Early Church History - CH101

Early Church History 101 is the place where you can learn some basics about the early Christian Church, ask difficult questions, and find answers for some of the assertions being used to attack the historic Christian faith.

Dr. Chris Craun Dr. David Hogg

New Topics:
1. Welcome to our New Faculty Contributors!
We are excited to have two new scholars joining our site as contributors:
Christopher Craun, Ph.D. Medieval History
(Dr. Craun will write the 5th-8th centuries.)
David Hogg, Ph.D. Ecclesiastical History
(Dr. Hogg will write the 10th-13th centuries.)

2. Book Reviews
Will the Real Heretics Please Stand Up, by David Bercot
Peter, Paul, and Mary Magdalene, by Bart Ehrman
Lost Christianities, by Bart Ehrman

3. Short Papers
How the New Testament Canon was Formed

Introduction to the Desert Fathers of the late third and early fourth centuries.

An Introduction to Gnostic Texts
"My intention in this paper is to introduce you to some of these alternative texts of the first two centuries....I want to give you some idea of the content in these [Gnostic] documents."

4. The Expansion of the Church, 202 - 303 A.D.
- The Severan Persecution
- Clement of Alexandria
- Origen of Alexandria
- The Decian Persecution
- Cyprian, Bishops and Pope

Also coming soon...
The New Testament Canon, Part 5
Paul of Samosata
Third Century Heresies
The Diocletian Persecution
Heresies
- Novatianism
- Sabellianism
- Rebaptism issue
- Manichees
Porphery, Against the Christians




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First Century
The Primitive Church - 30 - 100 A.D.

The Initial "Jesus" Movement
Early Conflict
Outreach to the Gentiles
Conversion of Paul
Jerusalem Council
James, brother of Jesus
The beginning of persecution
The destruction of the Temple
Post-Apostolic writings
The New Testament Canon, Part 1
The New Testament Canon, Part 2
Summary and Application
Second Century
The Persecuted Church, 90 - 202 A.D.

Roman Persecution
The Apostolic Fathers
The Spirit of Martyrdom
Second Repentance
Second Century Heresies
The Apologists
The New Testament, Part 3
The New Testament, Part 4
Summary and Applications

Third Century
The Expansion of the Church, 202 - 303 A.D.

The Severan Persecution
Clement of Alexandria
Origen of Alexandria
The Decian Persecution
Cyprian, Bishops and Pope

Also coming soon...
The New Testament Canon, Part 5
Paul of Samosata
Third Century Heresies
The Diocletian Persecution
Heresies
- Novatianism
- Sabellianism
- Rebaptism issue
- Manichees
Porphery, Against the Christians