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    Jesus of the Books: A Pragmatic History of the Early Church
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    Jesus of the Books: A Pragmatic History of the Early Church

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    Festinger et al in When Prophecy Fails, (1955) shows clearly that beliefs arise ex nihilo. As long as there is sufficient expectation, commitment and logic behind the belief it will prosper. In fact, Festinger showed that disappointed prophecies actually make believers more fervent. These conditions were all satisfied in the first Roman-Jewish War, when the political Messiah failed to appear. The sociological and historical evidence both point to the emergence of Christianity at that time, and not before. The firm conviction in the (unwitnessed) coming of the suffering servant (and his salvific acts) at that time explained 1. the destruction of the temple and cessation of the rituals, 2. the delay in the appearance of the political Messiah, and 3. the missionary enthusiasm of apostles to get ready a people fit to welcome the political king. There were more than enough passages which seemed to support this interpretation of events. "As it is written..." became the mantra of the new religion. After that it was only a matter of time before someone (Matthew) created a narrative to explain the origins of the belief that common people could understand and relate to.
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    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateJan 15, 2018
    ISBN9781925681406
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    Jesus of the Books: A Pragmatic History of the Early Church
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    Paul George

    Paul George is a Catholic speaker, teacher, and author of several books, including Rethink Happiness. He is the cofounder of Adore Ministries and served as its president for eight years. He has more than twenty-five years of ministry experience on the parish, diocesan, and national levels. George is a consultant and speaker and, through his organization The Art of Living, serves churches, schools, organizations, and corporations throughout the world with their strategies, values, and missions. George is the host of a national radio show and podcast, The Paul George Show. He is a speaker at Steubenville conferences and spoke at World Youth Day in both Rome and Australia. George earned his bachelor’s degree from Louisiana College in 1997 and his master’s degree in theological studies from the University of Dallas in 2008. He is a former college baseball and football player. George has served as national director of Life Teen International and a professor of theology at the Aquinas Institute. He wrote several Bible studies, including The Art of Living, Let’s Be Honest, and What If. He also authored both a student’s guide and a teacher’s guide to the new YOUCAT. Paul and his wife, Gretchen, live in Lafayette, Louisiana, with their five children.

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