num_pages: 776
description: Over thirty essays provide a comprehensive overview of the essential events, persons, places and issues involved in the emergence of the Christian religion in the Mediterranean world over the first three centuries. The collection traces the dynamic history from the time of Jesus through to the rise of Imperial Christianity in the fourth century. It provides a thoughtful and well-documented analysis of the diverse forms of Christian community, identity and practice that arose soon after Jesus's death, and which through missionary efforts were soon implanted throughout the Roman Empire.
language: English
title: The Cambridge History of Christianity, Volume 1: Origins to Constantine
titlecomplete: The Cambridge History of Christianity, Volume 1: Origins to Constantine
genres: Christianity, History, Religion, Church History, Reference, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 36
series: The Cambridge History of Christianity
publisher: Cambridge University Press