Early Christianity and the First Christians

By: Brian E. Daley

Narrated by: Brian E. Daley

The winner of the “Nobel Prize of Theology” guides you into the world of the first Christians to explore the circumstances, faith, and ideas that indelibly shaped Christianity.

In this best-selling audio series by world-renowned patristic scholar Professor Brian E. Daley, S.J., you will encounter the first Christians and the beginnings of our Church.

You’ll examine the social and religious settings of the first Christian communities, the concerns that dominated their thinking, and the literary and liturgical forms in which they expressed their faith. You will explore Christianity from the time of the Apostles through the writings of Origen in the first half of the third century. You’ll begin with a consideration of the world in which the earliest Christians lived: the Roman Empire. Next, you’ll explore the forms of authority developed in different parts of the Christian world and the formation of a distinctive Christian Biblical canon. After following the proliferation of Christian apocrypha, you’ll reflect on the attitudes of Hellenistic philosophers toward the new religion and learn about the first Christian philosopher to claim that title: Justin Martyr.

Through this eye-opening course, you will learn about the ideas and thinkers who shaped our faith, gave us our biblical canon, and have inspired Christians for almost 2,000 years.

This course is part of the Learn25 collection and includes a free PDF study guide.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

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inspirational

the scholar brings the growth and life of the early church alive and renews the listener's faith in doing so.

Easy to follow introduction into the first ages...

of Christianity, especially Christian writers: Justin the Martyr, Ireneus of Lyon, Clemens of Alexandria and Orygen.

Excellent high level overview

I really enjoyed this very high-level overview of early Christianity and some of the main figures during that time. It is a good lunch enough point to do a much deeper dive, study into early practices of Christianity and to see how those changed over time dramatically..