Voices of early Christianity: documents from the origins of Christianity

Early Christian life. 1. Sources for Christ outside of the New Testament: Josephus, Antiquities 18:2-3; Tacitus, Annals 15.44; and Suetonius, Lives of the Caesars, Claudius 5.25.3-5

2. Synoptic Gospels: selections from Matthew, Mark, and Luke

3. Baptism: Mark 16:14-16; 1 Corinthians 1:13-17; Tertullian, On Baptism, selections

4. Castration: Galatians 5:1-14; Matthew 19:8-12; Clement of Alexandria, Miscellanies 3.1; Eusebius of Caesarea, Ecclesiastical History 6.8.1-5; Canon 1 from the Council of Nicea

5. Circumcision: Genesis 17:9-14; 17:22-27; Romans 2:12-3:5; 3:28-4:17; 1 Corinthians 7:18-20; Galatians 2:1-10

6. On eating: Leviticus 11:1-47; Acts 10:9-17; 1 Corinthians 8:1-13

7. Eucharist: Mark 14:16-26; Luke 22:13-22; Didache 9-10; Justin Martyr, First Apology, 65-66

8. Marriage: Genesis 1:24-30; Genesis 2:15-24; 1 Corinthians 7:1-17; 7:24-40

9. Divorce: Deuteronomy 24:1-4; Mark 10:2-12; Matthew 5:27-32; Luke 16:18; Tertullian, Against Marcion 4.34

10. Remarriage: Matthew 2:23-33; Tertullian, To His Wife, Letter 1

11. The end of times: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Revelation 1:1-20; 2:18-29, 8:1-9:16

12. Resurrection: scenes from the Christian catacombs

The church. 13. Church offices: apostles, prophets, and teachers: 1 Corinthians 12:28-14:19; Didache 11-13

14. Marriage of apostles and priests: 1 Corinthians 9:1-6; 1 Timothy 3:1-5; Matthew 8:10-15; Clement of Alexandria, Miscellanies 3.6.52-53; Council of Elvira, Cannon 33; Nicene Creed, Canon 3

15. Acceptable readings: Muratorian Canon

16. Acceptable readings: Eusebius of Caesarea, Ecclesiastical History 3.24-25

17. Catacombs of Rome

18. The Nicene Creed

19. The canons from the Council of Nicea (325 CE)

Early Christian women. 20. Menstruation: Leviticus 15:19-33; Mark 5:25-34; Dionysius, Epistle to Bishop Basilides, Cannon II

21. Women martyrs: Passion of Perpetua and Felicitas 6

22. Women as deaconesses: Romans 16:1-16; 1 Timothy 2:5-15; Didascalia 16

23. Virginity: Cyprian, On the Dress of Virgins, selections

24. Women prophets: Hippolytus, Refutation against Heresies 8.12; Eusebius, Church History 5.16.1-22

25. Rules for widows: 1 Timothy 5:3-16; Didascalia 15, selections

Conflicts of the early church. 26. Epistle of Barnabas 11-12

27. Ignatius, anti-Judaism: excerpts from his Letter to the Philadelphians and Magnesians

28. Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho, a Jew

29. Irenaeus, Against Heresies, preface, and Against Heresies 1.10.1-2

30. Tertullian, Against Marcion 1:1-2

31. Origen, Against Celsus, selection

32. Alexander of Alexandria, Catholic Epistle

33. Athanasius, Discourse One against the Arians 1:1-4

34. A Manichaean psalm: Manichaean Psalm Book, Part 2, pp. 9-11

35. Mani, Foundation Letter

Persecution. 36. The Martyrdom of Polycarp, excerpts

37. Martyrdom: Cyprian, epistle 8

38. Lactantius, On the Deaths of the Persecutors, excerpts

39. The Edict of Milan: Eusebius, Ecclesiastical History 10.5; Lactantius, On the Deaths of the Persecutors 48

Church and politics. 40. Church and state: Justin Martyr, First Apology, excerpts

41. Conversion of Constantine: Lactantius, On the Deaths of the Persecutors 44; Eusebius, Life of Constantine 1:28-31

42. Arch of Constantine: dedication on the arch of Constantine.