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Gregory of Nyssa (ca. 335 – after 394) was a Christian [[bishop]], theologian and [[saint]]. He was a younger brother of [[Basil t ===Writings===

The [[Christian]] '''cross''' is a familiar religious symbol of Christianity. Its significa ...ert Christians to identify each other. The Cross first became prominent in Christian imagery during the 3rd century.

...iversity in Spain. The commentaries are drawn from the writings of early [[Christian authors]], Eastern and Western fathers of the Church, [[Vatican II]] and th [[Category:Christian reference works]]

...es to Diognetus is probably the earliest example of Christian apologetics, writings defending Christianity from its accusers. The Greek writer and recipient ar ...third, that survived until 1870, was in a 13th century codex that included writings ascribed to Justin Martyr. The other two are probably copied from this. It

Apocryphal literature are texts of the Jewish and Christian traditions whose canonicity is disputed. That is, they are books that are n ...e canonized by the the time of the Syrian persecution of the Jews; and the writings were canonized shortly after the fall of Jerusalem in AD 70.

...type of religious song, usually written for praise and prayer. Traditional Christian hymns became widely popular from the sixteenth century onwards, but in rece ...ack of musical notation in early writings, the actual musical forms in the early church can only be surmised.

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...nds the truth of Christianity). His works represent the earliest surviving Christian apologies of notable size. He lived from around 100 AD to 165 AD. Most of what is known about the life of Justin Martyr comes from his own writings. He was born at [[Flavia Neapolis]] (modern [[Nablus]]) in [[Palestine]]. T

...the Tanak (which is an acronym for what the OT contains Law, Prophets, and Writings). The Old Testament sets the stage for what happens in the New Testament it Writings range from the historical such as [[Book of Joshua|Joshua]], the Samuels, C

...Subjoined to the books of the New Testament contained in it, there are two writings described as the Epistles of one Clement. Of these, that now before us is t ...traced to an early period in the history of the Church. It is found in the writings of Eusebius (Hist. Eccl., iii. 15), of Origen (Comm. in Joan., i. 29), and

* [[Christian]] | ...ian faith to some cultural issues. Historically, the movement began in the early 18th century as a response to Enlightenment thinking. It stressed a more pe

===Early years=== ..., related to the Hohenstaufen dynasty of Holy Roman emperors. He was born early in 1225 at his father Count Landulf's castle of Roccasecca in the kingdom o

...e used elsewhere in the Bible, ancient writings, and translated in ancient writings. Written in the 1910s, many find the book's style slow to read and should [[God's Word to Women Lesson 8 | Lesson 8]] The Early Dignity of Woman

...k of the [[New Testament]]. It was written by the [[apostle Peter]] to the early [[church]]. ...cclesiology." (Udo Schnelle, The History and Theology of the New Testament Writings, p. 400)</blockquote>

...was a letter written to the early [[church]]. It attempts to explain the [[Christian]] faith. ...me of the Pauline ideas contained within the epistle. He was also proposed early (AD 300) as a possible author. The second leading candidate is [[Apollos]],

The author's name is not recorded anywhere in the gospel. Early Christian writings such as the [[Muratorian Canon]] and the works of [[Orenaeus]] name Luke as

subtopics = [[Christian doctrine and debates]] ...tegorized as either polemicists or apologists based on the thrust of their writings.

==Birth and Early life== * ''Writings of Luther and contemporaries, translated into English''

...lan of this series been so exclusively that of a mere revised reprint, the writings of Ignatius themselves would have made me diffident as to the undertaking. #A Christian is not his own master, but waits upon God.

...], not only break the obscurity which rests on the earliest history of the Christian church, but alike in the East and in the West carry it to the front in lite # some catechetical writings;

...stian doctrine. In other words, the Bible is the only legitimate source of Christian theology and stands alone. Of course, this places interpretation absolutely ...vate judgment rather than in the hands of the Church. This is because if a Christian adhered to Sola Scriptura, '''every''' interpretation of the Bible other th

...ime that thinkers took up an avowedly atheist position. Among the 18th and early 19th century atheists were D'Holbach, Feuerbach, Schopenhauer and Nietzsche ...pe and the USA in the 19th century first extended such toleration to rival Christian sects, then to [[Jew]]s and [[Muslim]]s, and finally to atheists. A major s

==Early Life== ...is both a free lord subject to none and also a servant subject to all. The writings of this period also include his Treatise on Good Works, which shows how fai

...on regarding Peter. Second, church history, tradition, and even apocryphal writings may shed some amount of light on the life of Peter, most notably his later ==Early Life==

...attracted a generally negative response from the Catholic Church and other Christian communities, from historians who note that Brown has distorted – and in s ...reoccupations of modern New Age Wiccan Paganism, but was never an issue in early Christianity. Brown does not quote scriptural support for his thesis, wheth

=== Childhood and early career === ...lvinus''. Nothing is known about his childhood, and very little about his early years. As a student in Paris, he studied the liberal arts before continuin

...of the Lord.” Thus, the word “table” here is a synonym for “altar.” The early Christians were also quite clear that the Eucharist is a sacrifice.</ref> ...nate, presbyterate, and episcopate), there is conclusive evidence from the early Church that women did function to some extent as deaconesses. This is beca

...es are not sure, at bottom, whether the claims of Christ are solid. Is the Christian claim a hoax? Is it just wishful thinking? Or is it actually true? ...prisingly few. [[C.S. Lewis]], a former agnostic intellectual who became a Christian believer, has set forth the three basic options with crystal clarity:

'''William Gurnall''', author of 'The Christian in Complete Armour,' is a man about whom the world possesses singularly lit ...shall we account for the absence of any notice of him in the biographical writings of his day?

...e Apocrypha. The editors of Luther’s Works explain, “In keeping with early Christian tradition, Luther also included the Apocrypha of the Old Testament. Sorting ...alled deutero-canonical books of the Old Testament from the list of sacred writings. In his edition they are grouped together at the end of the Old Testament u

...ontrary to Reverend Guilday, it doesn’t take that much reading of Luther’s writings to acquaint oneself with Luther’s basic theological understanding of fait ...d his exhortations against sin are blatantly and explicitly throughout his writings, in some case the subject of entire treatises. To ignore the obvious while