This book outlines the history of early Christianity. The remarkable diversity of Christianity during the formative years before the Council of Nicea has become a plain, even natural, "fact" for most ancient historians. Until now, however, there has been no sourcebook of primary texts that reveals the many varieties of Christian beliefs,
practices, ethics, experiences, confrontations, and self-understandings. 
 
This book is good for anyone interested in learning about the history of the early church.