This monograph discusses the rich variety of early Christian speculations on eschatological opponents as well as the Jewish roots of these speculations, showing

The present volume discusses the earliest Christian views on eschatological opponents and their backgrounds in contemporary Judaism. It treats the rich variety

The Antichrist, though mentioned a mere four times in the Bible, and then only obscurely, has exercised a tight hold on popular imagination throughout history.

Following the years of the Crucifixion to the fall of Jerusalem, Renan details the deaths and persecutions of the newly formed Christian church by the Roman Emp

A readable, yet authoritative outline of the Catholic tradition on Antichrist based on Scripture, the Fathers and Doctors of the Church, and Tradition. Proves h