ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv, bˈɜːkɑːt bɪɡˈæn ɐn ɪndˈɛpθ stˈʌdi ʌvðɪ ˈɜːli kɹˈɪstʃənz hˌuː lˈɪvd bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə kˈaʊnsəl ʌv nɪkˈiə ɪn ˈeɪ.dˈiː. θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv.
In 1985, Bercot began an in-depth study of the early Christians who lived before the Council of Nicaea in A.D. 325.