The Early Church & Today, Vol 1

"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"