LESSON ONE
INTRODUCTION
- Understanding Historical Research
- Roman Pagan Religion
- World Jesus lived in
- What happened to the 12 apostles and the 70 disciples
- Apostolic Fathers
- Persecution
- How Christianity destroyed paganism
- Nicea to 480
- Heresy
- Church leaders 200 to 480

FIRST 5 BISHOP CITIES
Alexandria |
Antioch |
Byzantium/ Constantinople |
Jerusalem |
Rome |
[Mark 42–68] |
Apostle Peter (c.45–c.53) |
[St. Andrew the Apostle (founder)] |
James the Just (to 62) |
[St. Peter (32–67)] |
Anianus (68–82) |
St. Euodios (c.53–c.68) |
Stachys (38–54) |
Simeon I (62–107) |
St. Linus (67–76) |
Avilius (82–98) |
St. Ignatius I (c.68–100) |
Onesimus (54–68) |
St. Anacletus, aka Cletus (76–88) |
APOSTOLIC FATHERS
- Clement of Rome.
- Ignatius of Antioch.
- Polycarp of Smyrna.
- Didache
- Shepherd of Hermas.