Carpocrates, Marcellina, and Epiphanes is the definitive study of the early Christian theologian Carpocrates, his son Epiphanes, and the leader of the Carpocrat

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M. David Litwa tells the stories of the early Christians whose religious identity was either challenged or outright denied. In the second century many different

Utilizing the Nag Hammadi codices and early Christian writings, this book explores the earliest development of Christianity in Alexandria.

A ground-breaking introductory textbook for the study of the New Testament and the first Christians, written for the next generation of students Comparing Chris