Early Christians speak [electronic resource]: faith and life in the first three centuries / Everett Ferguson.
Publication details: Abilene, TX : ACU Press, c1999.Edition: 3rd edDescription: 1 online resource (278 pages)Content type:- text
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Vol. 2 lacks edition statement.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
v. 1 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 (Agapē)
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. v. 2 The early Christian doctrine of scripture
The early church's canon of the Old Testament
The canon of the New Testament
The Muratorian Canon
Christian attitudes toward the Old Testament and the idea of the covenant
Spiritual gifts
Healing and health care
Demons and exorcism
Angels
Spiritual sacrifice and priesthood
Motifs of martyrdom
Freedom of religion
Asceticism
Great women of the ancient church
Divorce and remarriage
Kingdom of God
Millennialism and amillennialism
Resurrection