The Gnostic Sects and the Roman Empire

Two generations of lawyers and historians of the early Church have worked over the scanty evidence bearing on the legal and political relations between the first Christian communities and the Roman Empire. It is not the intention of the present writer to add to the enormous volume of work on the sub...

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Main Author: Frend, W. H. C. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 1954
In: The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 1954, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, Pages: 25-37
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