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    In the early Christian church there were many famous people who helped the church‚ and there were also a few infamous people who did not. Throuought the 1st century A.D some of the most influential Christian leaders lived‚ such as the apostles. For the first fewhundred years the church was very primitive and unstable and many people were killed during these rimes‚ these people were martyrs. There were many people and events that shaped the relgion that we now know today as Catholosism. I am going

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    Between 1800-1860‚ cotton had an enormous increase in production‚ and the factors which influenced the increase were demand‚ technology‚ and resources. One important factor to the increase of cotton was demand. The demand of cotton was constantly growing which is why people invested their time into cotton production. Without the demand‚ cotton would not need to be produced as much. Although southerners sold other products‚ cotton was the district’s leading export. The country of Great Britain

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    The Waldensians are a Christian branch of the early Roman Catholic Church that were founded in the late 1170s by Waldo of Lyons (also called Valdes). However‚ some people do believe the group predates Waldo‚ and only gained popularity while fleeing from prosecution to France. Their official symbol is that of a candle set on top of a bible‚ with the slogan “Lux Lucet in Tenebris” or “A light shining in the darkness.” Waldo was a wealthy merchant who gave away all his money and land to start preaching

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    Anna Wencel II IB |LAB REPORT | |Factors affecting the growth of bacteria | Introduction: Bacteria make up a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. And how can be bacteria destroyed? Antibiotics are widely used in the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases. Antibiotic

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    THE EARLY CHURCH’ AUTHOR: SCHMIDT‚ PETER In This article Peter Schmidt looks at ministry in the New Testament and early church‚ comparing them to what we now understand to be ministry and office ‚ with the aim of proving that offices as we know them‚ were not the explicit will of the historical Christ but were an evolution which occurred because of historical and cultural circumstances at a particular time and so we are not bound‚ Schmidt says to the structures we have in the Church today

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    One of the earliest and most significant writers during the early years of Christianity was a bishop from ancient Syria who‚ while in route to his execution at the Roman Coliseum‚ wrote seven letters that would greatly influence early Christianity. Titled the “God-Bearer” Ignatius of Antioch was the third bishop of Antioch and is believed to have been chosen by Saint Peter himself to follow the succession of bishops. Following St. Peter and St. Evodius‚ Ignatius would become an important bishop to

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    * Early Medieval Europe Founding of the Church * 2. Introduction: The Roots (This Series) Judaism Greece Rome Christianity and Christ Himself The Early Theologians * 3. Introduction: Fluorescence (The Next Series) Dark Ages Feudalism The Sociopolitical Structure Eve of the Renaissance * 4. Roots of Medieval Era: Judaism of Abraham Hebrews: a population in the city of Ur in Sumeria The word is derived from Greek biblia‚ which means “book‚” hence “People of the Book” Abraham was said

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    Church History I Theme Report New Role for Women in the Early Church This theme report analyzes how Jesus sent a new revolutionary message laying the groundwork for the elevation of the social status of women in the early church. The cultural norm of the day was that women were restricted to subordinate roles in society and the church. Jesus broke boundaries in his dealing with women and led his disciples to challenge those same boundaries as they took over leadership of the church

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    In the early Christian church there existed a debate over the duration of hell. One sect argued that hell was endless and that the unrepentant sinners who were punished there experienced everlasting‚ agonizing torment. This idea is often referred to as the doctrine of endless hell. There existed another sect‚ however‚ that argued that although hell was agonizing‚ it did not last forever. Instead‚ they argued that hell involved “purging” the damned of their sin and that rather being purely punitive

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    Historical Background John Chrysostom was a contemporary of the Cappadocians (Basil of Caesarea‚ Gregory of Nyssa‚ and Gregory of Nazianzus)‚ and his ministry flourished during the so-called “golden age of early Christian literature.” According to Yngve Brilioth‚ “The history of the ancient church does not present a more thrilling life story.” John was born in Antioch on the Orontes River‚ in the province of Syria‚ probably around the year A.D. 349. His father was a civil servant in the Roman military

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