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A History of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years. Mannion, Gerard; Gaillardetz, Richard; Kerkhofs, Jan (2003), Readings in Church Authority: Gifts and Challenges for Contemporary Catholicism, Ashgate Publishing; Marshall, Howard (2004), I Believe in the Historical Jesus, Regent College Publishing, ISBN 1-57383-019-4
Prior to 2012, Andrew Mark Henry was a graduate of history from Messiah College (now Messiah University) and attended a postbaccalaureate program in classical languages of University of Pennsylvania. [1] [2] In 2012, he began studying for a PhD in religious studies at Boston University (BU), specializing in early Christianity. [3]
Early Christians gathered in small private homes, [2] known as house churches, but a city's whole Christian community would also be called a "church"—the Greek noun ἐκκλησία (ekklesia) literally means "assembly", "gathering", or "congregation" [3] [4] but is translated as "church" in most English translations of the New Testament.
In May 2024, he appeared on the Danny Jones Podcast, making his novel views on Christianity, Ancient Greek and Roman pharmacy, and the life of Jesus more widely known. The podcast has since amassed over 2.5 million views on YouTube .
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"It will force us to turn back the history of Christianity in Frankfurt and far beyond by around 50 to 100 years. The first Christian find north of the Alps comes from our city: we can be proud of ...
A key characteristic of early Christianity was its unique type of exclusivity. [74] Believing was the crucial and defining characteristic of membership – believers were separated from the "unbelievers" and heretics by a strong social boundary. [75] [76] [77] This exclusivity gave Christianity the psychological attraction of elitism. [78]
Christianity in the 1st century continued the practice of female Christian headcovering (from the age of puberty onward), with early Christian apologist Tertullian referencing 1 Corinthians 11:2–10 and stating "So, too, did the Corinthians themselves understand [Paul]. In fact, at this day the Corinthians do veil their virgins.