About - Early Church History
Using hundreds of first-hand accounts of events, Footprints in Parchment guides the reader through the rise and the reach of Imperial Rome to its eventual ruin and rescue by the infant Christian Church.
Early Church History—Life in Ancient Rome & The Early Christians
2018年9月5日 · Ancient Rome’s battle against the early Christians was an amazing time in history—one which shaped and in many ways resembles our lives today. Who Were The Early Christians? No one can better describe the early Christians than Mathetes who was a …
When Did Christmas Become Christmas? - Early Church History
But when was Christmas first a celebration in the Christian world? Christianity was not widely observed until after Emperor Constantine (272—337 AD) converted to Christianity and declared it the Roman empire’s religion.
The Deluge as a Biblical Symbol - EARLY CHURCH HISTORY
The early Christians of the catacombs did. There are many representations of Noah in the catacombs. In the Via Latina God is pouring water from the heavens to cleanse the earth.
Early Christian Sculptures - EARLY CHURCH HISTORY
Early Christian sculptors followed the Greco-Roman example of their time in their works just as the Romans imitated the Greek sculptors. Rather than imitate Greek myths, the Christians sculptors took as their inspiration the Bible.
The Tetragrammaton—Yahweh - Early Church History
Christian missionaries have taught people in Papua, New Guinea who had many gods before their conversion to recite the Hebrew Shema announcing only ONE GOD. Watch the video below. CLICK TO WATCH
Sebastian—Christian Soldier & Martyr - Early Church History
Christian missionaries have taught people in Papua, New Guinea who had many gods before their conversion to recite the Hebrew Shema announcing only ONE GOD. Watch the video below. CLICK TO WATCH
The Word “Amen” in the Bible - EARLY CHURCH HISTORY
It is used in Jewish, Christian and Muslim worship as a concluding word or response to prayers. Common English translations of the word amen include “verily” and “truly”. It can also be used colloquially to express strong agreement, as in, for instance, amen to that.”
Communion in the Early Church - EARLY CHURCH HISTORY
Two millennia later Christian Communion is exclusively celebrated (Latin celebrare meaning “to assemble to honor”) as reflecting the Last Supper when Jesus pronounced the Bread His Body and the Wine His Blood. According to their iconography, the catacomb Christians gave the Eucharist a much broader context by including fish in the ritual.
Paul in Ephesus—A Clash of Cultures - Early Church History
Christianity had by that time supplanted idol worship in much of the Roman world. There was no attempt to rebuild the temple to the once-eternal goddess. Its ruins are witness to the clash of cultures which Demetrius so desperately predicted and tried to repel.