The Christian Ecclesia
| Author | : Fenton John Anthony Hort |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 328 |
| Release | : 1897 |
| Genre | : Church |
| ISBN | : |
The Organization Of The Early Christian Churches
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The Earliest History of the Christian Gathering
| Author | : Valeriy A. Alikin |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 361 |
| Release | : 2010 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9004183094 |
Recent research has made a strong case for the view that Early Christian communities, sociologically considered, functioned as voluntary religious associations. This is similar to the practice of many other cultic associations in the Greco-Roman world of the first century CE. Building upon this new approach, along with a critical interpretation of all available sources, this book discusses the social and religio-historical background of the weekly gatherings of Christians and presents a fresh reconstruction of how the weekly gatherings originated and developed in both form and content. The topics studied here include the origins of the observance of Sunday as the weekly Christian feast-day, the shape and meaning of the weekly gatherings of the Christian communities, and the rise of customs such as preaching, praying, singing, and the reading of texts in these meetings.
Ancient Christian Worship
| Author | : Andrew B. McGowan |
| Publisher | : Baker Academic |
| Total Pages | : 466 |
| Release | : 2014-09-30 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1441246312 |
An Important Study on the Worship of the Early Church This introduction to the origins of Christian worship illuminates the importance of ancient liturgical patterns for contemporary Christian practice. Andrew McGowan takes a fresh approach to understanding how Christians came to worship in the distinctive forms still familiar today. Deftly and expertly processing the bewildering complexity of the ancient sources into lucid, fluent exposition, he sets aside common misperceptions to explore the roots of Christian ritual practices--including the Eucharist, baptism, communal prayer, preaching, Scripture reading, and music--in their earliest recoverable settings. Now in paper.
Worship in the Early Church
| Author | : Ralph P. Martin |
| Publisher | : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 148 |
| Release | : 1974 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9780802816139 |
Refers to New Testament teachings while delineating the nature of early Christian worship of God. Bibliogs.
From Jesus to Christ
| Author | : Paula Fredriksen |
| Publisher | : Yale University Press |
| Total Pages | : 286 |
| Release | : 2008-10-01 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0300164106 |
"Magisterial. . . . A learned, brilliant and enjoyable study."—Géza Vermès, Times Literary Supplement In this exciting book, Paula Fredriksen explains the variety of New Testament images of Jesus by exploring the ways that the new Christian communities interpreted his mission and message in light of the delay of the Kingdom he had preached. This edition includes an introduction reviews the most recent scholarship on Jesus and its implications for both history and theology. "Brilliant and lucidly written, full of original and fascinating insights."—Reginald H. Fuller, Journal of the American Academy of Religion "This is a first-rate work of a first-rate historian."—James D. Tabor, Journal of Religion "Fredriksen confronts her documents—principally the writings of the New Testament—as an archaeologist would an especially rich complex site. With great care she distinguishes the literary images from historical fact. As she does so, she explains the images of Jesus in terms of the strategies and purposes of the writers Paul, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John."—Thomas D’Evelyn, Christian Science Monitor
The Shepherd of Hermas
| Author | : Hermas |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 224 |
| Release | : 1870 |
| Genre | : Christian literature, Early |
| ISBN | : |
The Acts of the Apostles
| Author | : P.D. James |
| Publisher | : Canongate Books |
| Total Pages | : 93 |
| Release | : 1999-01-01 |
| Genre | : Bibles |
| ISBN | : 0857861077 |
Acts is the sequel to Luke's gospel and tells the story of Jesus's followers during the 30 years after his death. It describes how the 12 apostles, formerly Jesus's disciples, spread the message of Christianity throughout the Mediterranean against a background of persecution. With an introduction by P.D. James
Early Christianity in Contexts
| Author | : William Tabbernee |
| Publisher | : Baker Academic |
| Total Pages | : 737 |
| Release | : 2014-11-18 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1441245715 |
This major work draws on current archaeological and textual research to trace the spread of Christianity in the first millennium. William Tabbernee, an internationally renowned scholar of the history of Christianity, has assembled a team of expert historians to survey the diverse forms of early Christianity as it spread across centuries, cultures, and continents. Organized according to geographical areas of the late antique world, this book examines what various regions looked like before and after the introduction of Christianity. How and when was Christianity (or a new form or expression of it) introduced into the region? How were Christian life and thought shaped by the particularities of the local setting? And how did Christianity in turn influence or reshape the local culture? The book's careful attention to local realities adds depth and concreteness to students' understanding of early Christianity, while its broad sweep introduces them to first-millennium precursors of today's variegated, globalized religion. Numerous photographs, sidebars, and maps are included.
The Organization of the Early Christian Churches
| Author | : Edwin Hatch |
| Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 244 |
| Release | : 1999-05-06 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1725206307 |
Here Edwin Hatch presents his idea that the historic episcopate was a late development with its origin in pagan society. These lectures provoked a conversation that lasted almost a century regarding the nature of the episcopacy. Hatch argued that Christian congregations were shaped according to patterns already present in voluntary associations of Graeco-Roman society. Within these voluntary associations, administrative officers emerged whose role was primarily financial. Hatch claimed that these episkopoi are of the same type that developed in early Christianity, in time developing into Bishops as we know them.
