Paleochristian novels are novels that try to tell the story of the early Christians, especially those who lived just after the death of Christ and the persecutions they suffered, can be considered a subgenre of the historical novel. The scarcity of data and the multitude of legends about the disciples of Christ and their activity upon the death of Christ gave rise to legends of these throughout the world, drawing on these legends and the Acts of the Apostles during the last two and a half centuries the activity of the first Christians, has inspired the imagination of writers of different nationalities and times to convey their ideas about the message of Jesus and the preaching of his first followers. Outstanding works

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