Arianism (Ἀρειανισμός Areianismós) is a Christological doctrine first attributed to Arius (c. AD 256–336), a Christian presbyter from Alexandria, Egypt.
CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY: The Arian Controversy of the Fourth Century A.D.
The Appearance of Christ to His Disciples after His Resurrection
Appearance (ἐφάνη, Mark 16:9; ἐφανερώθη, Mark 16:12, 14; ὤφθη, Luke 24:34; 1 Cor. 15:5; ἐφανέρωσεν ἑαυτόν, John 21:1; παρέστησεν ἑαυτόν), a term usually applied to the discussions and interactions that Jesus Christ had with his disciples after his resurrection.
EARLY CHRISTIANITY: The Apostolic Period
The period from Pentecost to the death of John, the last of the twelve apostles (ca 100), when the Church was under the guidance of Paul (till his death) and the apostles, especially Peter and John.
GNOSTICISM: What Is It and What Role Did It Play In the Writing of the First Epistle of John?
Gnosticism (Greek: γνωστικός, gnōstikós, 'having knowledge') is a collection of religious ideas and systems which may have had some beginnings in the late 1st century AD among the Jews and early Christian.
The Problems of the Early Church as Reflected in Paul’s Epistles
It may aid us in making these epistles of Paul seem like real and living messages to recall, in general, some of the peculiar conditions and problems which called them forth.
Paul’s Life and Character as Reflected in his Epistles
The epistles of Paul furnish a most valuable supplement to the narrative of his life as found in the Book of Acts. His language often reflects the time when he was “a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious” (1 Tim. 1:13), and we see him carrying the same fiery zeal—tempered into a calm, steady flame of Christian love—into his missionary labors.
The Apostle Paul before His Conversion
We approach the apostle of the Gentiles who decided the victory of Christianity as a universal religion, who labored more, both in word and deed, than all his colleagues, and who stands out, in lonely grandeur, as the most remarkable and influential character in history.
Peculiarities of the Pauline Epistles
The epistles of Paul were written to particular persons, churches, or groups of churches and dealt with the special circumstances and needs of their readers. What do we know?
Epistles in the Early Christian Church
Some of the most important literature of antiquity exists in the form of letters. The correspondence of men prominent in political and literary life often throws a clear light upon the conditions of the age. The letters preserved to us in the New Testament are not less interesting than this letter of Pliny for the historical information they convey.
The Character of the Apostle Peter
Simon, as he was originally called, or, as he was afterward named, Peter, was the son of the fisherman Jonas. He was a native of Bethsaida in Galilee, and a resident of Capernaum, where he followed his father’s occupation.