The following public domain book is now available on-line in PDF:
H.N. Bate, History Of The Church to A.D. 325, 2nd edn. London: Rivingtons, 1924. Hbk. pp.140.
I remember finding this book extremely helpful when I was studying church history and so was pleased to find that the copyright has expired. It can now be downloaded from here.
| I. | The Roman World and the Jewish Religion |
| II. | The Apostolic Age |
| III. | Church and State down to A.D. 112 |
| IV. | Jewish Christianity |
| V. | Gnosticism and Montanism |
| VI. | Apologists of the Second Century |
| VII. | Church and State from Hadrian to Commodus |
| VIII. | The Churches of Rome and Alexandria |
| IX. | Church and State from Septimius Severus to Constantine |
| X. | The Council of Nicaea |
| XI. | The Church Calendar |
| Chronological Table | |
| Index |
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