What is the early church and why would we want to study it?
A brief history of the study of the early church
How and when did the early church originate?: some historical background
Jewish and Gentile identities in the early church (c. AD 100-300)
A brief survey of earliest Christian literature
Living the early church: early Christian religious practices
Teaching the early church: origins and developments of early Christian doctrine
Leading the early church: bishops, emperors and councils.