The Church in the Roman Empire Before A.D. 170

Sir William Mitchell Ramsay (1851–20 April 1939) was a distinguished British archaeologist and New Testament scholar. 


This classic work of scholarship contains the following chapters: 


Part I. Earliest Stage: St. Paul in Asia Minor 

I. General 

II. Localities of the First Journey 

III. St. Paul's First Journey As a Narrative of Travel 

IV. The Second Journey 

V. The Third Journey 

VI. The Epistle to the Galatians 

VII. St. Paul at Ephesus 

VIII. The Original Authority for St. Paul's Journeys: Value and Text 


Part II. A.D. 64-170 

IX. Subject and Method 

X. Pliny's Report and Trajan's Rescript 

XI. The Action of Nero Towards the Christians 

XII. The Flavian Policy Towards the Church 

XIII. Christian Authorities for the Flavian Period 

XIV. The Policy of Hadrian, Pius, and Marcus 

XV. Cause and Extent of Persecution 

XVI. The Acta of Paul and Thekla 

XVII. The Church From 120 to 170 A.D. 

XVIII. Glycerius the Deacon 

XIX. The Miracle at Khonai