The Historical Study of Christianity Lecture # 1 Sept 15, 2019 11:45 am. To 1:00 pm. Christianity began in obscurity as a minor sect of Judaism in the 1st century of the Common Era. For the first three centuries of its existence, it offered few signs that it would one day dominate the world. Over […]

The First Cultural Context—Greece and Rome Lecture # 2 Sept 22, 2019 11:45 am. To 1:00 pm. Understanding the cultural contexts in which Christianity was born is of fundamental importance for grasping the history of this religious tradition. Like other religions of the West, Christianity is grounded in the material world and, at every stage, […]

The First Cultural Context—Judaism Lecture # 3 Sept 29, 2019 11:45 am. To 1:00 pm. In the last lecture, we saw how important Greek and Roman culture was for understanding earliest Christianity, not merely as a static setting but as a set of living influences. In this lecture, we’ll examine the most important and problematic […]