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A History Podcast of the Christian Church told through the lives and thoughts of it's greatest thinkers. Season 1 – A.D. 1 – A.D. 500 Plato and Greek philosophy. Apostolic fathers Justin Martyr Irenaeus Clement of Alexandria Origin Cyprian Eusebius of Caesarea. Council of Nicaea Athanasies. Ephraim the Syrian. The Cappadocian fathers. The Council of Constantinople Ambrose John Chrysostom. Jerome. Augustine Cyril of Alexandria. The Council of Ephesus Theodor of Cyrus Leo the great. The Council of Chelsea and. The Apostles Creed.

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