Status
Available
Call number
Collection
Publication
Great Courses (2004), 36 lectures, 30 minutes
Description
Presents a history of Christianity from the time of Jesus to the end of the fourth century. Includes examination of Jewish-Christian relationships, Christian relationships with the Roman Empire, persecution of Christians, and the development of church offices and theology.
Language
Original language
English
Local notes
[1] Birth of Christianity [2] Religious world of early Christianity [3] Historical Jesus [4] Oral and written traditions about Jesus [5] Apostle Paul [6] Beginning of Jewish-Christian relations [7] Anti-Jewish use of the Old Testament [8] Rise of Christian anti-Judaism [9] Early Christian mission [10] Christianization of the Roman Empire [11] Early persecutions of the State [12] Causes of Christian persecution [13] Christian reactions to persecution [14] Early Christian apologists [15] Diversity of early Christian communities [16] Christianities of the second century [17] Role of pseudepigrapha [18] Victory of the proto-orthodox [19] New Testament canon [20] Development of church offices [21] Rise of Christian liturgy [22] Beginnings of normative theology [23] Doctrine of the Trinity [24] Christianity and the conquest of empire