When Jesus Became God

“[A] panoramic view of early Christianity as it developed against the backdrop of the Roman Empire of the fourth century” ( Publishers Weekly ).   The story of Jesus is well known, as is the story of Christian persecutions during the Roman Empire. The history of fervent debate, civil strife, and bloody riots within the Christian community as it was coming into being, however, is a side of ancient history rarely described.   Richard E. Rubenstein takes the reader to the streets of the R