Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents xi
4. Introduction 1
5. Part 1. Literary Background: Apologetic in the Hellenistic World
6. Chapter 1. Greek and Roman Successions 9
7. Chapter 2. Jewish Successions 29
8. Part 2. Formative Crises: Bishop and Succession in Earliest Christianity
9. Chapter 3. New Testament 43
10. Chapter 4. Ignatius and 1 Clement 65
11. Part 3. Stage 1: Anti-Heretical Uses
12. Chapter 5. Hegesippus 91
13. Chapter 6. Irenaeus 121
14. Part 4. Stage 2: Anti-Schismatic Uses
15. Chapter 7. Julius Africanus 139
16. Chapter 8. Hippolytus 159
17. Part 5. Stage 3: Apologetic and Encouragement
18. Chapter 9. Eusebius, 1. The Chronicle 177
19. Chapter 10. Eusebius, 2. The Ecclesiastical History 203
20. Conclusion 225
21. Bibliography 227
22. Indices 243