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Internet Ancient History Sourcebook

Christian Origins

 


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Contents

See Internet Medieval Sourcebook for the later history of Christianity

Christian Origins

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Source Problems

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Jesus of Nazareth (c.4 BC-c.30 AD)

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Early Church: First Century

Josephus, a Jew writing in Greek, and Tacitus, Suetonius, and Pliny the Younger, are the earliest non-Biblical witnesses to the existence of Christianity. The Didache seems to be a source independent to some degree of the Biblical texts.

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Early Church: 2nd-3rd Centuries

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The Emergence of Theologies

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Early Christian Art

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The "Triumph" of the Church

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Modern Perspectives on Early Christianity

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NOTES:

The Internet Ancient History Sourcebook is part of the Internet History Sourcebooks Project. The date of inception was 4/8/1998. Links to files at other site are indicated by [At some indication of the site name or location]. WEB indicates a link to one of small number of high quality web sites which provide either more texts or an especially valuable overview.


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