In 1985, Bercot began an in-depth study of the early Christians who lived before the Council of Nicaea in A.D. 325.
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.