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Contrary to several popular works of Christian scholarship, historian Paul Barnett maintains that the first two decades of Christian history are hardly “lost years.” As he shows in this penetrating book, the period between Jesus and the earliest Christian texts is open to historical investigation, and he richly details the time and setting in which the church was born. Writing with accessible...

one takes the view that Jesus’ ministry was of only one year’s duration (which is scarcely possible), it follows that it extended beyond A.D. 30. Accordingly, the crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth is to be dated to the Passover of 33.10 Therefore, Paul’s “call” occurred after 33 (Jesus’ death) and prior to 37 (Paul’s flight from Damascus). The other critical date is Paul’s arrival in Corinth. This is calculated by two linkages from Luke-Acts into world history. The first is Aquila and Priscilla’s
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