Литература по раннему христианству необозрима. Для начала порекомендуем: Meeks W. The First Urban Christians. The Social World of the Apostle Paul. New Haven; London, 1983; Wilken R. The Christians as the Romans Saw Them. New Haven; London, 1984; Whittaker M. Jews and Christians, Greco-Roman Views. Cambridge; New York, 1984; Dodds E. Pagan and Christian in an Age of Anxiety. Cambridge, 1965; Lane Fox R. Pagans and Christians. Harmondsworth, 1986, особ. Р 419—492.