Research Catalog

Title

Early church history : the Roman Empire as the setting of primitive Christianity / edited by Stephen Benko and John J. O'Rourke.

Publication

London : Oliphants, 1972.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Benko, Stephen, 1924-
• O'Rourke, John J.

Description

318 p. : ill.; 22 cm.

Uniform Title

Catacombs and the Colosseum

Alternative Title

Catacombs and the Colosseum

Subject

• 30 B.C.-600 A.D
• Church history > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
• Church history > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
• Rome > History > Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D
• Rome > Religion

Genre/Form

History

Note

• Original ed. published in 1971 under title: The Catacombs and the Collosseum.
• Most of the papers originally presented at meetings of the Philadelphia Seminar on Christian Origins (PSCO).

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographies and indexes.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction: Christian and Roman history / R.M. Grant -- 1. The sources of Roman history between 31 B.C -- A.D.138 / S. Benko -- 2. The history of the early Roman Empire / S. Benko -- 3. Judaism on the world scene / R.A. Kraft -- 4. Religion and social class in the early Roman Empire/ J.G. Gager -- 5. Social unrest and primitive Christianity / C.L. Lee -- 6. Ancient education in the time of the early Roman Empire / J.T. Townsend -- 7. Roman law and the early church / J.J. O'Rourke -- 8. The Roman army / J.L. Jones -- 9. Finances / W. White -- 10. Religion and the early Roman Empire / D. Winslow -- 11. Persecution and toleration of Christianity until Hadrian / G. Krodel -- 12. Collegia, philosophical schools, and theology / R.L. Wilken -- Vocabulary of Latin terms / S. Benko -- Early Christian timetable / S. Benko -- Index.

ISBN

0551002778

LCCN

^^^76356989^

OCLC

• 2983739
• SCSB-12008809

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library