Early Christians speak : faith and life in the first three centuries / Everett Ferguson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ferguson, Everett, 1933-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.

Church history.

Liturgics--History.

Liturgics.

Christian life--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.

Christian life.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Abilene, TX : ACU Press, c1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

""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""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780891128427

0891128425