Bibliography on the History of Early Christianity (I-II centuries)

Self-Definition and Separation of Judaism and Christianity

Early Jewish Identity

Early Christian Identity

Parting of the Ways between Jewish and Christians. Studies in English

Gentile Christianity

Gnostic Christianity

Johannine Christianity

Jewish-Christian Relations in Antiquity

Birkat haMinim (Blessing on the heretics)

Origins of Christian Anti-Judaism

Apostolic Fathers

Clement of Rome (fl. c. 95)

Ignatius of Antioch (fl. c. 100-115)

Polycarp of Smyrna (69- 155)

Didache (100-150)

The Epistle of Barnabas (130-131)

Papias of Hierapolis (c. 60-130)

Quadratus of Athens (d. 129)

Papias of Hierapolis (c. 60-130)

Epistle to Diognetus (130 ? - late 2nd century ?)

The Shepherd of Hermas (90-150)

Christian Writers of the Second Century

Justin Martyr (c. 100-165)

Aristide of Athens, Apology (c. 120-138)

Clement of Alexandria (c. 150-215)

Tertullian (155-c. 220)

Melito of Sardis (d. 180)

Irenaeus (early 2nd century – died c. 202)

Athenagoras of Athens (c. 133-c.190)

Theophilus of Antioch (d. 183-185)

Hippolitus of Rome (170-235)

The Bauer Thesis: The Origins of Orthodoxy and Heresy

Dissent in the First Century

Simon Magus

Ebionism

Nicolaism

Heresies of the Second Century

Christian Gnosticism

Sethianism

Marcionism

Montanism

Ebionites

Nazarenes

Elchasaites

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