03141nam 2200577Ia 450 991044795910332120200520144314.097808911284270891128425(CKB)2560000000101573(EBL)3110207(SSID)ssj0001035924(PQKBManifestationID)11656933(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001035924(PQKBWorkID)11041006(PQKB)10101667(MiAaPQ)EBC3110207(Perlego)3009488(EXLCZ)99256000000010157319990416d1999 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEarly Christians speak faith and life in the first three centuries /Everett Ferguson3rd ed.Abilene, TX ACU Pressc19991 online resource (176 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9780891120452 0891120459 Includes bibliographical references and index.""Table of Contents""; ""A Word to the Reader""; ""The Setting and Sources for Our Study""; ""The Faith Preached and Believed""; ""Baptism in the Second Century""; ""Alternatives to Immersion""; ""The Beginning of Infant Baptism""; ""Christian Assemblies""; ""Early Worship Services""; ""Early Accounts of the Lord�s Supper""; ""The Language of the Real Presence About the Lord�s Supper""; ""Sacrificial Ideas Associated with the Lord�s Supper""; ""The Love Feast (Agape)""; ""Some Early Prayers""; ""Some Early Christian Hymns and Poetry""; ""The Organization of the Early Church""""Church Discipline""""Christian Living in the Second Century""; ""Early Christian Acts of Mercy""; ""Christians and Military Service""; ""Women in the Early Church""; ""Glossary""; ""Alphabetical List of Sources Cited""; ""Time Chart""; ""Index of References""; ""General Index""These studies in early church history cover various aspects of the church life of early Christians. They focus on the second century.What did the second century Christian leaders say about faith, baptism, infant baptism, worship services, the Lord's Supper, prayer, singing, church organization, mercy and the role of women? New Testament texts bearing on the topic are listed at the beginning of each chapter. We are talking about the same community of people, the same church, as existed in the New Testament. Such writings have an important bearing on the interpretation of the Scriptures. Church historyPrimitive and early church, ca. 30-600LiturgicsHistoryChristian lifeHistoryEarly church, ca. 30-600Church historyLiturgicsHistory.Christian lifeHistory270.1Ferguson Everett1933-1129283MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910447959103321Early Christians speak2864726UNINA