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When were the first Christian churches formed? - NeverThirsty Conclusion: The Christian church in Jerusalem was the center of the Christian faith It was there that the apostles were first located The church had elders with James, Jesus’ brother, being the lead elder of the church (Acts 15:3-23) From there the truth about Jesus spread and God caused the Christian church to grow
The Origin of Christianity - Biblical Archaeology Society A turning point in the Jesus movement, Peter baptizes the Roman centurion Cornelius, the first non-Jewish Christian, in Jerusalem (Acts 10), as shown in one of five baptism scenes on a 12th-century baptismal font in St Bartholomew’s Church in Liège, Belgium Image: Jean-Pol Grandmont
5 Ways Women Participated in the Early Church What was life like for women in the Christian Church during the first century C E ? When the books of the New Testament were being written, how did women contribute to and participate in the Church? In her article “ Women in the Early Church,” published in the Summer 2020 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review, Holly Beers of Westmont College looks at some of the ways women served in the
When Did Christianity Begin to Spread? - Biblical Archaeology Society But when did Christians begin to build these churches? Early Christian gathering places are difficult to identify because at first Christians met together mostly in private homes Even as Christian populations grew, distrust and persecution by their Roman rulers forced the early church to stay out of the public eye
Is the World’s Oldest House Church in Dura-Europos? However, one of its most famous features—the oldest house church ever discovered—may not be what it first appears Publishing in the Journal of Roman Archaeology, two scholars have suggested that while the building is certainly the oldest place of Christian assembly ever discovered, the term “house church” is likely a misnomer
When Was the First Communion? - Biblical Archaeology Society When was the first communion? The tradition of communion originated with the Last Supper in the Bible, when Jesus gave bread and wine to his disciples as symbols of the “new covenant ” This painting of the Last Supper appears in the cathedral of Sancti Spíritus, Cuba
Barnabas: An Encouraging Early Church Leader Acts presents the evangelizing apostle and church leader Barnabas as a model of integrity and character: An encouraging early Church leader
The Split of Early Christianity and Judaism There is one painting that dramatically illustrates the split of early Christianity and Judaism: Robert Campin’s Marriage of the Virgin