Early Christianity and Paganism - Paperback

by H. Donald M. Spence (Author)

1902. The story of the early Church and its relations with Pagans, from AD 64 to the peace of the Church in the 4th century. A narration mainly based upon contemporary records and remains. Contents: Introduction; First stages; Nero; The Church in Rome after Nero; Saint John and Polycarp; Ignatius of Antioch; Trajan and Hadrian; Revival of Paganism; Christians under the Antonines; Martyrdoms; After the Antonines; Catacombs of Rome; Inner life of the Church; From Decius to Diocletian; Diocletian; Constantine the Great; From Paganism to Christianity; After the peace of the Church; Appendices.