Early Christianity and the First Christians

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Early Christianity and the First Christians

The winner of the "Nobel Prize of Theology" guides you into the world of the first Christians to encounter the circumstances, faith and ideas that indelibly shaped Christianity. This bestselling audio course introduces you to the world of the first Christians, and the theological and philosophical issues with which they dealt and which define our faith today. Through this unique series by world-renowned patristic scholar Professor Brian E. Daley, S.J., you will encounter the first Christians and the beginnings of our Church. Explore the main features and figures of the Church's early life and its beginning stages. Examine the social and religious settings of the first Christian communities, the concerns that dominated their thinking, and the literary and liturgical forms in which they expressed their faith. You will explore Christianity from the time of the Apostles through the writings of Origen, in the first half of the 3rd century. Begin with a consideration of the world in which the earliest Christians lived: the Roman Empire. Explore the forms of authority that were developed in different parts of the Christian world and the formation of a distinctive Christian Biblical canon. Follow the proliferation of Christian apocrypha, works written in Biblical style, but never claimed as normative for faith by the community as a whole. After reflecting on the attitudes of Hellenistic philosophers toward the new religion, you will learn about the first Christian philosopher to claim that title: Justin Martyr. Through this special course, you will learn about the ideas and thinkers who shaped our faith, gave us our biblical canon, and have inspired Christians for almost 2,000 years. This course is part of the Learn25 collection and includes a free PDF study guide.

  1. EPISODE 1 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    The World of Christian Beginnings

    The winner of the "Nobel Prize of Theology" guides you into the world of the first Christians to encounter the circumstances, faith and ideas that indelibly shaped Christianity. This bestselling audio course introduces you to the world of the first Christians, and the theological and philosophical issues with which they dealt and which define our faith today. Through this unique series by world-renowned patristic scholar Professor Brian E. Daley, S.J., you will encounter the first Christians and the beginnings of our Church. Explore the main features and figures of the Church's early life and its beginning stages. Examine the social and religious settings of the first Christian communities, the concerns that dominated their thinking, and the literary and liturgical forms in which they expressed their faith. You will explore Christianity from the time of the Apostles through the writings of Origen, in the first half of the 3rd century. Begin with a consideration of the world in which the earliest Christians lived: the Roman Empire. Explore the forms of authority that were developed in different parts of the Christian world and the formation of a distinctive Christian Biblical canon. Follow the proliferation of Christian apocrypha, works written in Biblical style, but never claimed as normative for faith by the community as a whole. After reflecting on the attitudes of Hellenistic philosophers toward the new religion, you will learn about the first Christian philosopher to claim that title: Justin Martyr. Through this special course, you will learn about the ideas and thinkers who shaped our faith, gave us our biblical canon, and have inspired Christians for almost 2,000 years. This course is part of the Learn25 collection and includes a free PDF study guide.

    25 min

  2. EPISODE 2 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    The Religious World of the Roman Empire

    The winner of the "Nobel Prize of Theology" guides you into the world of the first Christians to encounter the circumstances, faith and ideas that indelibly shaped Christianity. This bestselling audio course introduces you to the world of the first Christians, and the theological and philosophical issues with which they dealt and which define our faith today. Through this unique series by world-renowned patristic scholar Professor Brian E. Daley, S.J., you will encounter the first Christians and the beginnings of our Church. Explore the main features and figures of the Church's early life and its beginning stages. Examine the social and religious settings of the first Christian communities, the concerns that dominated their thinking, and the literary and liturgical forms in which they expressed their faith. You will explore Christianity from the time of the Apostles through the writings of Origen, in the first half of the 3rd century. Begin with a consideration of the world in which the earliest Christians lived: the Roman Empire. Explore the forms of authority that were developed in different parts of the Christian world and the formation of a distinctive Christian Biblical canon. Follow the proliferation of Christian apocrypha, works written in Biblical style, but never claimed as normative for faith by the community as a whole. After reflecting on the attitudes of Hellenistic philosophers toward the new religion, you will learn about the first Christian philosopher to claim that title: Justin Martyr. Through this special course, you will learn about the ideas and thinkers who shaped our faith, gave us our biblical canon, and have inspired Christians for almost 2,000 years. This course is part of the Learn25 collection and includes a free PDF study guide.

    24 min

  3. EPISODE 3 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Christianity and the Faith of Israel: Part I

    The winner of the "Nobel Prize of Theology" guides you into the world of the first Christians to encounter the circumstances, faith and ideas that indelibly shaped Christianity. This bestselling audio course introduces you to the world of the first Christians, and the theological and philosophical issues with which they dealt and which define our faith today. Through this unique series by world-renowned patristic scholar Professor Brian E. Daley, S.J., you will encounter the first Christians and the beginnings of our Church. Explore the main features and figures of the Church's early life and its beginning stages. Examine the social and religious settings of the first Christian communities, the concerns that dominated their thinking, and the literary and liturgical forms in which they expressed their faith. You will explore Christianity from the time of the Apostles through the writings of Origen, in the first half of the 3rd century. Begin with a consideration of the world in which the earliest Christians lived: the Roman Empire. Explore the forms of authority that were developed in different parts of the Christian world and the formation of a distinctive Christian Biblical canon. Follow the proliferation of Christian apocrypha, works written in Biblical style, but never claimed as normative for faith by the community as a whole. After reflecting on the attitudes of Hellenistic philosophers toward the new religion, you will learn about the first Christian philosopher to claim that title: Justin Martyr. Through this special course, you will learn about the ideas and thinkers who shaped our faith, gave us our biblical canon, and have inspired Christians for almost 2,000 years. This course is part of the Learn25 collection and includes a free PDF study guide.

    24 min

  4. EPISODE 4 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Christianity and the Faith of Israel: Part II

    The winner of the "Nobel Prize of Theology" guides you into the world of the first Christians to encounter the circumstances, faith and ideas that indelibly shaped Christianity. This bestselling audio course introduces you to the world of the first Christians, and the theological and philosophical issues with which they dealt and which define our faith today. Through this unique series by world-renowned patristic scholar Professor Brian E. Daley, S.J., you will encounter the first Christians and the beginnings of our Church. Explore the main features and figures of the Church's early life and its beginning stages. Examine the social and religious settings of the first Christian communities, the concerns that dominated their thinking, and the literary and liturgical forms in which they expressed their faith. You will explore Christianity from the time of the Apostles through the writings of Origen, in the first half of the 3rd century. Begin with a consideration of the world in which the earliest Christians lived: the Roman Empire. Explore the forms of authority that were developed in different parts of the Christian world and the formation of a distinctive Christian Biblical canon. Follow the proliferation of Christian apocrypha, works written in Biblical style, but never claimed as normative for faith by the community as a whole. After reflecting on the attitudes of Hellenistic philosophers toward the new religion, you will learn about the first Christian philosopher to claim that title: Justin Martyr. Through this special course, you will learn about the ideas and thinkers who shaped our faith, gave us our biblical canon, and have inspired Christians for almost 2,000 years. This course is part of the Learn25 collection and includes a free PDF study guide.

    24 min

  5. EPISODE 5 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Early Syrian Christianity

    The winner of the "Nobel Prize of Theology" guides you into the world of the first Christians to encounter the circumstances, faith and ideas that indelibly shaped Christianity. This bestselling audio course introduces you to the world of the first Christians, and the theological and philosophical issues with which they dealt and which define our faith today. Through this unique series by world-renowned patristic scholar Professor Brian E. Daley, S.J., you will encounter the first Christians and the beginnings of our Church. Explore the main features and figures of the Church's early life and its beginning stages. Examine the social and religious settings of the first Christian communities, the concerns that dominated their thinking, and the literary and liturgical forms in which they expressed their faith. You will explore Christianity from the time of the Apostles through the writings of Origen, in the first half of the 3rd century. Begin with a consideration of the world in which the earliest Christians lived: the Roman Empire. Explore the forms of authority that were developed in different parts of the Christian world and the formation of a distinctive Christian Biblical canon. Follow the proliferation of Christian apocrypha, works written in Biblical style, but never claimed as normative for faith by the community as a whole. After reflecting on the attitudes of Hellenistic philosophers toward the new religion, you will learn about the first Christian philosopher to claim that title: Justin Martyr. Through this special course, you will learn about the ideas and thinkers who shaped our faith, gave us our biblical canon, and have inspired Christians for almost 2,000 years. This course is part of the Learn25 collection and includes a free PDF study guide.

    24 min

  6. EPISODE 6 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Authority and Structure in the Early Communities

    The winner of the "Nobel Prize of Theology" guides you into the world of the first Christians to encounter the circumstances, faith and ideas that indelibly shaped Christianity. This bestselling audio course introduces you to the world of the first Christians, and the theological and philosophical issues with which they dealt and which define our faith today. Through this unique series by world-renowned patristic scholar Professor Brian E. Daley, S.J., you will encounter the first Christians and the beginnings of our Church. Explore the main features and figures of the Church's early life and its beginning stages. Examine the social and religious settings of the first Christian communities, the concerns that dominated their thinking, and the literary and liturgical forms in which they expressed their faith. You will explore Christianity from the time of the Apostles through the writings of Origen, in the first half of the 3rd century. Begin with a consideration of the world in which the earliest Christians lived: the Roman Empire. Explore the forms of authority that were developed in different parts of the Christian world and the formation of a distinctive Christian Biblical canon. Follow the proliferation of Christian apocrypha, works written in Biblical style, but never claimed as normative for faith by the community as a whole. After reflecting on the attitudes of Hellenistic philosophers toward the new religion, you will learn about the first Christian philosopher to claim that title: Justin Martyr. Through this special course, you will learn about the ideas and thinkers who shaped our faith, gave us our biblical canon, and have inspired Christians for almost 2,000 years. This course is part of the Learn25 collection and includes a free PDF study guide.

    25 min

  7. EPISODE 7 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Embellishing the Biblical Narrative

    The winner of the "Nobel Prize of Theology" guides you into the world of the first Christians to encounter the circumstances, faith and ideas that indelibly shaped Christianity. This bestselling audio course introduces you to the world of the first Christians, and the theological and philosophical issues with which they dealt and which define our faith today. Through this unique series by world-renowned patristic scholar Professor Brian E. Daley, S.J., you will encounter the first Christians and the beginnings of our Church. Explore the main features and figures of the Church's early life and its beginning stages. Examine the social and religious settings of the first Christian communities, the concerns that dominated their thinking, and the literary and liturgical forms in which they expressed their faith. You will explore Christianity from the time of the Apostles through the writings of Origen, in the first half of the 3rd century. Begin with a consideration of the world in which the earliest Christians lived: the Roman Empire. Explore the forms of authority that were developed in different parts of the Christian world and the formation of a distinctive Christian Biblical canon. Follow the proliferation of Christian apocrypha, works written in Biblical style, but never claimed as normative for faith by the community as a whole. After reflecting on the attitudes of Hellenistic philosophers toward the new religion, you will learn about the first Christian philosopher to claim that title: Justin Martyr. Through this special course, you will learn about the ideas and thinkers who shaped our faith, gave us our biblical canon, and have inspired Christians for almost 2,000 years. This course is part of the Learn25 collection and includes a free PDF study guide.

    24 min

  8. EPISODE 8 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    The Christian Community and Roman Society: Part I

    The winner of the "Nobel Prize of Theology" guides you into the world of the first Christians to encounter the circumstances, faith and ideas that indelibly shaped Christianity. This bestselling audio course introduces you to the world of the first Christians, and the theological and philosophical issues with which they dealt and which define our faith today. Through this unique series by world-renowned patristic scholar Professor Brian E. Daley, S.J., you will encounter the first Christians and the beginnings of our Church. Explore the main features and figures of the Church's early life and its beginning stages. Examine the social and religious settings of the first Christian communities, the concerns that dominated their thinking, and the literary and liturgical forms in which they expressed their faith. You will explore Christianity from the time of the Apostles through the writings of Origen, in the first half of the 3rd century. Begin with a consideration of the world in which the earliest Christians lived: the Roman Empire. Explore the forms of authority that were developed in different parts of the Christian world and the formation of a distinctive Christian Biblical canon. Follow the proliferation of Christian apocrypha, works written in Biblical style, but never claimed as normative for faith by the community as a whole. After reflecting on the attitudes of Hellenistic philosophers toward the new religion, you will learn about the first Christian philosopher to claim that title: Justin Martyr. Through this special course, you will learn about the ideas and thinkers who shaped our faith, gave us our biblical canon, and have inspired Christians for almost 2,000 years. This course is part of the Learn25 collection and includes a free PDF study guide.

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The winner of the "Nobel Prize of Theology" guides you into the world of the first Christians to encounter the circumstances, faith and ideas that indelibly shaped Christianity. This bestselling audio course introduces you to the world of the first Christians, and the theological and philosophical issues with which they dealt and which define our faith today. Through this unique series by world-renowned patristic scholar Professor Brian E. Daley, S.J., you will encounter the first Christians and the beginnings of our Church. Explore the main features and figures of the Church's early life and its beginning stages. Examine the social and religious settings of the first Christian communities, the concerns that dominated their thinking, and the literary and liturgical forms in which they expressed their faith. You will explore Christianity from the time of the Apostles through the writings of Origen, in the first half of the 3rd century. Begin with a consideration of the world in which the earliest Christians lived: the Roman Empire. Explore the forms of authority that were developed in different parts of the Christian world and the formation of a distinctive Christian Biblical canon. Follow the proliferation of Christian apocrypha, works written in Biblical style, but never claimed as normative for faith by the community as a whole. After reflecting on the attitudes of Hellenistic philosophers toward the new religion, you will learn about the first Christian philosopher to claim that title: Justin Martyr. Through this special course, you will learn about the ideas and thinkers who shaped our faith, gave us our biblical canon, and have inspired Christians for almost 2,000 years. This course is part of the Learn25 collection and includes a free PDF study guide.

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