** Translator’s Introduction

** Foreword

** Chapter 1: A Nation Sacrificed to History

** Chapter 2: Diaspora and Anti-Semitism

*** Jewish Proselytism and Anti-Semitism

** Chapter 3: The Judean Sects

*** The Sadduceans

*** The Pharisians

*** The Zealot Movement

** Chapter 4: The Men of the Community, or the Essenes

*** History of the Sect

*** Monachism and Ecclesiastic Organization

*** Essenism is the True Original Christianity

*** The Messiah

*** The Essene Churches

*** A Dualist Tendency

*** Towards a Judeo-Christian Syncretism

** Chapter 5: The Baptist Movement of the Samaritan Messiah Dusis/Dosithea

*** Shadow and Light from Samaria

*** The Messiah Dusis/Dunstan/Dosithea

** Chapter 6: Simon of Samaria and Gnostic Radicality

*** The So-Called Disciples of Simon

** Chapter 7: The phallic and fusional cults

*** The Naassenes or Ophites

*** Perates, Cainites, Nicolaites, Koukeens

*** Justin the Gnostic and the Book of Baruch

*** The Adepts of Barbelo

** Chapter 8: Three Esseno-Christian Christs: Seth, Melchizedek, and Joshua/Jesus

*** The Messiah Seth

*** The Messiah Melchizedek

*** Joshua/Jesus, Unknown Prophet and Syncretic Messiah

*** Elements of a Forgery

** Chapter 9: the Messianic sects of Joshua/Jesus: Nazarenes, Ebionites, Elchasaites

*** Nazarenes and Ebionites

*** Elchasaites

** Chapter 10: Quarrels about Prophets and Apostles: Jochanaan, Theudas/Jude/Thomas, Jacob, Simon-Peter, Barnabas, Saul/Paul

*** Jochanaan, Called John The Baptist

*** Theudas/Jude/Thomas

*** Jacob

*** Simon-Peter

*** Barnabas

*** Saul, Called Paul of Tarse

** Chapter 11: Marcion and the Hellenization of Christianity

** Chapter 12: The Inventors of a Christian Theology: Basilides, Valentine, Ptolemy

*** Basilides Of Alexandria

*** Valentine And The Valentinians

*** Ptolemy

*** The Pistis Sophia

** Chapter 13: Marcos and the Hellenization of Jewish Hermeticism

** Chapter 14: Carpocratus, Epiphanius and the Tradition of Simon of Samaria

** Chapter 15: The New Prophecy and the Development of Popular Christianity

*** The New Prophecy And The Christian Philosophers Of The Second Century

*** Justin The Apologist

*** Hermas and The Pastor

*** Irenaeus Of Lyon

*** Tertullian, Philosopher Of The New Prophecy

** Chapter 16: Tatian and the Fabrication of the New Testament

*** The Canonical Gospels

** Chapter 17: Three Local Christianities: Edessa and Bardesane, Alexandria and Origen, Antioch and Paul of Samosate

*** Bardesane Of Edessa

*** Audi

*** Origen Of Alexandria

*** Paul Of Samosate, Bishop Of Antioch

** Chapter 18: Novatian, the Apostate Clergy and the Anti-Montanist Reaction

** Chapter 19: Arianism and the Church of Rome

*** Eusebius Of Cesarea

*** Arius

** Chapter 20: Donat and the Circoncellions

** Chapter 21: The Spirituals, Also Called Messalians or Euchites

*** Borborites, Coddians, Stratiotics, Phemionites

** Chapter 22: Monophysites and Dyophysites

** Chapter 23: Pelagius and Augustine, or the Conception of Free Will and Predestination

** Chapter 24: Priscillian of Avila

** Chapter 25: Paulicians and Bogomiles

*** The Paulicians

*** The Bogomiles

** Chapter 26: Christs and Reformers: Popular Resistance to the Institutional Church

*** The Christ Of Bourges

*** Aldebert

*** Leuthard

*** Eudes De L’etoile, Or Eudo De Stella

*** Two Reformers: Pierre De Bruys And Henri Du Mans

** Chapter 27: The Communalist Prophets

*** The Patarin Movement

*** Tanchelm Of Antwerp

*** Arnaud Of Brescia

*** Ugo Speroni

** Chapter 28: Philosophy against the Church

*** John Scotus Erigena

*** David Of Dinant

*** Thomas Scoto, Hermann De Rijswijck

** Chapter 29: The Cathars

*** The First Bogomile Missionaries

*** The Second Wave Of Bogomile Prediction

*** The End Of Catharism

*** Dualism And Asceticism

** Chapter 30: The Vaudois and the Adepts of Voluntary Poverty

** Chapter 31: The Movement of the Free-Spirit

*** The Amaurians

*** Fin Amor

*** The New Spirit Of Souabe

*** Marguerite Porete

*** Heilwige Bloemardine

*** William Cornelius Of Antwerp: Voluntarily Poor And Free-Spirit

** Chapter 32: Beghards and Beguines

*** The Communities Of Cologne And Schweidnitz

*** Wandering Beghards And Beguines

*** The End Of The Beghards And Beguines

** Chapter 33: The Millenarianists

*** Joachim Of Fiore

*** Joachimism

*** Gerardo Segarelli

*** The Guillelmites

*** Dolcino Of Novara

** Chapter 34: The Flagellants

** Chapter 35: The Fraticelles

*** Bernard Delicieux

*** Prous Boneta

*** Bentivenga Da Gubio

*** Paolo Zoppo

*** The Extermination Trial Of The Fraticelles

** Chapter 36: The Eastern Reformers: the Hussites and Taborites

** Chapter 37: The Men of Intelligence and the Pikarti of Bohemia

*** The Pikarti, Or The Adamites Of Bohemia

** Chapter 38: The Victory of the Reformers and the Birth of the Protestant Churches

*** Two Agitators At The Dawn Of The Reformation: Hans Boehm And Jerome Savonarola

*** Jerome Savonarola

*** From Heresy To The Religion Of The State: Luther And Calvin

*** John Calvin

** Chapter 39: The Dissidents from Lutheranism and Calvinism

*** Johannes Denck

*** Sebastian Franck

*** Carlstadt And Schwenckfeld

*** Michael Servetus

*** Sebastian Castellion

** Chapter 40: The Alumbrados of Spain

** Chapter 41: The Spiritual Libertines

*** Eloi Pruystinck And The Loyists

*** Jacob Gruet

*** Quintin Thierry And His Friends

** Chapter 42: The Anabaptists

*** Storch, Pfeiffer And Muntzer

*** Hut, Huebmaier And Hutter

*** Melchior Hoffmann

*** The Munsterites

*** Pacifists And Terrorists: Menno Simonsz And Battenburg

*** The Iconoclasts

** Chapter 43: The Individualist Messiahs: David Joris, Nicolas Frey, Hendrik Niclaes

*** David Joris

*** Nicolas Frey

*** Hendrik Niclaes And The Familists

*** Jan Torrentius

** Chapter 44: Ironists and Sceptics

*** Valentin Weigel

*** Dirk Volkertszoon Coornherdt

*** Bernardino Ochino

*** Noel Journet

*** Geoffroy Vallee

** Chapter 45: Levellers, Diggers and Ranters

*** Levellers And Diggers

*** The Ranters

*** Abiezer Coppe

*** Lawrence Clarkson

*** Jacob Bauthumley

*** Thomas Webbe

*** Coppin, Pordage And Tany

** Chapter 46: The Jansenists

*** Michel Baius

*** Cornelius Jansenius

*** The Arnauld Family

** Chapter 47: Pietists, Visionaries and Quietists

*** The Pietists

*** The Quietists

*** Madame Guyon

** Chapter 48: The End of the Divine Right

*** Thomas Woolston

*** The Book of the Three Impostors

*** Matthias Knuetzen

*** The Fall Of God

** Bibliographical References