I am happy to announce that the official cover artwork and title for my forthcoming book from McFarland has just been released! The book will be featured in their spring catalog for release in 2016. I'll post further updates as I get them.
Month: November 2015
Women in the Earliest Church, Part 2
In the last installment in this series of articles we saw that women, like men, were joining the new movement founded on the belief in the risen Jesus and, also like men, were being persecuted for it. But the traditions tell us there was a definite upside to such faith as well. Peter, the leading …
The site of the “Acra” found?
In reports filed online yesterday, it seems archaeologists may have found remains of the fortress built just before the time of the Maccabees (2nd century BCE) that once overlooked the Jewish temple in Jerusalem. (For one report, go to: http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/04/middleeast/israel-acra-discovery/.) Remains of the citadel and tower (Photographic credit: Assaf Peretz, courtesy of the Israel …
Women in the Earliest Church, Part 1
The Acts of the Apostles is one of those New Testament texts that is often overlooked in favor of the gospels or letters of Paul. Nevertheless, it is a fascinating document, full of history, mystery, and hidden clues as to the activities and personalities within the early Jesus community. From a historian’s point of view, …
David Christian Clausen 