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The religious life within and around the Roman Empire, and the context into which Christianity emerged and where it spread, was not that of a completely pagan world, for Judaism was already established. Historically, Christianity's relationship with Judaism continued to be intimate but ambivalent long after their separation. This has resulted in distorted scholarly perceptions which remain even today, when the religious history of the period still tends to be written from a Christian perspective.

The religious life within and around the Roman Empire, and the context into which Christianity emerged and where it spread, provides a topic of the widest interest. Yet this context was not that of a completely pagan world, for Judaism was already firmly established and continued as a vigorous contender in the field throughout the first four centuries after the death of Christ - a fact not always well recognized. Historically, Christianity's relationship with Judaism continued to be intimate but ambivalent long after their separation. This has distorted scholarly perceptions right down to our...