Early Christian reader : Christian texts from the first and second centuries in contemporary English translations including the New Revised Standard Version of the New Testament - Mason, Steve; Robinson, Tom (Atlanta, Georgia : Society of Biblical Literature, 2013)
I. Earliest Christianity in historical context -- II. The letters of Paul -- To the assembly of the Thessalonians (1 Thessalonians) -- To the assembly in Corinth (1 Corinthians) -- To the holy ones in Philippi (Philippians) -- To Philemon, Apphia, Archippus, and their assembly (Philemon) -- Further to the assembly in Corinth (2 Corinthians) -- To the assembles of Galatia (Galatians) -- To the beloved of God in Rome (Romans). III. Letters attributed to Paul -- To the holy and faithful in Christ at Colossae (Colossians) -- To the holy and faithful in Christ Jesus (Ephesians) -- Further to the assembly of the Thessalonians (2 Thessalonians) -- The pastoral letters (Titus, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy) -- IV. Letters associated with Peter -- To the chosen ones dispersed in Asia Minor (1 Peter) -- To those beloved and called (Jude) -- To those who have received a precious faith (2 Peter). V. Biography, anecdote and history -- The origin of the gospel (Mark) -- The book of the Genesis of Jesus the Messiah (Matthew) -- An orderly account for Theophilus (Luke, Acts) -- The secret sayings of Jesus from Judas the Twin (Gospel of Thomas) -- VI. Writings attributed to John -- The exposition of God by the Word made flesh (John) -- The Johannine letters (1 John, 2 John, 3 John) -- The disclosure of Jesus Christ to John (Revelation). VII. Other early writings -- To the twelve tribes of the Diaspora (James) -- Paths to follow and paths to avoid (Didache) -- On the interpretation of scripture and the two ways (Barnabas) -- On the superiority of the Son of God (Hebrews) -- A letter from the Romans to the Corinthians (1 Clement) -- The letters of Ignatius (Romans, Ephesians, Magnesians, Trallians, Philadelphians, Smyrnaeans, Polycarp) -- Appendixes: Coins and money -- Major figures in the Herodian family -- The Jewish Civil War -- Early Christian use of the Jewish Bible -- The lost sayings source: "Q" -- Dating the early Christian texts -- The literary context of the early Christians.
Keywords: Christian literature, Early