Early Christianity

Apollos, Jewish preacher 118
apostolic tradition 165–6, 177
Aquila and Prisca (or Priscilla),
companions of Paul 87, 118
Aquileia 42, 91
archaeology 35, 40–1, 47–8, 50,
54–5, 58, 60–2, 88–92, 93, 234
Arius, Arianism 143, 162, 182
Arnobius of Sicca 122
art 91–2
ascetics, asceticism 200–1
Asia, Roman province 138, 157
Asia Minor 16, 114, 155–6, 192,
196, 205; see alsoBithynia;
Ephesus; Pontus
Athanasius, bp of Alexandria 52,
155, 180, 182
Athenagoras 203–4
Athens 117, 151
Augustine, bp of Hippo 44, 47, 122,
210
Augustus, emp. 138–9, 186
Aurelian, emp. 204–5

Babylon: Rome allegorised as
202
Bacchus: secret rites of 199–200,
216
bandits 101–2
Bar-Jesus, Jewish teacher 136
Barnabas 16
Baronio, C. 52–3, 56
Barabbas 100–1
Basil, bp of Caesarea 156
Bauer, W. 173–4
Bethlehem 40, 45
Bible seegospels; letters; New
Testament; Paul; Revelation;
Septuagint

bishops 46–7, 152–6, 207, 208–9,

244;see alsoapostolic tradition;

clergy

Bithynia: seePliny the Younger;

Pontus and Bithynia

body 200–1

Bogomils 176

Bolland, John van 53–4

Bollandists 53–4

Bosio, A. 55

Braudel, F. 15

Britain 210

Brown, P. 62, 88

Burnet, G. 56

Caesarea, city in Palestine 120,

126

cannibalism: Christians accused of

200

Cappadocia 196, 205

Carthage 149, 182, 197, 201; see

alsoCyprian

cartonnage 179; see also

papyrus

Cassiodorus 41

catacombs 43, 55, 60–1, 91,

109

Cathars 176

Celsus 87–8, 198

cho ̄repiskopoi155–6

Christianity, early: defined 12–13;

diversity 146, 183–4; relation to

Judaism 105–8, 158–9, 162,

197–8; study of 34–63; see also

unity

church buildings 156; see also

Aquileia; archaeology; Dura

Europos; Rome, tituli

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