Tabla de contenido. Introduction. p.1.-- Part 1. Antioch: Chapter 1. Locating matthew's church in time and space. p.15.-- Chapter 2. The antiochene church of the first christian generation. p.28.-- Chapter 3. The antiochene church of second christian generation. p.45.-- Chapter 4. The antiochene church of the third christian generation. p.73.-- Chapter 5. Summary: Peter, Matthew, Ignatius, and the Struggle for a middle position. p.85.-- Part 2. Rome: Chapter 6. Beginnings of christianity at Rome. p.92.-- Chapter 7. The Roman church near the end of the first christian generation. p.105.-- Chapter 8.The Roman church in the second christian generation. p.128.-- Chapter 9. The roman church at the beginning of the third christian generation. p.159.-- Chapter 10. Possible supplements to our knowledge of early roman christianity. p.184.-- Conclusion. p.211