Authors say early church didn’t stress crucifixion

“It took Jesus a thousand years to die. Images of his corpse did not appear in churches until the tenth century.” So begins the new book, “Saving Paradise: How Christianity Traded Love of This World for Crucifixion and Empire,” which turns upside down the history of the church’s view of Jesus’ crucifixion and its stress […]

“It took Jesus a thousand years to die. Images of his corpse did not appear in churches until the tenth century.” So begins the new book, “Saving Paradise: How Christianity Traded Love of This World for Crucifixion and Empire,” which turns upside down the history of the church’s view of Jesus’ crucifixion and its stress on the importance of suffering.

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