Kevin W. Kaatz is assistant professor of ancient history at California State University, East Bay Campus. He specializes in Roman history and the digital humanities.

• PrefaceEvaluating and Interpreting Primary DocumentsChronologyIntroductionChapter 1 First CenturyIntroduction1. The Thanksgiving Psalms, Dead Sea Scrolls2. Some Accounts of the Crucifixion of Jesus from the New Testament (Mark and Luke)3. Anti-Jewish Texts from the New Testament, New Revised Standard Version4. Suetonius, The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Life of Nero, 34–375. Josephus, Jewish Wars, 5.11.1–2, 4–56. Josephus, Jewish Wars, 5.5.4–6: A Description of the Temple Holy of Holies7. Eusebius, Church History, 3.17–20 on Domitian and Roman History, by Cassius Dio, 67.14, 1–3Chapter 2 Second CenturyIntroduction8. Clement of Rome, The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians, 1–99. Epistle of Barnabas, 1–410. Shepherd of Hermas, Book 2, Chapter 1–411. Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho, 1–2, 8–912. Tertullian, To the Martyrs13. Tertullian, On Prayer, 2–814. Tatian, Diatessaron15. Clement of Alexandria, On the Salvation of the Rich Man, Chapters 1–516. Irenaeus, Against Heresies, Preface 1–3 and Book 3.1–3.217. The Passion of the Scillitan Martyrs18. The Gospel According to PeterChapter 3 Third CenturyIntroduction19. Against Celsus by Origen, 1.38–4120. Origen, Against Celsus II (on the resurrection of the body), 5.14, 18–19, 2321. Cyprian, Letter 35: To the Clergy, Concerning the Care of the Poor and Strangers and Letter 36: To the Clergy, Bidding Them Show Every Kindness to the Confessors in Prison22. Cyprian, Letter 26: To the Lapsed and Letter 53: To Cornelius, Concerning Granting Peace to the Lapsed23. Pontius the Deacon, The Life and Passion of Cyprian, Bishop and Martyr, 1, 14–1924. Julius Africanus (spurious), The Passion of St. Symphorosa and Her Seven Sons25. Gregory the Wonderworker, The Oration and Panegyric Addressed to Origen, Argument 626. Gregory the Wonderworker, Canonical Letter (Canon 1–2 and 6–10)27. Alexander of Lycopolis, Against the ManichaeansChapter 4 Fourth CenturyIntroduction28. Eusebius of Caesarea, Church History, The Plan of the Work29. Eusebius of Caesarea, Church History, 8.1–3 and 8.1230. Selections of Letters from Arius, Theodoret, Church History, Book 1 Chapter 4; Athanasius, On the Synods, 16 and Sozomen, Church History, 2.2731. Hilary of Poitiers, On the Councils, 1–10 and 91–9232. Lactantius, On the Anger of God, 1, 4–5, 1633. Lactantius, On the Deaths of the Persecutors, 1–4, 734. Eusebius of Caesarea, Church History, Book 10.1–3 and 10.935. Constantine on the Donatists, Taken from Eusebius, Church History, 10.5.18–24 and Optatus of Milevius, On the Schism of the Donatists, Appendix 3 and 936. Emperor Julian, Against the Galileans37. Ambrose, Letter 2238. Augustine, Against Fortunatus the Manichaean, Book 2.19–2239. Augustine, Confessions, Chapter 1.1–3 and 5.3.3–640. Augustine, Letter 28 to Jerome41. Jerome, The Perpetual Virginity of Blessed Mary, Against Helvidius, 1; 20–2442. The Synodical Letter, Second Ecumenical Council 381 CEChapter 5 Fifth CenturyIntroduction43. Socrates Scholasticus, Church History, 1.1; 1.5–644. Theodoret of Cyrrhus, Church History, Prologue and 1.145. Theodoret, Church History, Book 1.5 The Letter of Eusebius, Bishop of Nicomedia, to Paulinus, Bishop of Tyre46. Helena, the Mother of Constantine, in Eusebius of Caesarea, Life of Constantine, 3.30–32 and Sozomen, Church History, 2.147. Canons of Chalcedon, 1–2, 4, 7–8, 10, 15–16, 18, 23, 2848. Leo the Great, Letter 449. Leo the Great, Letter 1650. Leo the Great, Letter to Augusta Pulcheria, Letter 3151. Leo the Great's Letters on the Manichaeans, Letter 7BibliographyIndex

Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates; general readers.

Kevin W. Kaatz is assistant professor of ancient history at California State University, East Bay Campus. He specializes in Roman history and the digital humanities.

• PrefaceEvaluating and Interpreting Primary DocumentsChronologyIntroductionChapter 1 First CenturyIntroduction1. The Thanksgiving Psalms, Dead Sea Scrolls2. Some Accounts of the Crucifixion of Jesus from the New Testament (Mark and Luke)3. Anti-Jewish Texts from the New Testament, New Revised Standard Version4. Suetonius, The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Life of Nero, 34–375. Josephus, Jewish Wars, 5.11.1–2, 4–56. Josephus, Jewish Wars, 5.5.4–6: A Description of the Temple Holy of Holies7. Eusebius, Church History, 3.17–20 on Domitian and Roman History, by Cassius Dio, 67.14, 1–3Chapter 2 Second CenturyIntroduction8. Clement of Rome, The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians, 1–99. Epistle of Barnabas, 1–410. Shepherd of Hermas, Book 2, Chapter 1–411. Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho, 1–2, 8–912. Tertullian, To the Martyrs13. Tertullian, On Prayer, 2–814. Tatian, Diatessaron15. Clement of Alexandria, On the Salvation of the Rich Man, Chapters 1–516. Irenaeus, Against Heresies, Preface 1–3 and Book 3.1–3.217. The Passion of the Scillitan Martyrs18. The Gospel According to PeterChapter 3 Third CenturyIntroduction19. Against Celsus by Origen, 1.38–4120. Origen, Against Celsus II (on the resurrection of the body), 5.14, 18–19, 2321. Cyprian, Letter 35: To the Clergy, Concerning the Care of the Poor and Strangers and Letter 36: To the Clergy, Bidding Them Show Every Kindness to the Confessors in Prison22. Cyprian, Letter 26: To the Lapsed and Letter 53: To Cornelius, Concerning Granting Peace to the Lapsed23. Pontius the Deacon, The Life and Passion of Cyprian, Bishop and Martyr, 1, 14–1924. Julius Africanus (spurious), The Passion of St. Symphorosa and Her Seven Sons25. Gregory the Wonderworker, The Oration and Panegyric Addressed to Origen, Argument 626. Gregory the Wonderworker, Canonical Letter (Canon 1–2 and 6–10)27. Alexander of Lycopolis, Against the ManichaeansChapter 4 Fourth CenturyIntroduction28. Eusebius of Caesarea, Church History, The Plan of the Work29. Eusebius of Caesarea, Church History, 8.1–3 and 8.1230. Selections of Letters from Arius, Theodoret, Church History, Book 1 Chapter 4; Athanasius, On the Synods, 16 and Sozomen, Church History, 2.2731. Hilary of Poitiers, On the Councils, 1–10 and 91–9232. Lactantius, On the Anger of God, 1, 4–5, 1633. Lactantius, On the Deaths of the Persecutors, 1–4, 734. Eusebius of Caesarea, Church History, Book 10.1–3 and 10.935. Constantine on the Donatists, Taken from Eusebius, Church History, 10.5.18–24 and Optatus of Milevius, On the Schism of the Donatists, Appendix 3 and 936. Emperor Julian, Against the Galileans37. Ambrose, Letter 2238. Augustine, Against Fortunatus the Manichaean, Book 2.19–2239. Augustine, Confessions, Chapter 1.1–3 and 5.3.3–640. Augustine, Letter 28 to Jerome41. Jerome, The Perpetual Virginity of Blessed Mary, Against Helvidius, 1; 20–2442. The Synodical Letter, Second Ecumenical Council 381 CEChapter 5 Fifth CenturyIntroduction43. Socrates Scholasticus, Church History, 1.1; 1.5–644. Theodoret of Cyrrhus, Church History, Prologue and 1.145. Theodoret, Church History, Book 1.5 The Letter of Eusebius, Bishop of Nicomedia, to Paulinus, Bishop of Tyre46. Helena, the Mother of Constantine, in Eusebius of Caesarea, Life of Constantine, 3.30–32 and Sozomen, Church History, 2.147. Canons of Chalcedon, 1–2, 4, 7–8, 10, 15–16, 18, 23, 2848. Leo the Great, Letter 449. Leo the Great, Letter 1650. Leo the Great, Letter to Augusta Pulcheria, Letter 3151. Leo the Great's Letters on the Manichaeans, Letter 7BibliographyIndex

Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates; general readers.

Kevin W. Kaatz is assistant professor of ancient history at California State University, East Bay Campus. He specializes in Roman history and the digital humanities.

• PrefaceEvaluating and Interpreting Primary DocumentsChronologyIntroductionChapter 1 First CenturyIntroduction1. The Thanksgiving Psalms, Dead Sea Scrolls2. Some Accounts of the Crucifixion of Jesus from the New Testament (Mark and Luke)3. Anti-Jewish Texts from the New Testament, New Revised Standard Version4. Suetonius, The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Life of Nero, 34–375. Josephus, Jewish Wars, 5.11.1–2, 4–56. Josephus, Jewish Wars, 5.5.4–6: A Description of the Temple Holy of Holies7. Eusebius, Church History, 3.17–20 on Domitian and Roman History, by Cassius Dio, 67.14, 1–3Chapter 2 Second CenturyIntroduction8. Clement of Rome, The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians, 1–99. Epistle of Barnabas, 1–410. Shepherd of Hermas, Book 2, Chapter 1–411. Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho, 1–2, 8–912. Tertullian, To the Martyrs13. Tertullian, On Prayer, 2–814. Tatian, Diatessaron15. Clement of Alexandria, On the Salvation of the Rich Man, Chapters 1–516. Irenaeus, Against Heresies, Preface 1–3 and Book 3.1–3.217. The Passion of the Scillitan Martyrs18. The Gospel According to PeterChapter 3 Third CenturyIntroduction19. Against Celsus by Origen, 1.38–4120. Origen, Against Celsus II (on the resurrection of the body), 5.14, 18–19, 2321. Cyprian, Letter 35: To the Clergy, Concerning the Care of the Poor and Strangers and Letter 36: To the Clergy, Bidding Them Show Every Kindness to the Confessors in Prison22. Cyprian, Letter 26: To the Lapsed and Letter 53: To Cornelius, Concerning Granting Peace to the Lapsed23. Pontius the Deacon, The Life and Passion of Cyprian, Bishop and Martyr, 1, 14–1924. Julius Africanus (spurious), The Passion of St. Symphorosa and Her Seven Sons25. Gregory the Wonderworker, The Oration and Panegyric Addressed to Origen, Argument 626. Gregory the Wonderworker, Canonical Letter (Canon 1–2 and 6–10)27. Alexander of Lycopolis, Against the ManichaeansChapter 4 Fourth CenturyIntroduction28. Eusebius of Caesarea, Church History, The Plan of the Work29. Eusebius of Caesarea, Church History, 8.1–3 and 8.1230. Selections of Letters from Arius, Theodoret, Church History, Book 1 Chapter 4; Athanasius, On the Synods, 16 and Sozomen, Church History, 2.2731. Hilary of Poitiers, On the Councils, 1–10 and 91–9232. Lactantius, On the Anger of God, 1, 4–5, 1633. Lactantius, On the Deaths of the Persecutors, 1–4, 734. Eusebius of Caesarea, Church History, Book 10.1–3 and 10.935. Constantine on the Donatists, Taken from Eusebius, Church History, 10.5.18–24 and Optatus of Milevius, On the Schism of the Donatists, Appendix 3 and 936. Emperor Julian, Against the Galileans37. Ambrose, Letter 2238. Augustine, Against Fortunatus the Manichaean, Book 2.19–2239. Augustine, Confessions, Chapter 1.1–3 and 5.3.3–640. Augustine, Letter 28 to Jerome41. Jerome, The Perpetual Virginity of Blessed Mary, Against Helvidius, 1; 20–2442. The Synodical Letter, Second Ecumenical Council 381 CEChapter 5 Fifth CenturyIntroduction43. Socrates Scholasticus, Church History, 1.1; 1.5–644. Theodoret of Cyrrhus, Church History, Prologue and 1.145. Theodoret, Church History, Book 1.5 The Letter of Eusebius, Bishop of Nicomedia, to Paulinus, Bishop of Tyre46. Helena, the Mother of Constantine, in Eusebius of Caesarea, Life of Constantine, 3.30–32 and Sozomen, Church History, 2.147. Canons of Chalcedon, 1–2, 4, 7–8, 10, 15–16, 18, 23, 2848. Leo the Great, Letter 449. Leo the Great, Letter 1650. Leo the Great, Letter to Augusta Pulcheria, Letter 3151. Leo the Great's Letters on the Manichaeans, Letter 7BibliographyIndex

Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates; general readers.