Strange Religion
How the First Christians Were Weird, Dangerous, and Compelling

I loved this book and Nijay Gupta's writing style. I loved learning what the first Christians believed, and how they lived and worshipped in their ancient context. This book also shone light on how various New Testament texts would have been nuclear in their original social, religious and cultural c......more

A simple book on a simple faith and the ones who believed it and their witness to the world. Glad I ended my study of early church books back to back to back with an easier to read one. Nijay is so good at cutting out all the fluff. Would recommend for anyone wanting to learn more about the earliest......more

A fun and nerdy look at early church context in a Roman world......more

Strange Religion is a brilliant discussion of the first century religious world. To understand the context of the Bible, it is important to understand the world in which Christianity started. Nijay Gupta does a great job navigating this world, and brings it to life for readers today. The more that I......more

Along with Robert Louis Wilkens’ “Christians as the Romans saw them” and Larry Hurtado’s “Destroyers of the gods,” “Strange Religion” adds another well written treatment of early Christianity set against Greco-Roman culture and piety. This book, like the others mentioned, does a good job of explaini......more