Covering the period up to 1500 CE and the geographical areas of Palestine, Syria, Mesopotamia, Persia, India, Central and SE Asia, China and Japan, this book takes examines the outward development of the Church in these areas as well as the inner, theological issues.

1 Introduction 2 Apostolic Times and Apostolic Traditions 3 A Necessary Excursus into Theology 4 Christians in Syria and Palestine 5 Christians in 'Arabia' 6 Christians in Armenia and Georgia 7 Christians in Persia (Iran) 8 Christians in India9 Christians in Central Asia 10 Christians in China 11 Christians in South-East Asia 12 Conclusion

Gilman, Ian; Klimkeit, Hans-Joachim