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The population of Palestine in Jesus' day was approximately 500,000 to 600,000. About 18,000 of these residents were priests and Levites. Jerusalem's population was about 55,000, but during major feasts could swell to 180,000

For more than 150 years after the Resurrection, Christians had no official church buildings. During this time, evangelism was conducted mainly in homes, in the context of worship and Christian education. Itinerant evangelists were rarely found in the early centuries.

(source: Christian History)

• Tertullian on Heretics

• Doing the Work of Righteousness (Clement of Rome)

• Excerpts from Polycarp

• Guide to Early Church Documents

• Christian History Online

• Christian Classics Ethereal Library

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