Christian Origins 101: How the First Christians Lived, Believed, and Shaped History
David Z. Flanagin
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Opening Credits
1/10/2025
Introduction: The Early Church and Judaism
1/10/2025
The Early Church and the Torah
1/10/2025
Finding Christian Meaning in the Old Testament: The Case of Justin Martyr
1/10/2025
Christian and Jewish Identities in the Second Century: Who Is the Heir to God’s Covenant?
1/10/2025
Gnosticism, Ptolemy, and the Old Testament
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Gnostic Cosmology
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Gnostic Views of Christ and Christianity
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Reactions to Gnosticism: The New Testament Canon
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Reactions to Gnosticism: Ignatius and the Episcopal Structure
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Reactions to Gnosticism: Irenaeus, Apostolic Succession, and the Rule of Faith
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Reactions to Gnosticism: Tertullian, Irenaeus, and the Stereotype of Heresy
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The Spread of Christianity in the Empire
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Apologies for the Faith
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Persecution and Martyrdom
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The Conversion of Constantine
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Surveying the Evidence about Women in Early Christianity
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Paul’s Perspective on Women in the Church
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The Pauline Legacy in the Pastoral Epistles and the Acts of Thecla
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A Positive or Negative Tale for Early Christian Women?
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Early Christian Views of Jesus
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Logos Christology
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Arius and Arianism
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The Council of Nicea
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Alexander and Athanasius
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After Nicea
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The Trinity and the Council of Constantinople
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The Logos-Sarx Christology of Alexandria
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The Logos-Anthropos Christology of Antioch
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Nestorius of Constantinople and Cyril of Alexandria
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The Council of Chalcedon
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Ending Credits
1/10/2025