Persecution in the early church
Subtitle: a chapter in the history of renunciation
By: by Herbert B. Workman
Edition: [4th ed.].
Series: The 36th Fernley lecture; Fernley lecture -- 36th.
Publisher: Epworth Press
Published: 1923
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 382
Subjects: Persecution; Primitive and early church; Church history
Notes: "The lecture actually delivered consisted of chapter I, pt. 1, and of the whole of chapter V." ̲̲Pref.
Table of contents: title: The master and his disciples; title: Caesar or Christ; title: The causes of hatred; title: The great persecution; title: The experiences of the persecuted; title: Appendix A. The dates and authorship of certain disputed works; title: Appendix B. The alleged martyrdom of St. John in A.D. 44; title: Appendix C. The martyrdom of St. Peter and St. Paul; title: Appendix D. The persecution of Nero; title: Appendix E. The laws under which Christians were condemned; title: Appendix F. The population of the empire; the proportion of Christians; and the number of martyrs; title: Appendix G. The apologies of Aristides and Quadratus; title: Appendix H. The punishment of women; title: Appendix J. The fathers and the empire.