John William Charles Wand - A History of the Early Church to AD 500

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A HISTORY OF THE EARLY CHURCH TO A.D. 500

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by

J.W.C.WAND

Formerly Bishop of London

LONDON and NEW YORK

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First published1937byMethuen & Co. Ltd

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Second edition 1946
Third edition 1949
Reprinted four times
Fourth edition 1963

Reprinted 1965
First issued as a University Paperback 1974
Reprinted twice
Reprinted 1982

J.W.C.Ward1937

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ALTHOUGH this volume deals with the earliest period of Church History, it is actually the last member of a trilogy, the other two being Miss Deaneslys History of the Medieval Church and my own History of the Modern Church. It was almost completely written during my voyage to Australia in 1934, but so great has been the pressure of other duties since my arrival in this country that it has taken me sixteen months to add what little remained to be done before publication.

The delay, however, has had one advantage in that it has made possible a careful revision of the manuscript by the Rev. R.E.Sutton, the Vice-Principal of our Provincial Theological College. He has vastly increased the value of the book and my own indebtedness to him not only by making many corrections, but also by adding the comparative table of principal events and the two tables of the Councils.

Owing to the distance that separates us from England it will not be possible for me to see the volume through the press. That task has been kindly undertaken by my successor as Dean of Oriel, the Rev. J.F. Russell.

To both these scholars I desire to express my very deep gratitude.

WM.BRISBANE

February 1936

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Revisions have been added in the form of extra notes. Passages in the text which are the subject of these notes are indicated by an asterisk.

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