Reidar Hvalvik, (Editor), Oskar Skarsaune (Editor) Offering the work of an impressive international team of scholars, this unique study examines the formative first five centuries of Christian history as experienced by individuals who were ethnically Jewish but who professed faith in Jesus Christ as the Messiah. Includes archaeological evidence. The final two chapters are devoted to an enlightening synthesis of the material with subsequent conclusions regarding Jewish believers in antiquity. Hardcover,960 pages.