1. Why does the life of Jesus present a problem to historians?
2. What were Jesus' basic teachings?
3. What is the relationship of early Christianity to Judaism?
4. What was the historical significance of the belief in Jesus' resurrection?
5. How did Saint Paul transform a Jewish sect into a world religion?
6. What factors contributed to the triumph of Christianity in the Roman Empire?
7. Why did some early Christian thinkers object to the study of classical literature? What arguments were advanced by the defenders of classical learning? What was the outcome of this debate, and why was it significant?
8. What is the historical significance of Saint Basil, Saint Martin of Tours, and Saint Benedict?
9. What factors contributed to the rise of anti-Judaism among early Christians? How were Jews demonized and held in contempt by early Christian thinkers?
10. How did Saint Augustine view the fall of Rome, the worldly city, humanity, and Greek philosophy?
11. How did the world-views of early Christianity and classical humanism resemble and differ from each other?