Christianity in the Graeco-Roman world : socio-political, philosophical, and religious interactions up to the Edict of Milan (CE 313) / George H. van Kooten -- Early Christianity and philosophy / Mark J. Edwards -- Greco-Roman understanding of Christianity / Paul Hartog -- Jews and Christians / Lynn H. Cohick -- Imitations in literature and life : Apocrypha and martyrdom / J.K. Elliott -- Ignatius and the Apostolic fathers / Clayton N. Jefford -- Justin and the apologists / Oskar Skarsaune -- Irenaeus of Lyons / D. Jeffrey Bingham -- Roman and North African Christianity / Geoffrey D. Dunn -- Clement and Alexandrian Christianity / Henny Fiskå Hägg -- Origen / Ronald E. Heine -- Gnosis and Nag Hammadi / Anne McGuire -- Schism and heresy : identity, cracks, and canyons in early Christianity / Pheme Perkins -- God / M.C. Steenberg -- Christ : the Apostolic Fathers to the third century / J.A. McGuckin -- Redemption / James D. Ernest -- Scripture / Peter W. Martens -- Community and worship / Everett Ferguson