Religious Studies 135: CHRISTIAN ORIGINS R. A. Kraft INDEX OF HANDOUTS & HELPS 1. General Orientation 1.1 Lecture Outline and Assignments 1.2 Research Paper Suggested Topics 1.3 Questions for Final Review 1.4 Selected Bibliography 1.5 The Canonical Scriptures of Christianity 2. The Greco-Roman Setting of Early Christianity 2.1 Chart of Persons and Political Settings 2.2 General Definitions and Overview 2.3 Judaism in the Period [see RelSt 525 gopher page (Kraft)] 2.4 Types of Post-Biblical Early Jewish Literature 2.5 Selections of Greek Jewish Texts: Philo 3. Jesus and the Traditions About Jesus [see also RelSt 435 gopher page (Kraft)] 3.1 Problems Encountered in the Sources 3.2 Resurrection Traditions 3.3 Traditions on Death of Judas 4. The Earliest Christians, Especially Paul [see RelSt 436 gopher page (Kraft)] 5. From Paul to Irenaeus -- A Century of Transitions [see RelSt 535 gopher page (Kraft)]