An introduction to the history of early Christianity, this reference provides roughly 60 primary source documents from the first five centuries of the Christian Era, each accompanied by explanatory material.o Offers a guide that helps readers to understand how to study primary documents criticallyo Provides an introduction of the history of the early Christian Churcho Highlights a timeline of key events in the early history of Christianityo Features sections on the first five centuries of the Christian Era that encompass primary source documents, accompanied by headnotes and suggestions for further reading