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Christianity in ancient Rome : the first three centuries /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Green, Bernard, 1953- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : T & T Clark, [2010]
Subjects:
Christianity > Rome.
Church history > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Rome > History > Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.
Christianisme > Rome.
Église > Histoire > ca 30-600 (Église primitive)
Rome > Histoire > 30 av. J.-C.-476 (Empire)
Christianity.
Church history > Primitive and early church.
Rome (Empire)
Frühchristentum
Rom
Vroege christendom.
Rome.
Rom.
30 B.C.-600 A.D
History.
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Table of contents
Table of contents
Table of contents
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Table of Contents:
  • Origins. The Jews of Rome
  • The genesis of Christianity in Rome
  • The Letter to the Romans
  • Peter and Paul in Rome
  • The persecution of 64 and its aftermath
  • The parting of the ways
  • Community. Marcion
  • Valentinus
  • Justin Martyr
  • Leadership
  • Worship
  • Varieties of monotheism
  • A mixed church
  • Conclusions
  • Persecution. Why were the Christians persecuted?
  • When were the Christians persecuted?
  • The crisis of the third century
  • The Edict of Decius and its aftermath
  • Schism and reconciliation
  • The unity of the church
  • The persecution of Valerian
  • Armistice
  • Catacombs. Roman graves
  • The origin of catacombs
  • A diadem of many gems
  • The origins of Christian art
  • Christian voices
  • Constantine. Diocletian and the great persecution
  • Maxentius in Rome
  • Constantine and the end of the Tetrarchy
  • Constantine and the Christians
  • Constantine and the city of Rome
  • Constantinople.