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Ancient Revolution to Modern Religious World Do you have an interest in how our Christian beliefs emerged over time?  Then you will find Phillip Jenkins Crucible of Faith a must read.  Jenkins is a recognized authority of religious history.  He pieces together the philosophical and theological issues that swirled around the Greco Roman world in the times just before Jesus birth.  I found especially interesting the following:  His description of how the concepts of “end times”, the hope for the messiah,…