The Beginnings of the Christian Church

Frontmatter -- BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE -- TRANSLATOR'S NOTE TO THE FIRST EDITION -- TRANSLATOR'S NOTE TO THE SECOND EDITION -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE -- I. PALESTINE AND THE ROMAN EMPIRE -- 2. JUDAISM IN PALESTINE -- 3. JOHN THE BAPTIST -- 4. JESUS -- 5. THE FIRST CHURCH -- 6. THE JEWISH DIASPORA -- 7. PAUL -- 8. THE CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY CHURCHES -- 9. THE ROMAN EMPIRE AND ITS RELIGIOUS LIFE -- 10. THE FATE OF JEWISH CHRISTIANITY -- 11. THE SUB-APOSTOLIC PERIOD -- 12. JOHN -- 13. IGNATIUS -- 14. MARCION -- 15. GNOSTICISM -- LITERATURE -- A SHORT BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR ENGLISH READERS -- INDEX