Church history in plain language /

Shelley, Bruce L. 1927-

Church history in plain language / - Updated third edition. - Nashville, Thomas Nelson ©2008 - xvii, 532 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 507-515) and indexes.

The age of Jesus and the apostles, 6 BC -- AD 70 -- 1. Away with the King : the Jesus movement -- 2. Wineskins : old and new : the gospel to the Gentiles -- The age of catholic Christianity, 70 -- 312 -- 3. Only worthless people : Catholic Christianity -- 4. If the Tiber floods : the persecution of Christians -- 5. Arguing about the event : the rise of orthodoxy -- 6. The rule of books : the formation of the Bible --

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Church history.

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