This is a fine demonstration of the way history is constructed around a mixture of facts and inventions in order to tell a story, in this case the story of the persecution of early Christians, which the author sets alongside modern day examples in American politics to demonstrate its continuing sign...
First off: I'm disappointed that Goodreads got this title, and its subtitle, flat-out wrong. It's printed correctly on the cover they show; but in case you can't see that, the actual title of this book is: The Myth of Persecution: How Early Christians Invented A Story Of Martyrdom. And that's import...
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