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The Early Church

Early Christian Dictionary

The Early Church

A reference dictionary of terms, concepts, and names important to early Christianity, providing definitions and explanations of the vocabulary and ideas that shaped the first centuries of the church.

129 Chapters

Table of Contents

1 Abel 2 Abortion 3 Academics 4 Adam 5 Adornment, Outward 6 Adultery 7 Angels 8 Antichrist 9 Apostles 10 Assembly, Christian 11 Atonement 12 Baptism 13 Beard 14 Beast, Description and Mark of the 15 Bishops and Deacons 16 Blood of Christ 17 Occupations of Christians 18 Canon, New Testament 19 Celibacy 20 Children 21 Christ 22 Christianity 23 Chronology 24 Church and State 25 Church, The 26 Clothing 27 Commandments, Keeping 28 Community, Christian 29 Confession of sin 30 Conversations 31 Cosmetics 32 Covenant, Old & New 33 Cross, The 34 Dead 35 Death, Christian attitude towards 36 Demons 37 Deuterocanonical Books 38 Divisions 39 Divorce and Remarriage 40 Easter 41 Judging Others 42 Enoch 43 Entertainment 44 Eternal rewards and punishments 45 Eucharist 46 Evangelism 47 Excommunication 48 Exorcism 49 Faith 50 Fall of man 51 Fasting 52 Fear of God 53 Food 54 Free-will and predestination 55 Gifts of the Holy Spirit 56 God 57 Gods, pagan 58 Grace 59 Happiness of man 60 Headcovering 61 Heresies 62 Hermeneutics 63 Holidays 64 Holy Kiss 65 Holy Spirit 66 Homosexuality 67 Hospitality 68 Husbands 69 Hymns 70 Ignatius 71 James, the Lord's brother 72 Jesus 73 Judaism 74 John, the Apostle 75 Judgment of God 76 Judging Others 77 Kingdoms, Two 78 Lasts Days 79 Law, Mosaic 80 Law Suits 81 Lord's Day 82 Love of Enemies 83 Septuagint; or the LXX 84 Fall of man 85 Beast, Description and Mark of the 86 Marriage 87 Martyrs, Martyrdom 88 Materialism 89 Medicine 90 Millennium 91 Miracles 92 Modesty 93 Music 94 New Birth 95 Oaths, Swearing 96 Offerings 97 Paradise 98 Patriotism 99 Perfection, Christian 100 Persecution 101 Peter and Paul 102 Pharisees 103 Philosophy 104 Politics 105 Polycarp 106 Polygamy 107 Poverty and Prosperity 108 Prayer 109 Prophets and Prophecy 110 Purity 111 Repentance 112 Resurrection of the Dead 113 Rewards and Punishments, Eternal 114 Sabbath 115 Salvation 116 Satan 117 Sibyl 118 Soul 119 Taxes 120 Temples 121 Tithes 122 Tree of Life & Tree Knowledge 123 Usury 124 War 125 Widows and Orphans 126 Wine 127 The Woman's Place 128 Works, Good 129 World, Separation From

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