Early Church and Today, Volume 2 - Everett Ferguson - Bog

The Early Church and Today is a collection of scholarly articles by an acclaimed specialist in early Christianity written for a broad audience. The topics taken from the New Testament and other early Christian literature are relevant for the church today. The articles are grouped in the following categories: Volume 1, church and ministry; Volume 2, Christian living, biblical interpretation, the restoration motif, religious liberty, and the book of Acts of the Apostles. Sections include: - "Ministry of the Word in the First Two Centuries"- "The Authority and Tenure of Elders"- "Women in the Post-Apostolic Church"- "Baptismal Motifs in the Ancient Church"- "Baptism in the Patristic Period"- "When You Come Together: Epi to auto in Early Christian Literature"- "Congregational Singing in the Early Church"- "Jewish Religious Music in the First Century - Temple, Synagogue, House, and Sect"- "Christian Living in a Pagan Society"- "The Meaning and Significance of the Restitution Motif"