early-church
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Read the earliest Church Fathers as witnesses to Christian practice, teaching, and continuity, while distinguishing their testimony from apostolic authority.
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What do Epiphany and Theophany celebrate? Explore early Christian traditions surrounding Christ’s manifestation and baptism, and their meaning for discipleship.
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What did Scripture mean in ancient Jewish and Christian settings? Explore sacred writings, authority, and the distinction between Scripture and a fixed canon.
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Why listen to the earliest Christian voices? Explore their historical proximity, witness, and limitations when reconstructing the world of the first churches.
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Did Jesus exist? Examine the historical question, the kinds of sources scholars use, and how evidence about existence differs from claims about faith.
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Explore the Eucharist as shared participation and community practice, drawing on early Christian witnesses to the Lord’s Supper and life around the table.
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Explore the encounter between early Christianity and Greek thought, considering language, philosophy, and the cultural world in which the gospel spread.
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What did early Christian life involve? Explore work, shared meals, worship, mutual care, and the community practices that shaped the first believers.
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Explore charity, mercy, and reward in early Christian teaching, including the Didache’s account of generosity and responsibility toward others.
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Trace Silas across Acts and the apostolic letters, exploring messengers, collaboration, and the relationships through which early churches received teaching.
