p strong emMidwest Publishing Association Award of Excellence ScholarlyReferenceem strong pp strong emReaders' Choice Awards Honorable Mentionem strong ppThe emEncyclopedia of Ancient Christianityem covers eight centuries of the Christian church and comprises 3,220 entries by a team of 266 scholars from 26 countries representing a variety of Christian traditions. It draws upon such fields as archaeology, art and architecture, biography, cultural studies, ecclesiology, geography, history, philosophy, and theology.ppThis three-volume encyclopedia offers unparalleled, comprehensive coverage of the people, places, and ideas of ancient Christianity. The encyclopedia's A-to-Z coverage extends from Aaron iconography to Zosimus, pope and chronologically from Christianity's origins to Bede d. 735 in the West and John of Damascus d. ca. 749 in the Greek East, with detailed emphasis on the first four centuries of Christian history.ppThis edition updates and expands on previous Italian and English