In a companion to his 2001 Jesus After 2000 Years, Lüdemann (history and literature of early Christianity, U. of Göttengen, Germany) explores what objective information can be gleaned from Luke's text that might interest lay Christians and secular readers as well as scholars. A third volume, History of Primitive Christianity is projected to analyze the factual groundwork of the first two. No publication data is provided for the original Frühe Christentum nach den Traditionen der Apostelgeschichte or of a first edition titled Early Christianity According to the Tradition in Acts. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)