a) The Archaeology of Early Christianity, William H. C. Frend
(Fortress Press, 1996)
[Read Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 (pp. 108-11; 130-143;
168-169), 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15]
b) The Orthodox Church, Timothy (Kallistos) Ware (Penguin Press,
1993)
c) Course Pack to be made available through the Furman bookstore
On another matter: in you reading of William Frend's The Archaeology
of Early Christianity, read for the central ideas and the book's main thesis.
Do not get bogged down in the details.