Early Christianity

the regular patristic conferences that have met in Oxford

every four years since 1951. The publication history of these

volumes is somewhat convoluted, which means that they are

not always shelved together in university libraries, thus

necessitating a bit of sleuthing in the catalogues (and among

the bookstacks). At first, the volumes were published in the

German series Texte und Untersuchungen zur Geschichte

der altchristlichen Literatur(abbreviated as TU; for discus-

sion, see pp. 59–60). The eighth conference, however, was

published at Oxford; the ninth and later conferences have

been published by the Belgian publisher Peeters based in

Leuven (in Flemish, or Louvain in French).

Vigiliae Christianae(VChrorVigChr): the leading inter-

national journal for the study of early Christian life and

thought, together with book reviews; articles are mainly in

English.

In addition, topics germane to the study of early Christianity
appear in a number of biblical and Jewish studies periodicals.
Some of the ones worth dipping into are: Biblical Archaeologist
(BA);Journal for the Study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic,
and Roman Period(JSJ);Journal of Jewish Studies(JJS);Journal
for the Study of the New Testament(JSNT);Journal for the Study
of the Pseudepigrapha; and Novum Testamentum(NTorNovT).

Bibliographical guides to chapters 3–6

In what follows I give suggestions for those wishing to begin their
investigations into the topics treated in this book; students should
also consult the various general histories listed earlier in this
chapter. For more detailed analyses of individual topics, readers
are directed to the references given in each chapter. I have not
given details for chapters 1 and 2: further reading can be found
in the various references cited in them.

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