Повседневная жизнь первых христиан. 95-197

The book of a famous modern historian is devoted to the daily life of Christians during the formation of the Christian Church. Based on the richest historical and literary material and thoroughly exploring the most diverse aspects of the life of Christian communities both in the West and in the East, the author gives his answer to the question of the reasons for the rapid spread of Christianity in the world and its triumph over paganism. However, the reader will not be able to learn from this book what kind of clothes they wore in those ancient times, what the first Christians ate and drank, and what their average monthly income was. The main thing is an understanding of that spiritual upsurge and great insight that allowed Christian martyrs to go to execution with a smile and not betray their faith even after many days of torture. The book makes it possible to understand why the early Christians could be so firm in their rightness and in their faith.