---
title: 'Early Christianity'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'John Williamson Nevin'
date: 1851-09-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Ancient and Medieval Church History'
- 'Roman Catholic History'
- 'Revival History'
scriptures:
- 'Acts 7'
- 'John 4'
- 'Romans 8'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/nevin-1851-1852-early-christianity
---

# Early Christianity

Excerpts on early Christianity in Lyons contrast the primitive martyr witness (Pothinus, Irenæus) with modern Roman Catholic practices and recount a 19th‑century evangelical revival and conversions.

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