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A step into darkness: Historical Judeo-Christian relations in the early church, does it persist in the modern era?
I recently took a "plunge" into the Jewish SE and noticed a very strong anti-christian sentiment from some of the active and "vocal" members. Some of this was my own reaction, but ...
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How Did the Earliest Church Define Salvation?
This question came up for me in a discussion of the meaning of "saved" in Acts 15:1.
But certain ones having come down from Judea were teaching the brothers, "Unless you are
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Why did Origen oppose birthdays? Was this a Jewish belief?
I found this quote of Origen condemning birthdays as the practice of the gentile sinners.
...of all the holy people in the Scriptures, no one is recorded to have kept a feast or held a great banquet ...
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Did any Jews have the same canon as Jesus during the time of Christ and did the early church ever quote from it?
Orthodox Christians have a much larger canon than both Roman Catholic and Protestant Christians, this includes books such as 3 Maccabees. During the time of Jesus there were different sects of Jews. ...
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Did any in the Early Church require a kosher diet?
In the Early Church, we see statements suggesting that the dietary laws of clean/unclean meats from Old Testament passages such as Leviticus 11 are no longer binding. For example:
As for their [the ...
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How widespread was the observance of the Jewish Sabbath among Christians during Early Christianity (A.D. 30–324)?
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How widespread was the observance of the Jewish Sabbath among Christians during Early Christianity (A.D. 30–324)?
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As a reminder, the Jewish Sabbath is defined as:
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Was the Gathering Relics of Holy Men in 1st Century common in the Early Church?
I am hoping to understand or know if Jesus' apostles would have had gathering relics of something like the crucifixion in mind at some point when it as still possible to locate them (ex: the true ...
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Why is the Bishop of Jerusalem still Greek?
I understand that after the Bar Kokhba Revolt of 135 AD, that Jews (not even Christian Jews) were not allowed in Jerusalem, and that Christian bishops were forced to be gentiles. The last known bishop ...
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What is the difference between the Ebionites and Nazarenes?
The Ebionites and Nazarenes were Jewish–Christian sects during the Second Temple era. We know that the Ebionites believed Yeshu was born of a natural generation between Joseph and Mary; while some ...
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What is the historical cause between the discrepancy of evangelical approaches to original sin and Jewish ones? [closed]
(Modern) Judaism is usually described as not subscribing to the original sin doctrine, where humanity is seen as inherently doomed per the actions of Adam and Eve. (It looks like it's a generalisation,...
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How did the Christian movement distinguish itself from Judaism?
Can anyone explain to me how Christianity distanced itself from Judaism and set itself apart?
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Does Jewish tradition predate Christian tradition in any meaningful way? [closed]
Many people assume that because Judaism is the super ancient religion and Christianity relatively modern, although ancient by any standards, that if someone wants to dig up some meaningful bit of ...
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