New Online Resource: Brill Encyclopedia of Early Christianity

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The Brill Encyclopedia of Early Christianity Online focuses on the history of early Christian texts, authors, and ideas. Its content is intended to bridge the gap between the fields of New Testament studies and patristics, connecting a number of related fields of study including Judaism, ancient history and philosophy, covering the whole period of early Christianity up to 600 CE.

The BEEC aims to provide a critical review of the methods used in Early Christian Studies and to update the history of scholarship.

The BEEC consists of more than 1,100 articles by ca 645 authors from over 35 countries, addressing a range of traditions, including iconographic, martyrological, ecclesiastical, and Christological traditions, as well as cultic phenomena, such as the veneration of saints. The history of the transmission of texts and the attention to recent scholarship play an important role. The BEEC takes a historical perspective in order to uncover the lasting legacy of the early Christian authors and texts until the present day.

The Buswell Library has acquired online access to this new resource to aid in the study of early church history and theology. Containing the complete contents of the 6-volume print edition, the online version is easily searchable and accessible anywhere. You can find it in our catalog or in our Online Reference search tool. Includes contributions from David Chapman on early Christian writings about Pontius Pilate.