Journal of Early Christian History

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Early Christian History aims to contribute to scholarship in early Christian and Byzantine studies by publishing high quality research articles, review articles and book reviews.

The journal aspires to approach the field of early Christian and Byzantine studies from new perspectives, welcoming studies incorporating various methodologies, contextual trajectories and interdisciplinary research.

The journal especially wishes to promote research in these fields within a South African and wider African context, but not neglecting the international scholarly community.

It therefore publishes individually submitted articles, articles resulting from research projects and also conference proceedings.

Articles and reviews from the following disciplines are covered by the scope of the journal: New Testament Studies; Patristics and Late Ancient Studies; Byzantine Studies.

Although these disciplines form the crux of research covered by the journal, studies from other relevant fields such as the Old Testament and Septuagint, Classics and Religion would also be considered for publication.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.1
2024	0.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.101

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	7

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	30105

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	8

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Reconsidering the Skin Colour (Race) of Jesus and his Ancestors

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Willem H.

• Origen the Christian Middle/Neoplatonist: New Arguments for a Possible Identification

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Ilaria

• Political Theory and Ideology in the<i>Kebra Nagast:</i>Old Testament Judaism, Roman-Byzantine Politics and Ethiopian Orthodoxy

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Benjamin

• Pauline Rhetoric and the Discernment of the Wisdom of God According to 1 Corinthians 2

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Dirk G.

• Old Age, Masculinity, and Martyrdom in Late Antiquity: John Chrysostom and the Maccabean Martyrs

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Chris L.

• Claiming Corporeal Capital: John Chrysostom's Homilies on the Maccabean Martyrs

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Chris L.

• Evicted and Marginalised: Violence in Zimbabwe as Analogy to a Possible Social Context of Mark 3:22–35

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Zorodzai

• The Gospel of John and Early Trinitarian Thought: The Unity of God in John, Irenaeus and Tertullian

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Marianne Meye

• Race, Texts, and Contexts: Whiteness and Anti-Judaism

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Jeremy

• Angels in John Chrysostom’s Anthropology: Asceticism, Angelomorphism, and Human Bodily Composition in Flux

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Chris L.

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