Christianity and the Roman Government - A Study in Imperial Administration #248488

I had been working at the literature of the subject and collecting materials for nearly a year and a half when Professor Ramsay's lectures on the Christian communities of Asia Minor were announced and delivered. As it was understood that these lectures were to be published, I put aside my own work, feeling that the ground was covered by his book, and intend ing, if possible, to make use of my materials in review ing his lectures when they appeared. Subsequently, however, wishing to make somewhat more use than this would have allowed of my own work, such as it was, I altered my mind and reverted to my former intention, in the hope that there would be found sufficient difference in scope, method and arrange ment to justify the existence of my little book side by side with, though at a respectful distance from, Professor Ramsay's.