RE219
 Christianity after the New Testament
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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).