The Early Church

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When I was a fundamentalist, evangelical Protestant the topic of the Early Church was rarely mentioned. It was assumed that the apostolic church was exactly like my church — the same beliefs and doctrines, the same Bible, the same format of church services, the same attitudes. In studying the topic I discovered that none of this was true (read more here).

The study of the Early Church is a vast topic and includes . . .

• Determining when certain beliefs, practices, and doctrines first became prevalent
• Doctrinal developments by the apostles themselves.
• Use of the Old Testament.
• Stages of development in the first few decades.
• Writings of the Early Church Fathers.
• Views of the church — its nature.
• Seeds of Christendom.
• Why so many horrible acts were committed by Christian leaders.
• The development of the Bible.

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