The Early Church and Today

• Author(s): Everett Ferguson,
• Publisher: Abilene Christian University Press
• Pages: 336
• ISBN_10: 0891125868
  ISBN_13: 9780891125860
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Religion / Christianity / History , Religion / Christian Church / History ,

Description:... 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"