Church history in plain language - Shelley, Bruce L. (Bruce Leon), 1927- (Nashville, Thomas Nelson, 2008)
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 --
Includes bibliographical references (pages 507-515) and indexes.
Keywords: Church history