Chapter II: Part I: Introductory

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A sketch of the early Jewish colony in Rome--Allusion to
Jews by Cicero--Favour shown them by Julius Cæsar--Mention
of Jews by the great poets of the Augustine
age--Characteristic features and moral power of Jews--Their
numbers in the days of Nero 3

I

(_a_) FOUNDATION OF THE CHURCH IN ROME--INFLUENCE OF
S. PETER

Into this colony of Jews came the news of the story of Jesus
Christ--Was S. Peter among the first preachers of
Christianity in Rome?--Quotations from early Christian
writers on this subject--Traditional memories of S. Peter in
Rome 7

II

EARLY REFERENCES

Quotations from patristic writers of the first three
centuries, bearing on the foundation of the Church in Rome,
including the oldest Catalogues of the Bishops of
Rome--Deduction from these quotations 13