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| Introduction | |
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| The First Followers of Jesus | |
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| The Jewish Matrix | |
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| Jews and Christians Survive Rome's Crushing of Revolts | |
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| The Hebrew Scriptures in the Church | |
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| Interpreting Scripture: Philo and paul | |
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| Apostles and Evangelists | |
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| Women among Jesus' Followers | |
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| 'Barnabas', Jewish Christianity, Trouble at Corinth | |
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| Ignatius of Antioch | |
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| Didache | |
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| Marcion | |
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| Justin | |
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| Irenaeus of Lyon | |
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| The New Testament Text | |
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| Celsus: A Platonist Attack | |
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| Montanism: Perpetua | |
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| Tertullian, Minucius Felix | |
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| Clement of Alexandria | |
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| Julius Africanus | |
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| Hippolytus and Liturgy | |
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| Origen | |
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| Cyprian of Carthage | |
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| Dionysius of Alexandria | |
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| Paul of Samosata | |
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| Mani | |
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| Plotinos, Porphyry | |
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| Diocletian and the Great Persecution, Rise of Constantine | |
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| Constantine, Lactantius, and Eusebios of Caesarea | |
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| The Seeds of Reaction | |
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| The Church at Prayer | |
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| Athanasios, Marcellus, and the Gathering Storm | |
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| Fiasco at Serdica | |
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| Religious Division: A Note on Intolerance | |
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| Athanasios' Return: A Wind of Change | |
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| Constantius' Double Council of Unity | |
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| Julian and the Church | |
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| Damasus, Siricius, Papal Authority, Synesios of Cyrene | |
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| Basil of Caesarea (Cappadocia) | |
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| Ambrose | |
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| Ambrosiaster | |
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| Donatism | |
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| Monks: The Ascetic Life | |
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| Messalians The Macarian Homilies | |
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| Schism at Antioch: The Council of Constantinople (381) | |
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| Jerome and Rufinus: Controversy about Origen | |
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| Pelagius, Celestius, and the Roman See in Gaul and North Africa | |
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| Julian of Eclanum: Augustine's Critics in Gaul and North Africa | |
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| Augustine | |
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| John Chrysostom | |
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| Innocent I and John Chrysostom's Honour. Alaric and the fall of Rome | |
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| The Christological Debate I: To the First Council of Ephesus | |
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| The Christological Debate II: From Reunion to a breakdown of unity (449) | |
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| The Christological Debate III From the Second Council of Ephesus (449) to Chalcedon (451) | |
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| Chalcedon II: fall of Dioscoros. the emperor Leo's Encyclia | |
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| The aftermath of the Council of Chalcedon Zeno's Henotikon | |
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| Justinian: Origen and the Three Chapters | |
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| The Church and the Barbarian Invasions in the West Salvian, Sidonius, Caesarius | |
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| Worship after Constantine | |
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| Pope Gregory the Great (590 - 604) | |
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| Pilgrims | |
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| Penance | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Dates of Roman Emperors | |
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| List of Bishops of Rome, Alexandria, Antioch, Constantinople, and Jerusalem | |