The Early Christians in Rome - H. D. M. Spence-Jones

Fabius, Bishop of Antioch, [105]
Faith, in Early Christian Church, [39]
Fame, posthumous, Roman yearning for, [59] & [n. 1], [65]
Family life, early Christian difficulties in, [140–1]
Fasting, early Church, [124] & [n. 1];
Rigourist teaching on, [153]
Filocalus, Furius Dionysius, inscriptions cut by, [230];
fame of, [301]
Fire of Rome, the great, [25];
attributed to Nero, [26–7], [28], [31], [285];
consequence of, to Christians and to Jews, [27–30]
Martyrdom by, [28–30], [256];
unusual, [275]
Fish, mystic, explained, [310], [316–7] & [n. 1]
Flaccus, [3]
Flavian Emperors, the (see also [Domitian], [Titus], and [Vespasian]), persecutions under, and reasons for, [39–42], [163 n. 1], [172], [173], [174];
tombs of, [277]
Flavianus, Pope, martyr, tomb of, [243]
Flavius Clemens, Consul, martyred by Domitian, [41]
Florus, Procurator of Judea, [330]
Forgiveness of Sin, consciousness of, joy from, [155–6]
Formula for reply, of possible Martyrs, [199]
Fortitude under Torture, Justin Martyr on, [185];
moral effect of, Lecky on, [193–4];
Roman view, [193], [205]
Forum, the, [86], [89]
Freedmen, in Rome, [137]
Freeman, Prof., on S. Petronilla’s altar, at Gloucester, [279]
Friedländer,—, views of, on Trajan’s Rescript, [49]
Fronto, [95], [145];
contempt of, for Christians, [158];
correspondence with Marcus Aurelius and his colleague, [63–4];
letters of, on Antoninus Pius, [85], [86–7]

Galatians, Epistle to, see [Epistles]
Galba, Emperor, [39], [331]
Gallerius, Emperor, and the cemeteries, [237]
Gallus, Cestius, siege by, of Jerusalem, [330]
Gamaliel, the elder, [366]
Gaul (see also [Lyons], [Vienne], &c.), Visigoth invasion of, [66]
Gemara, the, [344–5] & [n. 1], [346], [362], [370];
basis of, [358 n. 1], [360], [361];
exclusive spirit in, [366–8];
extravagances of, [347];
Rabbis of, [358 n. 1], [359];
study of, [362–3];
two versions of, [356] & [n. 4]
Generosa, catacomb of, [235], [236]
Genesis, Book of, Haggadic commentary on, [377–8]
Gentle School of Christian teaching, [101], [157]
Gieseler,—, views of, on Trajan’s Rescript, [49]
Ginsberg, Dr., work of, on Massoretic notes, [363–4]
Gloucester Abbey, altar and chapel of S. Petronella at, [279]
Gnosticism, rise of, concurrent with Rabbinism, [326]
Teachers of, classes addressed by, [112 n. 1]
Golden Age, The, of the Church (by author), cited, on Saints’ power over Animals, [176 n. 1]
Good Shepherd, the, paintings of, in Catacombs, [248], [301], [308], [310], [317–20] & [nn.]
Gospel, the, at Rome, problem of its beginnings, tradition as to founder, [7];
literary quotations sustaining, [8], [9] et seq.
Gospels (see also under Names), Canonical, in circulation temp. Antonines, [96];
form of, [72];
power of, [103];
woman’s position in, [367] & [n. 1]
Government service, Christians in, difficulties of, [141], [144], [145], [147], [148–9]
Graffiti in the Catacombs, [248], [251], [259]
Great Synagogue, the Men of, [339], [340]
Greece (see also [Corinth]), S. Paul’s missionary success in, [107]
Gregory the Great, additions by, to Basilica of S. Paul, [238];
and the Monza labels, [214], [228], [303–4];
homily by, on S. Felicitas, [305];
prayer of, for Trajan, [49];
on the Acts of S. Felicitas, [300];
on reverence for tombs of great Saints, [283]
Gregory IV, Pope, [275]

Hadrian, Emperor, [104], [164], [182], [274];
accession and reign of, authorities on, [75];
buildings by, at Jerusalem, [77–8], [332], [335–6] et seq.;
character of, [75], [85];
cities founded by, [76 n. 1];
death, last days, and insanity of, [82–3], [84], [335]
Persecutions by, and attitude towards Christianity, [77], [81–3], [163 n. 2], [247];
reason for, [194]
Rescript of, [80];
effect of, [180]
Villa of, [82]
Wars of, [325]
Zealot revolt under, [334]
Haggadah, the, [343] & [n. 2], [344];
detailed explanation of, [371] et seq., [377–9];
Divine inspiration claimed for, [365];
edited by R. Akiba, [356];
in the Exile, and after, [349–50], [351] & [n. 1], [371] et seq.;
Talmud popularity largely due to, [371];
sources of, [372–3]
Haggadic notices, nature of, [373];
where met with, [358 n. 1], [372], [373]
Haggai, the prophet, and the oral Law, [339]
Hagiographa, Divine inspiration ascribed to, [365]
Halachah, the, [343] & [n. 2], [344], [349], [350];
developments of, [376–7];
discussions on, [360];
editions of, by R. Akiba, [354–6],
by “Rabbi,” [358 n. 1];
reduced to writing by “Rabbi,” [372] & [n. 1]
Harnack, A., on authorship of 2nd Epistle of Clement of Rome, [104 n. 2];
on The Shepherd of Hermas, its date, [179] & [n. 1];
and various classes in the Church, [124–5];
on the Martyrdom of Theban legion, [148 n. 1];
on numbers of early Christians, inference from size of Catacombs, [105–6] & [n. 1];
on the Pædagogus of Clement of Alexandria, [111 n. 1]
Hebrews, Epistle to the, [71], [72];
Haggadic influence seen in, [379];
on Christian Assemblies, [107];
on Charity, [130];
on Hospitality, [128–9];
on Persecution, [165], [166]
Hegesippus, list by, of Roman Bishops, [15]
Heracleon, Gnostic teacher, [112 n. 1]
Heresies and Heretics, first century, at Rome, [22], [23] & [n. 1]
Heretical teachers, second century, successful contentions of Christians with, [37]
Hermas, author of The Shepherd (Pastor) (q.v.), [136 n. 1], [178];
teaching of, [138], [179], [182–3]
Herod Antipas, and S. Peter, [19 n. 1]
Herod family, [3], [329]
Herod the Great, [340]
Herodians, [329]
Hilary of Poitiers, on persecuting Roman Emperors, [40] & [n. 3]
Hillel, [356];
attempt of, to edit Mishnah material, [351];
codification work of, [356 n. 1];
and Shammai, [339],
debt to, of Rabbinism, [340]
Histoire Ancienne de l’Église, by Duchesne, cited, [16] & [n. 1], [179] & [n. 1], [181], [293 n. 1]
Histoire des Persécutions, by Allard (q.v.), cited, [19 n. 1], [42 n. 1], [48]
Histoire des Persécutions, by Aubé, cited, on Domitian, [42 n. 2]
Historia Monasterii S. Petri Gloucestriæ, on Royal burials near S. Petronilla’s altar, [279]
Histories of Tacitus (q.v.), the Lost, passage from (alleged) on destruction of the Temple, [331] & [n. 1], [332]
History of European Morals, by Lecky, on Christian charity, [137–8];
on Christian fortitude and its effects, [193–4];
on Christianity, causes of its spread, [150] & [n. 2];
on Slavery, [134], [135] & [n. 1], [136 n. 1]
Honorius, Emperor, [56], [252–3];
and the Basilica of S. Paul, [238]
Honorius I, Pope, [276];
and the Basilica of S. Pancras, [235]
Honorius III, Pope, additions by, to S. Paul’s Basilica, [238];
and the Basilicas to S. Laurence, [250]
Honorius IV, Pope, the Talmud condemned by, [366]
Hope, Christian, for the joy of the Future Life, [156–8], [311];
evidence of Catacombs on, [268]
Horace, poetic epistles of, [69 n. 1]
Horatius and the bridge, [87]
Hospitality, in the early Church, [128–9];
in provision of graves, [38]
Hyginus, Pope, burial-place of, [287]

Ichthus, meaning of, [310], [316–7] & [n. 1]
Idol-worship (see also [Incense]), Ceremonial, attitude to, of Rigourist and opposite schools, [144–5], [147], [148];
Old Testament attitude to, [149];
Tertullian on, [203]
Ignatius and Polycarp, by Lightfoot, cited, [40 n. 3]
Immortality, Christian ideas on, [156–8]
Imperial cultus, see [Emperor-worship]
Families, Christian members of, [110], [112], [148], [240], [241]
Household, Christians in, [147]
Incense, offering of (see also [Idol-worship]), test for Christians, [52], [53], [181], [194–6]
Insanity of despots, see [Hadrian] and [Nero]
Inscriptions in the Catacombs (see also [Damasus]), [237], [251], [267], [268], [271], [285], [296–7], [301]
Greek, [256–7];
age witnessed by, [267], [268]
“Graffiti,” later, [229]
Teaching of, [219], [220], [225], [307]
Value of, to explorers, [229]
Inspiration, claimed for Haggadah, [365];
of Jewish Scriptures, Talmud view on, [364–5];
of New Testament writings, [70];
voice of, cessation of, [73]
Invocation of Saints, not generally taught in Catacombs, [312]
Irenæus, teacher of S. Hippolytus, [14], [138], [170], [251], [315], [319 n. 1];
list of Roman Bishops by, [15];
writings addressed by, to cultured classes, [111 n. 1]
cited in support of Petrine tradition, [10], [14]
on Christians at Court, [147];
on the founding of the Roman Church by SS. Peter and Paul and on Linus, [15];
on numbers of Christians at Rome, [104], [106], [107];
on Polycarp and his memories of S. John, [73]
Isaiah, the prophet, [365];
book of, 53rd chapter of, use made of, by early Christian writers, [117] & [n. 1]
cited on Forgiveness of Sins, [155]
Israel, Glorification of, the object of the Talmud, [345]
Itineraries, Pilgrim (see also Names), value of, to explorers of Catacombs, &c., [209] et seq., [227–8], [242], [243], [246], [247]

Jamnia, Rabbinic School at, [326], [353], [357], [358 n. 1]
Jannes and Jambres, source of names of, [379]
Jerusalem, Ælia Capitolina built on site of, [332], [335–6];
result, [336–8];
Hadrian’s insults at, to Christianity, [77–8]
Apostolic Council at, S. Peter at, [8]
Communism in the Church at, results of, [120 n. 1], [130]
Fall and destruction of, effect on Jewish nation, [22], [39], [340], [342], [346–8], [351], [353], [355], [357], [362], [368]
Parties in, before first great war, [329–30]
Sieges of, in order of date, by Gallus, [330];
Vespasian, [331];
Titus, [331–3];
Severus, [337]
Taken by Pompey, [3]
Jesus Christ (see also [Christ]), Godhead of, importance of the testimony of Apostolic Fathers in regard to, [74]
Jew, the, and the Talmud (Book V.), [325] et seq.
Jewish Encyclopædia, cited on the life of Rabbinic schools, [359]
Jewish heroes, Haggadic legends of, [378]
Learning, stimulus to, of Talmudic study, [369]
National ideals as affected by War of Extermination, [78–9]
Scriptures, Canonical, [361];
inspiration of, [364–5]
Women, disabilities of, [367] & [n. 1], [380]
Jews, attitude of, to the Gospel, reasons for, [7]
Discrimination of, from Christians by Romans, progress of, [27], [30], [78], [79], [80], [92], [164]
of the Dispersion, influence on, of Rabbinism, [339–41];
and of the Talmud, [339] et seq., [368–9]
Fate of, after last wars, [325–6]
History of, in Old Testament and after, [325–6];
evidential importance of, to Christianity, [325], [326]
Persecutions of, and martyrs of, [336], [337], [338]
Preservation of, as distinct race, [326];
cause of, [339], [345–7]
in Rome, [3–6], [346];
expulsion of, [8], [18], [25];
Roman attitude to beliefs of, [3], [39];
rulers favourable to, [3]
Twentieth Century, distinct, still, as race, [326];
influence of, [346];
numbers of, [369]
Wars of, the three last, story of, and of consequences, [77], [78–9], [80], [325], [329] et seq., [354]
Jochanan ben Zacchai, Rabbi, and his school of disciples, work of, on the Mishna, [341], [353];
teaching of, [358]
John, the Abbot, [228]
John, the Deacon, [49]
John, King, desired burial-place of, [321]
John, the Presbyter, cited on S. Mark, [9–10]
Jordani, catacomb of, [258], [260];
tombs in, of sons of S. Felicitas, [259], [303]
Joseph of Arimathea, [110]
Joseph the patriarch, and idol-worship, [149]
Josephus, on the burning of the Temple, [331]
Joshua, and the oral Law, [339]
Judæa, Roman rule over, [329];
and revolts against (see also [Jews, Wars of], and [Zealots]), [329] et seq.
Judaism, Authority and Influence of the Talmud on, [368–9]
Julia Sabina, wife of Hadrian, [75]
Julian, Emperor, [75]
Letter from, to Arsacius, on Christian characteristics, [131];
on Christian brotherliness, [123 n. 1], [128]
Julianus, Pope, martyr, tomb of, [243]
Julius Cæsar, [56];
favour shewn by, to Jews, [3]
Julius I, Pope, [276]
Jupiter, worship of, test for Christians, [194], [195]
Justin Martyr, [319 n. 1];
compared with Theophilus of Antioch, [189];
martyrdom of, [94], [104], [184];
teaching of, [138]
on Aid to Prisoners, [130];
on Almsgiving, [113–4], [119], [129];
on Assemblies, [108], [113–4];
on Care of the Sick, [127];
on Christian fortitude, [185];
on Christ’s atonement, [117];
on highly-placed Christians, [111];
on Hospitality, [113–4], [128], [129];
on the numbers of Christians, [104], [106], [107];
on Persecutions, [37], [184–6];
on progress of Christianity, [107]
Justinian, Emperor, dedication of a church by, to a slave-saint, [136 n. 1];
Talmud condemned by, [365]
Justus, and S. Nicomedes, [255–6]
Juvenal, on Domitian’s unpopularity, [42] & [n. 2];
on the ideal Roman, [88];
on Roman Society, [58]

Kabbala, the, [360], [362 n. 1]
Kimchi, D., famous Rabbinist, [369]
Kyneburg, Abbess of Gloucester, [279]

Lactantius, on Almsgiving, [122];
on Care for widows and orphans, [126–7];
on Christian virtues, and burial of the dead, [131–2], [133];
on Persecutions, [32]
Lanciani,—, [236],
cited on Basilica of S. Paul, [238]
Languages, of Christian Epitaphs in Catacombs, [308]
Lateran Museum, Christian sarcophagi in, sculptures on, [19 n. 1]
Latin language, debt of, to Cicero, [58]
Latin Literature, by Dr. Mackail, cited on Marcus Aurelius’s letters, [63 n. 1]
Law, Mosaic (see [Torah] and [Midrash]), Commentaries on, see Haggadah, Halachah, [Midrash], Talmud, Targumim, &c.
Roman, on treatment of Christians, [32], [49]
“Law upon the Lip,” tradition on, [339]
Le Blant,—, on the School for Martyrdom, [198 n. 1]
Lecky, W. H., cited, see [History of European Morals]
Leland’s Itinerary, on cult of S. Petronilla (Petronell), [278–9]
Leo III, Pope, translation of S. Felicitas and Silanus by, [259], [302]
Leo IV, Pope, saints translated by, [249];
on tombs of Priscilla and Aquila, [262]
Letter-form, of Apostolic “remains,” [73];
in Literature, reason of popularity, [70–1];
sole O.T. instance of, [69]
Letters (see also [Epistles]), by Classical writers and others, in Roman literature, [56] et seq.
meant for publication, [56], [61–2], [65], [66], [67], [68];
not so meant, [63]
others, by Christians modelled on these lines, [69] et seq.
Letters relating the Martyrdom of Polycarp, genuine, [81 n. 1]
Liber Pontificalis, antiquity of, [15];
value of, to Catacomb explorers, [226–7]
cited on Basilica of Constantine the Great at S. Peter’s tomb, [282];
on S. Cecilia’s tomb, [262], [293 n. 1], [296];
on Novatus, [264];
on S. Priscilla’s catacomb, burials in, [266];
on S. Pudentiana and her sister, [264], [265 n. 1]
Liberian or Philocalian catalogue, cited in support of Petrine tradition, [14], [15];
on burials in S. Priscilla’s cemetery, [266];
on the tomb of S. Felicitas and her sons, [301], [302–3], [304]
Liberius, Pope, [301];
burial-place of, [272]
Licinius, [29]
Lightfoot, Bp., [121 n. 1];
on the Acts of the Passion of S. Felicitas, [300];
on the Antonine persecutions, [94] & [n. 2];
on the authorship of the 2nd Epistle of Clement of Rome, [104 n. 1];
on Caius, [11];
on the date of the Epistle to Diognetus, [178 n. 1];
on the date of Octavius, [186];
on Epistolary form as usual with the Apostles, [74 n. 1];
on genuineness of Pliny’s letter, &c., [46] & [n. 1];
on Hilary’s reference to Vespasian’spersecutions, [40] & [n. 3];
on Ignatius, [73];
authenticity of his (so-called) Epistles, [172–3];
his letter to the Roman Church, [9];
his yearning for martyrdom, [175];
on The Shepherd, of Hermas, [180];
on its date and author, [179 n. 1];
on S. Hippolytus, [11], [251–2];
on S. Laurence, [254];
on S. Paul’s Epistle to the Romans and S. Peter’s first coming to Rome, [19 n. 1];
on S. Peter (and S. Mark) in Rome, [10], [18];
on S. Petronilla, [277]
Linus, Pope, first Bishop of Rome after S. Peter, [12], [15];
burial-place of, [283], [287];
Jerome on, [14];
“Memoria” chapel of, Papal burial-place in church on site of, [273]
Lister, Jane, epitaph of, [309]
Literary witness to Martyrs’ histories rehabilitated by De Rossi’s excavations, [225], [230–1]
to Numerousness of Martyrs, [209] et seq.
to Persecution, A.D. 64–80, [163] et seq.
Lombards, the, [293], [297]
Lorium, country home of Antoninus Pius, [86], [87]
Love as bond of Christians, [118–9]
Lucilius, Seneca’s letters to, [29]
Lucina, Catacomb or Cemetery of, in a garden, [234], [236], [238], [239];
S. Paul’s burial-place, [236];
S. Sebastian’s burial-place, [244]
Crypt of, identification of, [245]
Lucius Quietus, Roman general, [335]
Lucius Verus, Fronto’s correspondence with, [63]
“Luminaria,” in the Catacombs, [296] & [n. 1];
indication from, of crypt below, [229]
Lydda, Rabbinic school of, [357], [358 n. 1]
Lyons, birthplace of Sidonius Apollinaris, [65]
Literary support from, of Petrine tradition, [9], [13]
Martyrdoms at, [94], [201], [208];
genuine accounts of, [81 n. 1]
Pliny’s letters read to an audience, [61]

Maccabean dynasty, agreements made by, with Rome, [3]
Maccabees, story in, like that of S. Felicitas, [258], [298]
Mackail, Dr., on letters of Marcus Aurelius, [63] & [n. 1]
Madaurian persecutions, [94]
Maderno, Stefano, architect, [259 n. 1];
statue of S. Cecilia by, [294];
replicas of, [ib. n. 1]
Magnesia, Epistle to, of Ignatius, [173], [174]
Mahommedanism, spread of, compared with that of Christianity, [102]
Maimonides, famous Rabbinist, [369];
on the fathers of Rabbinism, [339]
Manuals of Martyrdom, [199]
Marc-Aurèle, by Renan, cited, [146 n. 1]
Marcellinus, Pope and martyr, burial-place of, [266];
identified, [231]
Marcellus, Pope and martyr, burial-place of, [266], [272]
Marchi, Father, archæological work of, [209], [224]
Marcia, patronage by, of Christians, [147]
Marcion, [189]
Marcius Turbo, Roman general, [335]
Marcomanni, war with, [95]
Marcus, burial-place identified, [231]
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus adopted by Antoninus Pius and successor to him, [83], [145], [245], [292];
attitude of, to Christians, [33], [64], [80], [158]
Character of, [84] et seq., [189]
Correspondence of, with Fronto, [63–4]
Death of, [164]
“Meditations” by, [85–6], [96–7];
on Antoninus Pius, [85–6];
Christian pages of, [147];
on his religious ideas, [96–7]
its one reference to Christians, [96–7]
Persecutions by, [80–1], [163 n. 2], [164], [188–9], [190], [207], [208 n. 1],
and reasons for, [81], [91–7], [137], [194];
martyrs in, [184], [258–9], [264], [266], [289], [290], [291], [298] et seq., [305]
Melito’s discourse on, written to, [187–8]
Table of succession of, [83]
Marriage, Rigourist teaching on, [153]
Mars, [195]
Martial, poet, [59 n. 1];
attitude of, to the old Roman virtue, [88]
Martyrdom, aspiration to, checked by the Church, [154]
Attraction of (see [Ignatius]), [37], [153] et seq.
Schools of training for, [33], [36], [145]
Methods of, writers on, [197], [198] & [n. 1] et seq.
Physical training for, [198], [201–3]
Spiritual training, [198–201]
Results, [203–5]
Spirit in which faced, [205] et prævi
Martyres, Ad, by Tertullian, [199];
on Physical training, [202]
Martyrii, De Laudi, [199];
on Christian fortitude in torture, [193]
Martyrologies, literary sources of, in many instances rehabilitated by De Rossi’s catacomb excavations, [225], [230–1];
on Confessors buried in Catacomb of Commodilla, [239]
Martyrology of S. Jerome, value of, to Catacomb explorers, [226]
Martyrs, Apocalyptic references to, [37], [157], [167–70]
Burial and burial-places of (see [Catacombs], [Cemeteries], and [Itineraries]), [285–6];
burial near, desired, [312] & [n. 1], [321–2]
Formula for, of reply to judge, [199]
Hermas on, [181]
Hymns on, by Prudentius and others, [151–2] & [n. 1]
under Nero (q.v.), [267–8], [285–6]
Numbers of, emphasized, [33];
“small” theory refuted by archæology and literature, [82] & [n. 1], [207] et seq., [209] et seq.
Christian and Pagan witness to, [208]
Second-century, rarity of Festivals of, [208]
Seed of the Church, [196], [203]
Slaves, famous, [136]
Tombs of, [300] et passim
Traces of, in S. Peter’s Memoria, [284–5]
Translation of, [227], [235], [236], [266] & [n. 1], [267], [272], [273–4], [292]
Martyrum, De Gloriâ, by S. Gregory of Tours, cited on tragedy at tomb of SS. Chrysanthus and Daria, [261]
Martyrum, De Locis SS., cited [210–11], [303];
on numbers of martyrs, [212], [213], [214]
Marucchi,—, archæological researches and work of, [12], [42], [234], [239], [263], [301];
identification by, of S. Peter’s baptistery, [12], [257]
on Acilius Glabrio, [269]
on Catacomb of S. Priscilla as associated with S. Peter, &c., [257], [267], [268], [270], [271], [273];
on its immensity and regularity, [271]
on the Domitilla Cemetery, [240]
on Excavations, results of, attained and anticipated, [231–2]
on Nicomedes’ cemetery, reservoir in, [256]
on Papal burial-places, [273]
on S. Cecilia’s burial-places and tradition, [293 n. 1], [298]
on S. Felicitas’s tomb, and those of her sons, [302], [303]
on the Thrason Catacomb, [260]
on the veneration paid to S. Laurence, [250]
Massorah, the, [361] et seq.;
Temple Torah readings preserved in, [333 n. 2]
Massoretes, the, duties of, [361–2]
Massoretic notes on the sacred Jewish texts, [362–4]
Mauritanian martyrdoms, [208]
Maximian, Emperor, [148] & [n. 1]
Maximin, Emperor, Persecution under, [163 n. 2]
Meir, Rabbi, codification of Talmud by, [356];
maxims of, on Women, [367]
Melito, Bishop of Sardis, on Hospitality, [128];
on Persecution, [32], [187–8];
silent as to Vespasian, [40 n. 3]
Memoriæ or Chapel-Tombs of Apostles, at Rome, locale of, [11], [233], [281] et seq.;
testimony of, to Petrine tradition, [17]
Mental guerdons of Christianity, [154–9]
Messiah, hopes of, revolts due to, [330], [334]
pseudo, revolts caused by, [336] et seq., [354–5]
Midoth, treatise, [358 n. 1]
Midrash, definition of, [371]
Explained, two currents in, [350], [351]
Subject-matter of, [376–7]
Midrashim, the, [360]
Milan, Edict of, effect of, on spread of Christianity, [150] & [n. 1]
Milman, Dean, on the style of the Octavius of Minucius Felix, [186–7]
Minucius Felix (see [Octavius] by), [158]
Miracles, Talmudic teaching on, [365]
Mishnah (see also [Haggadah], [Halachah], and [Talmud]);
basis of, [361];
chief object of study, Rabbinic schools, [358 n. 1];
how studied, [359–60], [362–3];
curiosities of, [346–7];
Divine inspiration claimed for, [365];
evolution of, [341], [342–4];
exclusive spirit in, [366–8];
meaning of name, and nature of work, [341] & [n. 1], [344] & [n. 1], [356] & [n. 3], [358] & [n. 1], [365], [370];
oral at first, [344];
in the two Talmuds, [344–5];
on Akiba’s martyrdom, [355] & [n. 1];
on the history of the Talmud, [339–40]
Mishnah, the non-canonical, [360], [373]
Mishnaic Rabbis, work of, on Halachah and Haggadah, [341], [344–5], [347], [351], [352], [358] & [n. 1]
Mission and Expansion of Christianity, by Harnack, [106 n. 1], [124–5]
Mommsen,—, [331 n. 1], on Pagan Rome personified in Apocalypse, [169 n. 1];
on Pliny’s letter, [46]
Monza Catalogue and Labels, story of, evidence of, on numerousness of martyrs, [214–5], [228];
reference in to S. Felicitas and her sons, [303–4];
use of, to catacomb explorers, [228]
Mosaic work, oldest, in Roman church, [263]
Mosaism, destruction of, [341]
Moses, [348], [349];
and the Law, [339]
Rabbinical teaching in, [343] & [n. 1], and on, [364], [373–4], [378]
Mucius Scævola, torture of, [187]
Muratorian Canon, on date of The Shepherd of Hermas, [178–9]
Music, association with, of S. Cecilia, [294 n. 1]
Mutual aid between Christian Churches, inculcated, [130–1]
Myers, F. W., verse by, on the Atonement, [115 n. 1]

Naaman, the Syrian, and Idol-worship, [149]
Nævius, the augur, [87]
Naples, memorial at, of S. Agnes, [256–7]
Nehardea, Rabbinic school at, [357], [358 n. 1]
Nero, Emperor, [39], [40], [41], [42 n. 2], [182], [183], [197], [232], [245], [269]
Death of, [207], [331]
Edict of, against Christians, [32], [54]
Fire at Rome attributed to, [26–7], [28], [31], [285]
Insanity of, [26]
Jews in Rome in reign of, [5]
Persecutions by, [10], [28], [30], [46 n. 1], [62], [104], [164], [167], [172], [190], [197];
burnings under, [28–30];
numbers involved, [28], [46 n. 1];
S. Peter martyred during, [267], [285–6];
Tacitus’s references to, [62]
New Testament, the, writers of, and writings, see also under names of Authors, and of Books, and see [Epistles]
Assemblies mentioned in, [101]
Haggadic influences seen in, [378–9]
Inspiration of, [70]
Publication intended, Deissmann on, [71]
References in, to Persecution, [165], [166–70]
Teaching of, on Hospitality, [128–9];
and on Slavery, [134–5]
Witness of, to spread of Christianity, [107]
Nicholas, Pope, [226]
Nicodemus and other persons of position among Early Christians, [110–12]
Nicolaitan heresy, [23 n. 1]
Nicomedia, Court of, Christians at, [147–8]
Nîmes, birthplace of Antoninus Pius, [83]
Nomeseus, martyr, [211]
Northcote, Dr., on Early Christian faith as shown in Catacomb inscriptions, [310]
“Notices” on the founding of the Roman Church, as bearing on tradition of S. Peter, [8], [9] et seq.
Novatus, Baths of, [264], [265]
Numerian, Emperor, persecution under, [260]

OCTAVIUS, Dialogue by Minucius Felix, [138], [145–6], [186–7];
on Christian love, [119], [129];
on Christians in high place, [111];
on persecution, [186–7]
Octodurum, Martyrdom legend of, [148 n. 1]
Old Testament, Books of, text of, Jewish care of, and commentaries on, [342] et seq., [370], [371–9]
Christian reverence for, influence on, of the Talmud, and of Rabbinism, [327], [370] & [n. 1]
Earliest Hebrew MSS. of, [363]
History in, value of, [325]
Letter in, the one, [69]
Teaching of, on Almsgiving, [121]
Onesimus, and S. Paul, [134]
Oral teaching in Rabbinic Schools, [357–60]
Oratory, Church of, London, replica in of Maderno’s S. Cecilia effigy, [294 n. 1]
Origen, modified Rigourism of, [146];
teaching of, [139];
identification by, of Hermas, [178];
veneration of, for The Shepherd, by Hermas, [179];
writings by, on Martyrdom, [199]
Osric, King of Northumbria, burial-place of, [279]
Ostia, [145], [186–7], [235], [236]
Ostian Way, Memoria of Apostle on, [11]
Ostrian Cemetery, other names of, [255], [257], [271]
Otho, Emperor, [39], [331]
Overbach,—, views of, on Trajan’s Rescript, [49]
Ovid, poetic epistles of, [69 n. 1]
Ozanam on Slaves in Roman Empire, first and second centuries, [135 n. 2]