And what this class will do is talk about how did orthodox --

这门课要说的就是正教如何成为正教
what became orthodox Christianity

正统基督教是如何形成的
how did it become orthodox Christianity

它是如何变成正教的
rather than one of the other kinds of Christianity?

而不是其它种类的基督教
And we'll talk about that repeatedly.

我们会多次讲到
In the second century, though, it's anachronistic to

在二世纪
talk about orthodox Christianity versus heretical Christianity.

说什么正统教会和异端教会是不合适的
So what some scholars have done is create this word

这就是为什么学者创造了这个词
"proto-orthodox."

"原初正统"
And all they mean is those Christians who believe the kinds of stuff

指的是基督徒所信的教理
that would later be proclaimed as orthodox in creeds and councils.

之后被定为正统教义
So what happened was the people

所以真实情况就是