Tracing the History of the Christian Faith
Church history explores the people, places, movements, manuscripts, controversies, institutions, and events that shaped Christianity from the early church through the modern era. It helps place Christian belief and practice within their historical settings while showing how Scripture has been preserved, interpreted, defended, and carried across cultures and generations.
This page is a growing library of ABSA articles, research, historical studies, and videos examining the history of the church and the transmission of the Christian faith.
Articles & Research
Recent and developing work in church history.
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Walking Through the World of the Early Church: Archaeology and the Apostle Paul
Roman roads, inscriptions, theaters, civic offices, and early Christian writings help reconstruct the world in which the first churches spread from Jerusalem toward Rome.
Videos
Our video library is growing alongside the written research, with site visits, museum studies, historical discussions, interviews, and teaching on Christian history. New videos will be added here as they are published.