HIST M185FHistory of Early Christians
History · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
(Same as Religion M186A.) Designed for juniors/seniors. Christian movement from its origins to circa 160 CE, stressing its continuity/discontinuity with Judaism, various responses to Jesus of Nazareth, writings produced during this period, movement’s encounters with its religious, social, and political world, and methods of research.
P/NP or letter grading.
When it runs
- Winter 2026
- Winter 2027
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
HIST M185F
- HIST M185IJesus of Nazareth in Historical Research
1 course lists this as a requisite. The whole downstream is here — 1 course over 1 level. Every course here opens its own tree.