Early Christianity

period of church history beginning with the ministry of Jesus (c. 27-30) and ending with the First Council of Nicaea (325)

members of the Jewish movement that later became Christianity

period of early Christian history dated from 33 AD to 100 AD

The Euchites or Messalians were a Christian sect from Mesopotamia that spread to Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey) and Thrace. The name 'Messalian' comes from the Syriac , mṣallyānā, meaning 'one who prays'. The Greek translation is , euchitēs, meaning the same.

development of the New Testament canon

antisemitism found in Christian faiths

the first Christian church

Early Christian movement which was the precursor of Christian orthodoxy

period following the Apostolic Age to the First Council of Nicaea in 325

the belief that Christianity is being oppressed in the Western world

Figure in the New Testament, associate of Simon Peter

The Carpocratians (Greek: Καρποκρατιανοὶ) were a Gnostic sect partially based on Platonism that was established in the 2nd century AD and existed until the 6th century. It was named after Carpocrates of Alexandria, its founder, and gained its final form in the writings of his son, Epiphanes. Only fragmentary sources remain about their beliefs and practices, and proto-orthodox Christians of the time mischaracterised their theology to discredit them, accusing them of debauchery.

historical region of Christianity

English translations of pseudepigrapha and apocryphon

Latin slogan and legal maxim