\"\u003e from heated argument to violence and bloodshed.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"7\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-290 citation-end-290\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"8\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\" id=\"p-rc_4628bd6df3f0629d-26\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-288\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-288 citation-289 citation-end-289\"\u003eWith vivid detail\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"9\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-288 citation-end-288\"\u003e and meticulous research, Rubenstein re-creates the political intrigue, riots, and power struggles of one of the most critical moments in history—one with startling parallels to our ow\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"10\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003en time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Story Station","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49006616314095,"sku":"WHE04825","price":74.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/6538\/6223\/files\/asdasd_ee1d9405-e640-484b-b516-1e3a8f132706.jpg?v=1776551381","url":"https:\/\/www.thestorystation.co.za\/products\/when-jesus-became-god-the-struggle-to-define-christianity-during-the-last-days-of-rome-richard-e-rubenstein","provider":"The Story Station","version":"1.0","type":"link"}