Christian Origins 101
David Z. Flanagin
You are invited to journey back 2,000 years to the very start of Christianity and track 450 years of its fascinating early development.
In Christian Origins 101, you will explore the rich history, early leadership, and groundbreaking theology, of early Christianity. Through 30 erudite lectures, you will focus on six major themes: the early Church's relationship with its Jewish heritage, the Gnostic movement, Christianity and the Roman Empire, the early Church and women, debates about Jesus' divinity in the fourth century, and debates about Jesus' humanity in the fifth century. Each of these themes served as a locus for significant debates about the nature of Christian beliefs and practices.
In exploring the fundamental questions that challenged Christianity from the Apostolic Age to the Council of Chalcedon in 451 AD, you will gain a deep understanding of the roots of the beliefs Christians hold dear. By learning about Christianity's remarkable origins and development, you will gain a richer understanding of the Church today.
You will find these lectures extraordinarily well taught, highly informative and enjoyable.
This course is part of the Learn25 Collection.
Duration - 11h 33m.
Author - David Z. Flanagin.
Narrator - David Z. Flanagin.
Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2012 Now You Know Media Inc. ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
You are invited to journey back 2,000 years to the very start of Christianity and track 450 years of its fascinating early development. In Christian Origins 101, you will explore the rich history, early leadership, and groundbreaking theology, of early Christianity. Through 30 erudite lectures, you will focus on six major themes: the early Church's relationship with its Jewish heritage, the Gnostic movement, Christianity and the Roman Empire, the early Church and women, debates about Jesus' divinity in the fourth century, and debates about Jesus' humanity in the fifth century. Each of these themes served as a locus for significant debates about the nature of Christian beliefs and practices. In exploring the fundamental questions that challenged Christianity from the Apostolic Age to the Council of Chalcedon in 451 AD, you will gain a deep understanding of the roots of the beliefs Christians hold dear. By learning about Christianity's remarkable origins and development, you will gain a richer understanding of the Church today. You will find these lectures extraordinarily well taught, highly informative and enjoyable. This course is part of the Learn25 Collection. Duration - 11h 33m. Author - David Z. Flanagin. Narrator - David Z. Flanagin. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023. Copyright - © 2012 Now You Know Media Inc. ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:01:58
Introduction: The Early Church and Judaism
Duration:00:24:02
The Early Church and the Torah
Duration:00:25:13
Finding Christian Meaning in the Old Testament: The Case of Justin Martyr
Duration:00:25:02
Christian and Jewish Identities in the Second Century: Who Is the Heir to God’s Covenant?
Duration:00:25:01
Gnosticism, Ptolemy, and the Old Testament
Duration:00:24:17
Gnostic Cosmology
Duration:00:24:59
Gnostic Views of Christ and Christianity
Duration:00:25:08
Reactions to Gnosticism: The New Testament Canon
Duration:00:25:40
Reactions to Gnosticism: Ignatius and the Episcopal Structure
Duration:00:24:47
Reactions to Gnosticism: Irenaeus, Apostolic Succession, and the Rule of Faith
Duration:00:25:06
Reactions to Gnosticism: Tertullian, Irenaeus, and the Stereotype of Heresy
Duration:00:25:00
The Spread of Christianity in the Empire
Duration:00:25:44
Apologies for the Faith
Duration:00:24:39
Persecution and Martyrdom
Duration:00:25:18
The Conversion of Constantine
Duration:00:25:03
Surveying the Evidence about Women in Early Christianity
Duration:00:25:31
Paul’s Perspective on Women in the Church
Duration:00:25:18
The Pauline Legacy in the Pastoral Epistles and the Acts of Thecla
Duration:00:25:16
A Positive or Negative Tale for Early Christian Women?
Duration:00:25:28
Early Christian Views of Jesus
Duration:00:25:19
Logos Christology
Duration:00:24:47
Arius and Arianism
Duration:00:25:31
The Council of Nicea
Duration:00:22:58
Alexander and Athanasius
Duration:00:27:24
After Nicea
Duration:00:25:21
The Trinity and the Council of Constantinople
Duration:00:25:37
The Logos-Sarx Christology of Alexandria
Duration:00:25:49
The Logos-Anthropos Christology of Antioch
Duration:00:25:23
Nestorius of Constantinople and Cyril of Alexandria
Duration:00:24:38
The Council of Chalcedon
Duration:00:23:28
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:34