For ten years now I have been happily teaching at Duquesne University Roman campus. The two course offerings that I have been teaching are Introduction to the New Testament and The Beginnings of Christianity. The Beginnings of Christianity offers an introduction, starting from New Testament times until about 500AD, to several key figures at the rise of Christianity like Mary Mother of God, as well as Saint Peter and Saint Paul, the founders of Christian Rome. Throughout history Rome has fascinated Christians and non-Christians alike. The course explores how in the early centuries the followers of Jesus Christ lived their faith centered upon Him. It then goes on to investigate how the theological tradition of the importance of Rome developed in the Church and the Papacy. The study considers how the early Christians related faith and reason, and also suffered for their belief in martyrdom. Theological material is offered which helps the students to understand better their time in Rome. Effectively, this course illustrates the impact of early Christianity through great and leading figures who exercised a great influence and are still most important today. This study is carried out in the context of being in Rome which is the cradle and center of Christianity.