RE219 Christianity after the New Testament 0.5 An examination of selected writings, persons, and traditions of post-New Testament Christianity as it wrestled with problems raised by the delay in the return of Jesus, fought over definition of doctrine (``orthodoxy'' and ``heresy''), struggled with the Empire, and sought to present Christianity in a winsome form to educated outsiders. Types and figures to be studied include martyrs (Ignatius of Antioch), literary defenders (Justin), ``heretics'' (Marcion, gnostics), fighters of ``heresy'' (Irenaeus), and prophets (Montanus).