Author: John Wilkinson
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780700713202
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 312
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There is evidence of a joint tradition among designers of synagogues and churches, in which Christians repeat earlier Jewish symbolism. Using rare Jewish documents, this book unravels those sacred dimensions.
Author: James Tunstead Burtchaell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521891561
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 404
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This important work challenges an entrenched scholarly consensus, that at the beginning it was inspired leaders - not ordained officers - who dominated the church. James Burtchaell illustrates that the traditional argument on behalf of clerical authority had read history backwards, and found the apostles to be the first bishops. In this study, Burtchaell reads history forwards, and demonstrates that first century Jews knew only one form of community organization, that of the synagogue. The three-level structure of offices in the synagogue - president, elders, and assistant - emerges, in the author's estimation, as the most plausible antecedent for the Christian offices which stand forth clearly in the second century. Burtchaell's conclusion is that ordained office is a foundational element in Christianity, but that, while the officers presided from the first, they rarely led. Thus, while Jesus' brother James presided as the ordained chief of the mother church in Jerusalem, it was Peter - Jesus' inspired veteran disciple - whose voice carried most authority. This revisionist historical account of Christian origins creatively subverts the established positions on church order, and thus opens up the arguments to new and larger conclusions.
Author: James Parkes
Publisher: Sepher-Hermon Press, Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 464
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Author: Benjamin D. Williams
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781944967543
Category : Public worship
Languages : en
Pages : 199
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Preface to the new edition -- Understanding the divine liturgy. Development of Christian worship in the Bible -- Worship in the early church -- Revelation and worship -- The royal priesthood -- Heavenly worship -- A journey through the liturgy. The interior of an Orthodox church -- The preparation service -- The liturgy of the word -- The liturgy of the Eucharist -- The Great Anaphora -- The Holy Communion -- The Thanksgiving -- Conclusion. A call to worship.
Author: Bisola Hephzi-bah Johnson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781704878508
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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Immediately after my story of incarceration in the Synagogue which was featured in my first Book began to go viral, other victims of T.B. Joshua from different walks of life got contagious through the act, and courageously spring out of their shell to share with me their personal negative experiences in the Synagogue. The wound many of them had licked privately for many years, and concealed the shame, loses, and embarrassments under the garments of plague of silence. Our silence is on the other hands empowering the psychopaths that are into fakery, molestation, and diabolical acts. We don't want to enable them, this is why we are sharing our stories for others to learn. Some of the stories are hilarious, while majority of them are frightening, disheartening, and sorrowful. I decided to have them shared with you in this book for the same reason why I did mine. To be a light to those who grope in darkness.Spiritual and Physical killings are rampant in the Synagogue, 'church' of all Nations, which is one of the things that cushions T.B. Joshua' demonic powers. I believe no reasonable person will seek for protection, healing or deliverance in such a damned place.The acts of Fatai Balogun alias T.B. Joshua of the Synagogue of satanism and lawlessness can no longer be hidden or covered up, God is helping those that were wounded and abused in this unholy place called the Synagogue to find strength to expose T.B. Joshua, despising the shame so that others may learn and never fall prey of the RAVENING WOLVES (Matthew 7: 15).
Author: Edwin Friedman
Publisher: Guilford Press
ISBN: 1609182367
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 335
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An acclaimed, influential work now available in paper for the first time, this bestselling book applies the concepts of systemic family therapy to the emotional life of congregations. Edwin H. Friedman shows how the same understanding of family process that can aid clergy in their pastoral role also has important ramifications for negotiating congregational dynamics and functioning as an effective leader. Clergy from diverse denominations, as well as family therapists and counselors, have found that this book directly addresses the dilemmas and crises they encounter daily. It is widely used as a text in courses on pastoral care, leadership, and family systems.
Author: Lee I. Levine
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300074751
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 816
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Annotation The synagogue was one of the most central and revolutionary institutions of ancient Judaism leaving an indelible mark on Christianity and Islam as well. This commanding book provides an in-depth and comprehensive history of the synagogue from the Hellenistic period to the end of late antiquity. Drawing exhaustively on archeological evidence and on such literary sources as rabbinic material, the New Testament, Jewish writings of the Second Temple period, and Christian and pagan works, Lee Levine traces the development of the synagogue from what was essentially a communal institution to one which came to embody a distinctively religious profile. Exploring its history in the Greco-Roman and Byzantine periods in both Palestine and the Diaspora, he describes the synagogue's basic features: its physical remains; its role in the community; its leadership; the roles of rabbis, Patriarchs, women, and priests in its operation; its liturgy; and its art. What emerges is a fascinating mosaic of a dynamic institution that succeeded in integrating patterns of social and religious behavior from the contemporary non-Jewish society while maintaining a distinctively Jewish character.
Author: Richard Chenevix Trench
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : el
Pages : 368
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Author: Marvin R. Wilson
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 1467462381
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 362
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Although the roots of Christianity run deep into Hebrew soil, many Christians remain regrettably uninformed about the rich Jewish heritage of the church. Our Father Abraham delineates the vital link between Judaism and Christianity, exemplified by the common ancestry of the two faiths traceable back to Abraham. Marvin Wilson calls Christians to reexamine their Semitic heritage to regain a more authentically biblical understanding of what they believe and practice. Wilson, a trusted voice among both Jews and Christians, speaks to both past and present, first developing a historical perspective on the Jewish origins of the church and then discussing how the church can become more attuned to the Hebraic mindset of Scripture. Drawing from his own extensive experience, he also offers valuable practical guidance for salutary interaction between Christians and Jews. Discussion questions at the end of each chapter make this book especially suitable for use in groups—Christian, Jewish, or interfaith—as readers strive to make sense of their own faith in connection with the other. The second edition of Our Father Abraham features a new preface, an expanded bibliography of recent relevant works, and two new chapters: one that discusses Jewish-Christian relations after the Holocaust and another that reflects on Wilson’s own fifty-plus-year career as an evangelical Christian deeply committed to interfaith dialogue. As Christians and Jews feel a growing need for mutual support in an increasingly secular Western world, Wilson’s widely acclaimed book will offer encouragement and wise guidance toward this worthy end.
Author: Anders Runesson
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004161163
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 345
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This volume gathers for the first time all of the primary source material on the early synagogues up through the Second Century C. E. Each entry contains bibliographic citations and interpretative comments. An Introduction frames the current state of synagogue research, while extensive indices allow for easy location of specific allusions.
