Western Christianities / Winrich Löhr -- Germanic and Celtic Christianities / Knut Schäferdiek -- Greek Christianities / Frederick W. Norris -- Early Asian and East African Christianities / David Bundy -- Religious dynamics between Christians and Jews in late antiquity (312-640) / Guy G. Stroumsa -- Christianity and paganism, I: Egypt / David Frankfurter -- Christianity and paganism, II: Asia Minor / Frank R. Trombley -- Christianity and paganism, III: Italy / Michele R. Salzman -- Christianity and paganism, IV: North Africa / Anna Leone -- The intellectual debate between Christians and pagans / Alan Brown -- Christianity and Manichaeism / Samuel N.C. Lieu -- Heresiology: the invention of 'heresy' and 'schism' / J. Rebecca Lyman -- Towards defining a Christian culture: the Christian transformation of classical literature / Bronwen Neil -- Bishops and society / Raymond Van Dam -- Synods and councils / Mark Edwards -- The growth of church law / Kenneth Pennington -- The church, society, and political power / H.A. Drake -- Discourse on the Trinity / Khaled Anatolios -- History of Christology to the seventh century / Karl-Heinz Uthemann -- Sin and salvation: experiences and reflections / Augustine Casiday -- From Antioch to Arles: lay devotion in context / Georgia Frank -- Saints and holy men / Claudia Rapp -- Pastoral care and discipline / Rowan A. Greer -- Sexuality, marriage, and the family / David G. Hunter -- The growth of liturgy and the church year / Brian D. Spinks -- Interpreting Scripture / Paul M. Blowers -- Asceticism and monasticism, I: Eastern / Samuel Rubenson -- Asceticism and monasticism, II: Western / Marilyn Dunn -- Art and propaganda fide : Christian art and architecture, 300-600 / Beat Brenk.

Galilee and Judaea in the first century / Sean Freyne -- The Jewish diaspora / Tessa Rajak -- The Roman empire / Hans-Josef Klauck -- Jewish Christianity / Joel Marcus -- Gentile Christianity / Margaret M. Mitchell -- Johannine Christianity / Harold W. Attridge -- Social and ecclesial life of the earliest Christians / Wayne A. Meeks -- The emergence of the written record / Margaret M. Mitchell -- Marcion and the 'canon' / Harry Y. Gamble -- Self-definition vis-à-vis the Jewish matrix / Judith Lieu -- Self-definition vis-à-vis the Graeco-Roman world / A.J. Droge -- Self-differentiation among Christian groups : the Gnostics and their opponents / David Brakke -- Truth and tradition : Irenaeus / Denis Minns -- The self-defining praxis of the developing ecclēsia / Carolyn Osiek -- From Jerusalem to the ends of the earth / Margaret M. Mitchell -- Overview : the geographical spread of Christianity / Frank Trombley -- Asia Minor and Achaea / Christine Trevett -- Egypt / Birger A. Pearson -- Syria and Mesopotamia / Susan Ashbrook Harvey -- Gaul / John Behr -- North Africa / Maureen A. Tilley -- Rome / Markus Vinzent -- Institutions in the pre-Constantinian ecclēsia / Stuart George Hall -- Monotheism and creation / Gerhard May -- Monotheism and Christology / Frances M. Young -- Ecclesiology forged in the wake of persecution / Stuart George Hall -- Towards a Christian paideia / Frances M. Young -- Persecutions : genesis and legacy / W.H.C. Frend -- Church and state up to c.300 CE / Adolf Martin Ritter -- Constantine and the 'peace of the church' / Averil Cameron -- The first Council of Nicaea / Mark Edwards -- Towards a Christian material culture / Robin M. Jensen.