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Were there any lay Christian writers in the Early Church?
Were there any lay Christian writers in the Early Church?
The short answer is yes, although few and far between.
For example here are a few Christian women writers from the Early Church:
Perpetua of ...
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Were there any lay Christian writers in the Early Church?
Lay Writers If we consider the beginning of the Church as part of the Early Church, we must acknowledge the writers of the New Testament. The Apostles, we recall, were mainly businessmen!
Peter, and ...
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Did Early Church acknowledge the Holy Spirit as Feminine?
thanks for the comment. In relation to your question, my answer seeks to make it clear that God is not limited to the human condition, the human being is limited to God's creation. And the view of the ...
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Did Early Church acknowledge the Holy Spirit as Feminine?
Yes, those are authentic citations. See the Wikipedia article on the Gospel of the Hebrews for additional citations, mostly taken from well attested collections of the Church Fathers. This article ...
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Did Early Church acknowledge the Holy Spirit as Feminine?
Did Early Church acknowledge the Holy Spirit as Feminine?
The short answer is no, but the Early Church did give the Holy Spirit some feminine attributes. Think about it more on the line as being a ...
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Did ancient Roman Christians celebrate any Roman national holidays?
Did Roman Christians celebrate any Roman national holidays?
The short answer is no.
Pagan celebrated Pagan rituals and festivities, while the Early Church Christians celebrated things related to Jesus ...
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Did the early Church become full preterist after AD 70?
The best most truthful answer is NO. The early Church did NOT take to full preterism. We read in all these answers here that "confusion set in," and "there's no easy answer," and '...
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Was Foot Washing a regular practice in early Christianity?
Was Foot Washing a regular practice in early Christianity?
The short answer seems to be no!
I am sure some Early Church Christian communities may have had some sort of foot washing ceremonies, but ...
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Did St. Augustine, as a priest, listen to people's confessions of sin?
Augustine was ordained as a Priest in AD 391 . He was made Coadjutor Bishop of Hippo in 395 and was soon ordained as full-time Bishop. As such, he spent only four years as a Priest and was known for ...
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