Ancient Christianity in Berlin

Ancient Christianity is an exciting field. How did this new religion come into existence? How did it establish itself during the Roman Empire and reshape the Empire? While the Roman Empire is a long bygone age, and both the world and Christianity look very different today, the study of Early Christianity is no less valuable.

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Origen

The Alexandria-born Christian named "Horus Shoot" by his parents studied under the most prominent Platonist of his time, annotated nearly the entire Bible, wrote the first dogma, preached in a house church at the port of Caesarea and headed a private university. This man was Origin. more

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Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Christoph Markschies

As a professor of Ancient Christianity (Patristics) at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin he leads ...

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