Six notable scholars illuminate key aspects of Rome and its impact on early Christianity, emphasizing Roman culture, Roman authority, and the Christian communit

A controversial take on the Gospel of Matthew applies the text to history and discusses its implications for political power and spirituality. Original.

Includes the text of the Epistle to the Romans (Revised standard version), and translations (from the Greek and Latin) of patristic commentaries on the Epistle.

A lively and accessible guide to the rich literary, philosophical and artistic achievements of the notorious age of Nero.

Ray, a former Evangelical Protestant and Bible teacher, goes through the Scriptures and the first five centuries of the Church to demonstrate that the early Chr