Christianity in the Roman Empire : Key Figures, Beliefs, and Practices of the Early Church (AD 100-300).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Winn, Robert E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.

Church history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (113 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Carol Stream, IL : Tyndale House Publishers, 2018.

Summary:

Christianity in the Roman Empire is a topical and biographical introduction to Christianity before Constantine.While its focus is the historical development of the proto-orthodox community, Robert Winn aims to bridge the gap between contemporary Christians and those who lived in the Roman Empire.

Contents:

Intro

Copyright

Preface

PART ONEChristianity in the Year 100

C H A P T E R 1Christians, Jews, and Romans in the First Century

C H A P T E R 2A New Way of Life: Didache and The Epistle of Barnabas

C H A P T E R 3Clement of Rome and the Church of Corinth

C H A P T E R 4Ignatius of Antioch and True Christianity

C H A P T E R 5Worship and Church Order in the Year 100

PART TWOChristianity in a Hostile World (AD 100-250)

C H A P T E R 6Celsus, a Critic of Christianity

C H A P T E R 7Justin Martyr, a Defender of Christianity

C H A P T E R 8The Persecution of Christians

C H A P T E R 9The Martyrdom of Perpetua and Felicity

C H A P T E R 10Cyprian of Carthage and the Unity of the Church

PART THREEFaith and Practice in the Third Century

C H A P T E R 11Reading the Bible with Early Christians

C H A P T E R 12Irenaeus of Lyons and True Christianity

C H A P T E R 13Tertullian of Carthage and True Christianity

C H A P T E R 14Prayer and the Spiritual Life of Early Christians

C H A P T E R 15Eusebius of Caesarea: After Two Hundred Years

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ISBN:

1-68307-241-3

OCLC:

1273974904