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According to Acts 11:26, the term Christian (Greek: Χριστιανός), meaning "follower of Christ", was first used in reference to Jesus's disciples in the city of Antioch. [11] The earliest recorded use of the term "Christianity" (Greek: Χριστιανισμός ) was by Ignatius of Antioch , in around 100 AD.
The term "disciple" represents the Koine Greek word mathētḗs (μαθητής), [3] which generally means "one who engages in learning through instruction from another, pupil, apprentice" [4] or in religious contexts such as the Bible, "one who is rather constantly associated with someone who has a pedagogical reputation or a particular set of views, disciple, adherent."
The Greek word Χριστιανός (Christianos), meaning ' follower of Christ ', comes from Χριστός (Christos), meaning 'anointed one', [19] with an adjectival ending borrowed from Latin to denote adhering to, or even belonging to, as in slave ownership. [20]
Hypostatic union (from the Greek for substance) is a technical term in Christian theology employed in mainstream Christology to describe the union of two natures, humanity and divinity, in Jesus Christ. A brief definition of the doctrine of two natures can be given as: "Jesus Christ, who is identical with the Son, is one person and one ...
The word Jesus uses to greet the women translates as either "good morning" or "rejoice". It was the standard Greek greeting used at this time, and is thus comparable to the modern hello. [6] France notes the contrast between this humble greeting of Jesus' with the elevated language of the angel at Matthew 28:5-6. [7]
In the Gospel of John, Nathanael is introduced as a friend of Philip, from Bethsaida (1:43-44). [2] The first disciples who follow Jesus are portrayed as reaching out immediately to family or friends: thus, Philip found Nathanael and said to him, "We have found Him of whom Moses in the law, and also the prophets, wrote — Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph".
The Book That Jesus Wrote: John's Gospel. Doubleday. ISBN 978-0868247120. Vermes, Géza (1973). Jesus the Jew: A Historian's Reading of the Gospels. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press. ISBN 978-0800614430. Vermes is a prominent figure in contemporary historical Jesus research. [8] Wallace-Murphy, Tim; Hopkins, Marilyn; Simmans, Graham (March 30 ...