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Brill Encyclopedia of Early Christianity Online

The Brill Encyclopedia of Early Christianity Online focuses on the history of early Christian texts, authors, and ideas. Its content is intended to bridge the gap between the fields of New Testament studies and patristics, connecting a number of related fields of study including Judaism, ancient history and philosophy, covering the whole period of early Christianity up to 600 CE.

The BEEC aims to provide a critical review of the methods used in Early Christian Studies and to update the history of scholarship.

The BEEC addresses a range of traditions, including iconographic, martyrological, ecclesiastical, and Christological traditions, as well as cultic phenomena, such as the veneration of saints. The history of the transmission of texts and the attention to recent scholarship will play an important role. The BEEC focuses on early Christianity from a historical perspective in order to uncover the lasting legacy of the authors and texts until the present day.

Currently over 885 articles are available. The encyclopedia will consist of over 1100 articles. Planned completion is expected in 2024.

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General Editors:
David G. Hunter, Boston College, United States
Paul J.J. van Geest, Tilburg University / Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands,
Bert Jan Lietaert Peerbolte, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands

Consultant Editor:
Angelo di Berardino, Augustinianum, Italy

Section Editors:
Juliette Day, University of Helsinki, Finland
Maria Doerfler, Yale University, United States
David Eastman, Ohio Wesleyan University, United States
Robin M. Jensen, University of Notre Dame, United States
Robert Kitchen, Sankt Ignatios Theological Academy, Sweden
Rebecca Krawiec, Canisius College, Buffalo, New York, United States
Jacob Abraham Latham, University of Tennessee, United States
Outi Lehtipuu, University of Helsinki, Finland
Christoph Markschies, Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Germany
Bronwen Neil, Macquarie University, Australia
Karin Berber Neutel, Umeå University, Sweden
Geert van Oyen, University of Louvain, Belgium
Karla Pollmann, University of Tübingen, Germany
Joshua Schwartz, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Kristina Sessa, Ohio State University, United States
Tarmo Toom, Tartu University, Estonia
General Editors:
David G. Hunter is Margaret O'Brien Flatley Professor of Catholic Theology,Boston College, United States.
Paul J.J. van Geest is Professor of Church History and History of Theology, Tilburg University and Professor of Theology and Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Bert Jan Lietaert Peerbolte is Professor of New Testament and Early Christian Literature, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands.
"The entries in BEEC online provide a depth and detail that is not found in other similar products. Users have access to lengthy entries that provide more than a simple, cursory overview of the topic. The inclusion of a historiography subsection to their entries offers another unique perspective that is not normally found in other products covering similar time periods. Composite score: 4.25" - Denise Gehring, Azusa Pacific University, in: Choice, April 2020 [www.choice360.org/products/ccadvisor]