The Archaeology of Early Christianity: A History

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The Archaeology of Early Christianity.'A History. By William H. C. Frend. (Minneapolis: Fortress Press. 1996. Pp. xix, 412; 3 plans, 8 maps, 16 b/w figures, 10 color figures. $39.00.)

Reverend Professor W H. C. Frend, D.D., EB.A., Professor Emeritus of Ecclesiastical History (Glasgow) and Anglican Divine, is one of this century's great figures in the study of early Christianity. Frend is a master narrator, and I found his most recent book a treasure-trove of personalities, places, and events that have shaped our current understanding of the material world brought into being by the earliest Christians. Frend paints with a very broad brush. He begins his version of the story with …