| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Part I. Church and ministry. Four freedoms of the church -- The ministry of the word in the first two centuries -- Ordination according to Acts: Acts 6:1-6 -- Laying on of hands in Acts 6:6 and 13:3 -- The authority and tenure of elders -- Church order in the sub-Apostolic period: a survey of interpretations -- The ministry in the Apostolic Fathers -- The "congregationalism" of the early church -- Article review of Dan William's Retrieving the tradition and renewing evangelicalism: a primer for suspicious Protestants -- Women in the post-Apostolic church -- Part II. Baptism and initiation. Baptismal motifs in the ancient church -- Baptism in the Partistic period -- Part III. Demonology. The demons according to Justin Martyr -- Origen's demonology -- Part IV. Worship and assembly. Justin Martyr and the liturgy -- "When you come together" -- I Timothy 2:8 -- Sabbath: Saturday or Sunday? a review article -- Part V. Church music. Jewish religious music in the first century -- temple, synagogue, home and sect -- The theology of singing -- The case for a cappella music in the Christian assembly -- Church music in Ephesians and Colossians: exegesis of Colossians 3:15-17 -- Early church history and the instrumental music controversy -- Congregational singing in the early church |
| Summary |
The Early Church and Today is a collection of scholarly articles by an acclaimed specialist in early Christianity written for a broad audience. The topics taken from the New Testament and other early Christian literature are relevant for the church today. The articles are grouped in the following categories: church and ministry, baptism and initiation, worship and assembly, and church music |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
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RELIGION -- Christian Church -- History.
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- History.
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Church history -- Primitive and early church
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780891128618 |
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0891128611 |
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