Ep. 8: The Showdown At Nicaea explains what came to be known as the Arian Controversy and what the Church did to address it. Along the way we learn about the colorful cast of characters present at the council, including the mythical account of St. Nick's right hook.

What happens when a pagan, Roman Emperor embraces Christianity? How should Christians today evaluate the supposed conversion of Constantine? Furthermore, how did Constantine's Christianity impact both the empire and the Church? Find these answers and more in this episode.

Christianity initially suffered tremendous persecution at the hands of Rome. Yet all of that abruptly changed beginning in the 4th Century, AD. In this session, learn about the providential factors which led to this sudden shift in Rome's attitude toward the Christian faith.

Ep. 5: Written In Blood considers the initial persecutions toward the Church. We will survey both Jewish and Roman persecution from A.D. 33 to 200. We'll also consider the accounts of a few early Christian martyrs.

Ep. 4: The Response Of The Faithful explores the era of the Church Fathers. How did the early Church answer the false teachings which threatened the truths of the Gospel? What can we learn from their faithfulness as well as their errors?

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Ep. 1: Introduction | In this introductory episode, we consider some helpful definitions for navigating the centuries of Christian history. Namely, we will define the Greek word, "ekklesia" as given by Jesus in Matthew 16.

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Ep. 3: Early Heresies explores a few of the predominant first and second-century strands of false Christian teaching. Discover the allusions to these movements in the New Testament as well as the dangers they posed as they matured.

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Episode 2: The First Century Church considers the historical context which parallels the expansion of Christ's Church following His Ascension. In this episode, learn of the factors helped advance the Gospel from Jerusalem to Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the earth.

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