THE-483: Early Christian Doctrines

This course offers a review of early Christian topics, with an attempt to offer a balanced perspective and acknowledge both uniformity and diversity during the first centuries of Christianity. Topics include:

• Debates and controversies in Early Christianity.
• Themes and doctrine in major early church figures
• Hebrew/Jewish Christianity as contrasted with Latin, Greek and otherwise post Hebrew/Jewish Christianity
• Major figures and texts
• Early Christian attitudes on lifestyle issues

At the end of this course, the student will be able to:

• identify major figures and works in Early Christianity
• identify major theological themes in Early Christianity
• identify major groups and associated controversies in Early Christianity
• discuss major primary and secondary sources.

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