: Piñero utilizes a strictly historical-critical method, independent of theological dogma, to examine primary sources such as the Dead Sea Scrolls and apocryphal texts. Availability and Access
Another strength of Piñero’s volume is its scope. He does not limit his inquiry to Palestine. The PDF often serves as a textbook for understanding the broader Greco-Roman context that facilitated the spread of Christianity.
: Piñero argues it is more accurate to speak of "origins of Christianities" (plural) because the faith emerged from a diverse, non-monolithic 1st-century Jewish world and multiple "founders".
(The Defeated Christianities): This book explores the vast diversity of early Christian groups (such as the Gnostics and Marcionites) before the proto-orthodox Church suppressed them.
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