Why Study the Theology of the Second Century with Tom O'Loughlin
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Channel: University of Nottingham · 2013 · Education
Professor Thomas O'Loughlin explores the problematic second century of the common era. Christianity as a religion is constantly looking back to its origins: the time of Jesus, the time of the apostles, and to the documents produced in the first century. But many of the structures and assumptions that are at the heart of historical Christianity took shape in the second century, and it is that century's perception of the significance of Jesus, and its reception of the earliest Christian texts. This is one of the major problems that confronts every historian working on the early history of Christianity. You may also be interested in: Why Study The Didache http://youtu.be/Gx0Seur1nts Why Study the Diaconate http://youtu.be/dA-HJoUYIUI Why Study The Lectionary http://youtu.be/HaTjC6V79cI Why Study Early Christianity http://youtu.be/k3a50KHYpuc Theologians in Conversation; Foundation Narratives http://youtu.be/efrgAWl9gT8
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