The History of the Church from Christ to Constantine. Translated with an Introduction by G. A. Williamson.

From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Overall very good and clean. - Contents: Introduction -- Map -- 1. The Nature and Work of Christ : His Contemporaries : His Choice of Followers : Correspondence with Abgar -- 2. Tiberius to Nero : The Work of the Apostles from the Choice of Matthias to the Deaths of Paul and Peter -- 3. Vespasian to Trajan : The Distribution and Writings of the Apostles and their Successors : Enemies within the Church : Persecutions -- 4. Trajan to Marcus Aurelius : The Succession of Bishops : Their writings and martyrdoms -- 5. Marcus Aurelius to Severus : The Succession of Bishops : Their Refutation of Marcion and Montanus : Their Settlement of the date of the Easter Festival -- 6. Severus to Decius : The Work of Origen and his Contemporaries : Widespread persecution -- 7. Gallus to Gallienus : The Work of Cyprian and Dionysius : The Heresies of Sabellius, Novatus, Nepos, Paul, and the Macnichees -- 8. Diocletian to Maximian : Persecutions : The Imperial Recantation -- 9. Maximin's renewed attacks on the church : The End of Persecution -- 10. Peace and Recovery of the Church : Victory of Constantine.