BIB 6625 - The Early Church in Acts and the Pauline Epistles

Credits: 3

This course explores various paradigms that have existed in the history of the Church, with the aim of advocating for a return to the early church model. It delves into biblical and historical data on the early church model as presented in the book of Acts and the Pauline epistles. The essential components include: 1) the gathering of the early church, 2) Paul’s concepts for establishing and strengthening the church, 3) the blockchain model of the early church, 4) the role of women in the early church, and 5) possible lessons gleaned from the early Church that are implementable for contemporary churches in the majority world.

Prerequisite(s): BIB 5133
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