Quotes from Larry Hurtado

Early Christianity, like Roman-era philosophical traditions, laid emphasis on everyday behavior, about how to live your life.

In its Roman-era setting, for example, Christianity was so different that critics of the time referred to it as a "superstition" (meaning a bogus or dangerous religion).

[Christians] practiced moderation and chastity in marriage, for example, and Galen was puzzled at how they were able to do so. His comments are a kind of back-handed compliment, I suppose.