Encyclopedia of Early Christianity · 2nd Edition

What's new in the Second Edition:

-- Some 250 new entries -- 25% more than in the first edition.

-- Bibliographies are greatly expanded and updated throughout

-- More focus on biblical books and philosophical schools, their influence on early Christianity and their use by patristic writers

-- More information about the Jewish and pagan environment of early Christianity

-- Greatly enlarged coverage of the eastern expansion of the faith throughout Asia, including persons and literature

-- More extensive treatment of saints, monasticism, worship practices, and modern scholars

-- greater emphasis on social history and more theme articles

-- More illustrations, maps, and plans

-- Additional articles on geographical regions