Part I: lecture 1. The diversity of early Christianity --lecture 2. Christians who would be Jews -- lecture 3. Christians who refuse to be Jews -- lecture 4. Early gnostic Christianity: our sources -- lecture 5. Early Christian gnosticism: an overview -- lecture 6. The gnostic gospel of truth -- lecture 7. Gnostics explain themselves -- lecture 8. The Coptic gospel of Thomas -- lecture 9. Thomas' gnostic teachings -- lecture 10. Infancy gospels -- lecture 11. The gospel of Peter -- lecture 12. The secret gospel of Mark. Part II: lecture 13. The Acts of John -- lecture 14. The Acts of Thomas --lecture 15. The Acts of Paul and Thecla -- lecture 16. Forgeries in the name of Paul -- lecture 17. The epistle of Barnabas -- lecture 18. The Apocalypse of Peter -- lecture 19. The rise of early Christian orthodoxy -- lecture 20. The beginnings of the canon -- lecture 21. Formation of the New Testament canon -- lecture 22. Interpretation of scripture -- lecture 23. Orthodox corruption of Scripture -- lecture 24. Early Christian creed.
Summary
Lectures on the history and varieties of Christian doctrines in the early church.