Second-Century Christianity, Revised and Expanded: A Collection of Fragments / Edition 2

by Robert M. Grant

Overview

This revised and expanded edition of a book that first appeared in 1945 offers an inside look at the growth and spread of Christianity in the second century by providing source materials from pagan witnesses, Christian churches, and movements that became known as heretical. Reading these selections provides a first-hand sense of issues and concerns in that period. It brings the reader right into the arena in which Christianity and Christians were being discussed and provides a first-hand look at what churches were facing as the Christian movement spread. Thirty-nine sections plus a biography are included.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780664226381
Publisher:	Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date:	09/30/2003
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	120
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Robert M. Grant is Professor Emeritus of New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of Chicago Divinity School in Chicago, Illinois. He is a renowned authority on the history of early Christianity.