After the New Testament. : the Writings of the Apostolic Fathers Part 1 of 2

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Compact discs.
Course no. 6537.
12 lectures.
Includes lecture notes, outlines, timeline, glossary and bibilographical references.
Lecture 1. Introduction to the the Apostolic fathers -- Lecture 2. The letter of 1 Clement -- Lecture 3. Church structures in early Christianity -- Lecture 4. The letters of Ignatius -- Lecture 5. Doctrinal problems in the early Church -- Lecture 6. Still other doctrinal disputes -- Lecture 7. The letter of Polycarp to the Philippians -- Lecture 8. The use of authorities in the early Church -- Lecture 9. The first martyrology, Polycarp -- Lecture 10. The persecution of the Christians -- Lecture 11. A church manual, the Didache of the Apostles -- Lecture 12. Ritual in the early church.
Lectures presented by Bart D. Ehrman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Discussion of how Christianity was shaped. Who exactly were the Apostolic Fathers? Why were they given that name? Most important, what windows into the shaping of Christianity's canon, church hierarchy, and creed are opened for us with an understanding of works that include the letters of 1 Clement or Ignatius, the Didache of the Apostles, or the Letter to Diognetus? Provides anwers to these questions as well ashistory and discussion of what is considered the most important collection of post-New Testament writings.

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