'''Early Christianity''' is generally considered as [[Christianity]] before the [[Council of Nicea]] which occurred in 325 A.D..
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'''Early Christianity''' is generally considered as [[Christianity]] before the [[Council of Nicea]] which occurred in 325 A.D.. However, some scholars consider early Christianity to be the time between the life of Jesus Christ, in the early first century, and the reign of the Roman emperor [[Constantine]] (306–337) (Constantine was the first Roman emperor to become a Christian).<ref>[https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/display/document/obo-9780195389661/obo-9780195389661-0011.xml#:~:text=Early%20Christianity%20is%20the%20period,guaranteed%20religious%20freedom%20to%20Christians. Early Christianity], Oxford Biographies website</ref>