Documents of the Rise of Christianity
byKevin W. Kaatz is assistant professor of ancient history at California State University, East Bay Campus. He specializes in Roman history and the digital humanities.
20190331
ABC-CLIO
| Pages | 280 |
| Topics | Religion: History;World History: Religion;The Arians;Bishops in the Fourth Century;The Catholics;Constantine;Crucifixion Accounts;Dead Sea Scrolls;Differing Views of Jesus;Gnostic Groups;Letters from Popes in the Fifth Century;Manichaeans;Martyrs;Persecutions of Christians |
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An introduction to the history of early Christianity, this reference provides roughly 60 primary source documents from the first five centuries of the Christian Era, each accompanied by explanatory material.
• Offers a guide that helps readers to understand how to study primary documents critically• Provides an introduction of the history of the early Christian Church
• Highlights a timeline of key events in the early history of Christianity
• Features sections on the first five centuries of the Christian Era that encompass primary source documents, accompanied by headnotes and suggestions for further reading
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Table of Contents
Documents of the Rise of Christianity
Author(s): Kaatz, Kevin;Contributors: Kaatz, Kevin;Abstract:An introduction to the history of early Christianity, this reference provides roughly 60 primary source documents from the first five centuries of the Christian Era, each accompanied by explanatory material.
• Offers a guide that helps readers to understand how to study primary documents critically• Provides an introduction of the history of the early Christian Church
• Highlights a timeline of key events in the early history of Christianity
• Features sections on the first five centuries of the Christian Era that encompass primary source documents, accompanied by headnotes and suggestions for further reading
SortTitle: documents of the rise of christianityAuthor Info:Kevin W. KaatzauthorKevin W. Kaatz is assistant professor of ancient history at California State University, East Bay Campus. He specializes in Roman history and the digital humanities.
eISBN-13: 9781440854316Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440854316.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440854309Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 280Publication Date: 20190331Series: Eyewitness to History- Cover Cover11
- Half Title i2
- Title iii4
- Copyright iv5
- Dedication v6
- Contents vii8
- Preface xi12
- Evaluating and Interpreting Primary Documents xiii14
- Chronology xv16
- Introduction xix20
- Chapter 1 First Century 130
- Introduction 130
- 1. The Thanksgiving Psalms, Dead Sea Scrolls 231
- 2. Some Accounts of the Crucifixion of Jesus from the New Testament (Mark and Luke) 534
- 3. Anti-Jewish Texts from the New Testament, New Revised Standard Version 1039
- 4. Suetonius, The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Life of Nero, 34–37 1443
- 5. Josephus, Jewish Wars, 5.11.1–2, 4–5 1948
- 6. Josephus, Jewish Wars, 5.5.4–6: A Description of the Temple Holy of Holies 2352
- 7. Eusebius, Church History, 3.17–20 on Domitian and Roman History, by Cassius Dio, 67.14, 1–3 2756
- Chapter 2 Second Century 3362
- Introduction 3362
- 8. Clement of Rome, The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians, 1–9 3362
- 9. Epistle of Barnabas, 1–4 3867
- 10. Shepherd of Hermas, Book 2, Chapter 1–4 4372
- 11. Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho, 1–2, 8–9 4877
- 12. Tertullian, To the Martyrs 5483
- 13. Tertullian, On Prayer, 2–8 5988
- 14. Tatian, Diatessaron 6493
- 15. Clement of Alexandria, On the Salvation of the Rich Man, Chapters 1–5 6897
- 16. Irenaeus, Against Heresies, Preface 1–3 and Book 3.1–3.2 72101
- 17. The Passion of the Scillitan Martyrs 76105
- 18. The Gospel According to Peter 79108
- Chapter 3 Third Century 85114
- Introduction 85114
- 19. Against Celsus by Origen, 1.38–41 85114
- 20. Origen, Against Celsus II (on the resurrection of the body), 5.14,18–19, 23 89118
- 21. 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 Prison 94123
- 22. Cyprian, Letter 26: To the Lapsed and Letter 53: To Cornelius, Concerning Granting Peace to the Lapsed 96125
- 23. Pontius the Deacon, The Life and Passion of Cyprian, Bishop and Martyr, 1, 14–19 102131
- 24. Julius Africanus (spurious), The Passion of St. Symphorosa and Her Seven Sons 106135
- 25. Gregory the Wonderworker, The Oration and Panegyric Addressed to Origen, Argument 6 109138
- 26. Gregory the Wonderworker, Canonical Letter (Canon 1–2 and 6–10) 114143
- 27. Alexander of Lycopolis, Against the Manichaeans 117146
- Chapter 4 Fourth Century 123152
- Introduction 123152
- 28. Eusebius of Caesarea, Church History, The Plan of the Work 124153
- 29. Eusebius of Caesarea, Church History, 8.1–3 and 8.12 128157
- 30. Selections of Letters from Arius, Theodoret, Church History, Book 1 Chapter 4; Athanasius, On the Synods, 16 and Sozomen, Church History, 2.27 133162
- 31. Hilary of Poitiers, On the Councils, 1–10 and 91–92 137166
- 32. Lactantius, On the Anger of God, 1, 4–5, 16 143172
- 33. Lactantius, On the Deaths of the Persecutors, 1–4, 7 149178
- 34. Eusebius of Caesarea, Church History, Book 10.1–3 and 10.9 154183
- 35. 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 9 158187
- 36. Emperor Julian, Against the Galileans 163192
- 37. Ambrose, Letter 22 168197
- 38. Augustine, Against Fortunatus the Manichaean, Book 2.19–22 174203
- 39. Augustine, Confessions, Chapter 1.1–3 and 5.3.3–6 179208
- 40. Augustine, Letter 28 to Jerome 184213
- 41. Jerome, The Perpetual Virginity of Blessed Mary, Against Helvidius,1; 20–24 189218
- 42. The Synodical Letter, Second Ecumenical Council 381 CE 194223
- Chapter 5 Fifth Century 199228
- Introduction 199228
- 43. Socrates Scholasticus, Church History, 1.1; 1.5–6 199228
- 44. Theodoret of Cyrrhus, Church History, Prologue and 1.1 205234
- 45. Theodoret, Church History, Book 1.5 The Letter of Eusebius, Bishop of Nicomedia, to Paulinus, Bishop of Tyre 208237
- 46. Helena, the Mother of Constantine, in Eusebius of Caesarea, Life of Constantine, 3.30–32 and Sozomen, Church History, 2.1 212241
- 47. Canons of Chalcedon, 1–2, 4, 7–8, 10, 15–16, 18, 23, 28 216245
- 48. Leo the Great, Letter 4 221250
- 49. Leo the Great, Letter 16 224253
- 50. Leo the Great, Letter to Augusta Pulcheria, Letter 31 229258
- 51. Leo the Great’s Letters on the Manichaeans, Letter 7 233262
- Bibliography 237266
- Index 239268