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Announcing "Ancient Christianities: The First Five Hundred Years": New Course by Paula Fredriksen
Theologian
Paula Fredriksen
Duration
2.49
Uploaded to YouTube
17 December 2025
Added to Database
23 December 2025
YouTube description
Register at: https://www.bartehrman.com/500yrs/
How did a Jewish movement centered on Jesus become a Roman-backed religion that defined belief, condemned dissent, and reshaped the ancient world?
In "Ancient Christianities: The First Five Hundred Years," historian Paula Fredriksen traces the dramatic, often surprising transformations that took place in Christianity’s earliest centuries. This semester-long course explores how early Christian beliefs, texts, and communities evolved through debate, conflict, and political power.
Learn more about the course and enroll at:
https://www.bartehrman.com/500yrs/
