Christianity

... of the Christian religion. 3. (n.) The body of Christian believers. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. CHRISTIANITY. kris-chan'-i-ti ... biblethesaurus.org/c/christianity.htm - 101k

Apostolic (2 Occurrences)

... But pilgrims to the feasts had carried away the gospel with them, and in this way Christianity had been spread at least as far as Damascus (Acts 9:2, 19). ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apostolic.htm - 17k

Apostasy (6 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) A total desertion or departure from one's faith, principles, or party; as, Julian's apostasy from Christianity; An abandonment ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apostasy.htm - 14k

Arabic

... as the vernacular of Mohammed and his followers, the classical tongue of that religious system which is the offspring of a degenerate Judaism and Christianity. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/arabic.htm - 17k

Christian (41 Occurrences)

... It was argued that, had the term originated so early, it must have been found far more frequently in the records of early Christianity; sometimes also that the ... biblethesaurus.org/c/christian.htm - 29k

Judaeus

... of the Roman imperial system, but also the beginning of the end of ancient classical civilization in its dominant ideas, and the plantation of Christianity. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/judaeus.htm - 29k

Thyatira (4 Occurrences)

... Pagan feasts, with which immoral practices were associated, were held, and therefore the nature of the guilds was such that they were opposed to Christianity. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/thyatira.htm - 12k

Philo

... of the Roman imperial system, but also the beginning of the end of ancient classical civilization in its dominant ideas, and the plantation of Christianity. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/philo.htm - 29k

Bithynia (2 Occurrences)

... was perplexed as to the course he should take with the numerous Christians brought before his tribunal on account of their profession of Christianity and their ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bithynia.htm - 11k

Candace (1 Occurrence)

... The queen of the Ethiopians whose "eunuch" or chamberlain was converted to Christianity by the instrumentality of Philip the evangelist (Acts 8:27). ... biblethesaurus.org/c/candace.htm - 8k

Cappadocia (2 Occurrences)

...Christianity very early penetrated into this country (1 Peter 1:1). On the day of Pentecost there were Cappadocians at Jerusalem (Acts 2:9). Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cappadocia.htm - 10k

Apostate (5 Occurrences)

... Paul was falsely accused of teaching the Jews apostasy from Moses (Acts 21:21); he predicted the great apostasy from Christianity, foretold by Jesus (Matthew 24 ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apostate.htm - 14k

Saviour (157 Occurrences)

... As might be expected, the fact that the Old Testament used no technical word for Saviour meant that neither did the earliest Christianity use any such word. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/saviour.htm - 39k

Comparative

... RELATION OF CHRISTIANITY TO ETHNIC FAITHS AND THEIR TENETS 1. Karma 2. God 3. The Summum Bonum 4. Self-Revelation of God 5. Incarnation 6. Salvation 7. Faith 8 ... biblethesaurus.org/c/comparative.htm - 29k

Pauline

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. PAULINE THEOLOGY. pol'-in: I. THE PREPARATION 1. The PhariSee 2. Saul and Sin 3. Primitive Christianity II. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pauline.htm - 38k

Gnosticism

... taking in the idea of a redemption through Christ, and further modified in different sects by a third element, which may be Judaism, Hellenism, or Christianity... biblethesaurus.org/g/gnosticism.htm - 38k

Heresy (2 Occurrences)

... 3. (n.) An offense against Christianity, consisting in a denial of some essential doctrine, which denial is publicly avowed, and obstinately maintained. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/h/heresy.htm - 12k

Stoics (1 Occurrence)

... iks (Stoikoi): 1. Origin and Propagation 2. Metaphysics and Religion 3. Sensationalist Epistemology 4. Ethical Teaching 5. Relation to Christianity LITERATURE 1 ... biblethesaurus.org/s/stoics.htm - 15k

Vulgate

... to be to the West what the Septuagint had been to the East, that it was prepared with great care by the greatest scholar whom Latin Christianity produced, that ... biblethesaurus.org/v/vulgate.htm - 38k

Sacraments

... Greek New Testament, however, there is no word nor even any general idea corresponding to "sacrament," nor does the earliest history of Christianity afford any ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sacraments.htm - 19k

Age (404 Occurrences)

... But pilgrims to the feasts had carried away the gospel with them, and in this way Christianity had been spread at least as far as Damascus (Acts 9:2, 19). ... biblethesaurus.org/a/age.htm - 56k

Stephen (13 Occurrences)

... He deserves as well to be called the first great apologist for Christianity, since it was this that brought on his death as a martyr (circa 36 or 37 AD). ... biblethesaurus.org/s/stephen.htm - 33k

Cross (157 Occurrences)

... After the conversion, so-called, of Constantine the Great (BC 313), the cross first came into use as an emblem of Christianity. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cross.htm - 50k

Backslide

... 2. Contents in General 3. Connection with the Other Books of the Pentateuch 4. Significance of These Events for Israel 5. Connecting Links for Christianity II. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/backslide.htm - 88k

Nicolaitans (2 Occurrences)

... NICOLAITANS. nik-o-la'-i-tanz Nikolaitai): 1. The Sect: A sect or party of evil influence in early Christianity, especially in the 7 churches of Asia. ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nicolaitans.htm - 10k

Laodicea (6 Occurrences)

... Minor. At a very early period it became one of the chief seats of Christianity (Colossians 2:1; 4:15; Revelation 1:11, etc.). It ... biblethesaurus.org/l/laodicea.htm - 11k

Georgian

... under Russian pressure. Christianity was introduced into Georgia m the 4th century, and a national conversion followed. A well-supported ... biblethesaurus.org/g/georgian.htm - 13k

Gothic

... under Russian pressure. Christianity was introduced into Georgia m the 4th century, and a national conversion followed. A well-supported ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gothic.htm - 13k

Infidel (2 Occurrences)

... who does not believe in the prevailing religious faith; especially, one who does not believe in the divine origin and authority of Christianity; a Mohammedan ... biblethesaurus.org/i/infidel.htm - 8k

Pergamum (2 Occurrences)

... 3. Christianity: Christianity reached Pergamos early, for there one of the Seven Churches of the Book of Re stood, and there, according to Revelation 2:13 ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pergamum.htm - 12k

Pamphylia (6 Occurrences)

... 3. Introduction of Christianity: Christianity was first introduced to Pamphylia by Paul and Barnabas (Acts 13:13; Acts 14:24), but because their stay in the ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pamphylia.htm - 12k

Armenian

... As far as there was any Christianity in Armenia before Gregory's time, it had been almost exclusively under Syrian influence, from Edessa and Samosata. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/armenian.htm - 18k

Antioch (21 Occurrences)

... It was called the "first city of the East." Christianity was early introduced into it (Acts 11:19, 21, 24), and the name "Christian" was first applied here to ... biblethesaurus.org/a/antioch.htm - 27k

Atheism

... It is accompanied in many cases with some form of unbelief or prejudice or false opinion of the church or Christianity. Dogmatic ... biblethesaurus.org/a/atheism.htm - 13k

Slavonic

... under Russian pressure. Christianity was introduced into Georgia m the 4th century, and a national conversion followed. A well-supported ... biblethesaurus.org/s/slavonic.htm - 13k

Essenes

... THE ESSENES AND CHRISTIANITY 1. Resemblances between Essenism and Christianity 2. Points of Difference 3. Disappearance of Essenism in Christianity 4 ... biblethesaurus.org/e/essenes.htm - 38k

Nero

... NERO AND CHRISTIANITY 1. Nero and the New Testament 2. Neronian Policy and Christianity LITERATURE The fifth Roman emperor, born at Antium December 15, 37 AD ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nero.htm - 41k

Righteousness (442 Occurrences)

...Christianity deepens the sense of obligation to do right. ... This does not mean that Christianity is to lose sight of the worth of the individual in himself. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/righteousness.htm - 56k

General (9 Occurrences)

... RELATIONSHIP OF DIFFERENT ACTS VIII. VALUE 1. As History 2. As Records of Early Christianity IX. INFLUENCE Literature B. THE SEPARATE ACTS I. ACTS OF PAUL II. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/general.htm - 49k

Grace (277 Occurrences)

... use in secular Greek in the sense of unmerited favor, and Paul seized on this meaning of the word to express a fundamental characteristic of Christianity. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/grace.htm - 64k

Johannine

... atmosphere, equally characterized by that type of thought which we call Johannine, and which presents an interpretation of Christianity scarcely less ... biblethesaurus.org/j/johannine.htm - 38k

Pergamos (1 Occurrence)

... 3. Christianity: Christianity reached Pergamos early, for there one of the Seven Churches of the Book of Re stood, and there, according to Revelation 2:13 ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pergamos.htm - 12k

Justification (6 Occurrences)

... This does not mean that the crown of Christianity is not love, for it is (1 Corinthians 13:13); it means only that the root is faith. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/justification.htm - 43k

Way (7551 Occurrences)

... center in Christ He is preeminently the Way (John 14:6). Out of this fact grew the title, "The Way," one of the earliest names applied to Christianity (Acts 9:2 ... biblethesaurus.org/w/way.htm - 15k

Mystery (31 Occurrences)

... The mysteries of Christianity are its revealed doctrines, in contrast to the wisdom of worldly philosophy (see especially 1 Corinthians 2:1-16; compare Matthew ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mystery.htm - 42k

Quotations

... TYPICAL INSTANCES OF NEW TESTAMENT QUOTATION 1. Introductory Formulas 2. Unity of the Two Dispensations 3. Prevision of Christianity in the Old Testament 4 ... biblethesaurus.org/q/quotations.htm - 40k

Pastoral

... the accepted epistles; (4) the "most decisive" of all the arguments against the Pauline authorship-so writes Dr. AC McGiffert (A History of Christianity in the ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pastoral.htm - 39k

Bible

... As far as there was any Christianity in Armenia before Gregory's time, it had been almost exclusively under Syrian influence, from Edessa and Samosata. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bible.htm - 101k

Rome (12 Occurrences)

... ROME AND THE CHRISTIANS 1. Introduction of Christianity 2. Tolerance and Proscription 3. Persecution LITERATURE Rome (Latin and Italian, Roma; Rhome): The ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rome.htm - 43k

Romans (8 Occurrences)

... It is highly probable that Christianity was planted in Rome by some of those who had been at Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:10). ... biblethesaurus.org/r/romans.htm - 44k

Syriac (2 Occurrences)

... of the Old Testament was the work of Jews, of whom there was a colony in Edessa about the commencement of the Christian era (Early Eastern Christianity, 71;). ... biblethesaurus.org/s/syriac.htm - 26k

Apostles'

... it is always to be remembered that those who urge them do so from the standpoint of rejection of most that is usually considered essential to Christianity. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apostles'.htm - 20k

Creed

... it is always to be remembered that those who urge them do so from the standpoint of rejection of most that is usually considered essential to Christianity. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/creed.htm - 43k

Alexandria (4 Occurrences)

... came into their hands. When Christianity became the state religion of Egypt the Jews at once began to be persecuted. The victory of ... biblethesaurus.org/a/alexandria.htm - 31k

Damascus (58 Occurrences)

... Galatians 1:16, 17). Christianity was planted here as a centre (Acts 9:20), from which it spread to the surrounding regions. In AD 634 ... biblethesaurus.org/d/damascus.htm - 45k

Galatians (2 Occurrences)

... partly also of Jewish converts, who probably, under the influence of Judaizing teachers, sought to incorporate the rites of Judaism with Christianity, and by ... biblethesaurus.org/g/galatians.htm - 43k

English

... It probably involved no more than the inculcation of the inherently democratic and leveling doctrines of Christianity, though some of the Lollards, like the ... biblethesaurus.org/e/english.htm - 38k

Iscariot (11 Occurrences)

... That the betrayer of Jesus should also be one of the chosen Twelve has given opportunity for the attacks of the foes of Christianity from the earliest times ... biblethesaurus.org/i/iscariot.htm - 25k

Hellenism

... and of Isis, both destined, along with the chthonian mysteries of the Greeks, to be dangerous rivals for the conquest of the world of Christianity, itself a ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hellenism.htm - 26k

Canon

... It has been once and again discussed whether Christianity from the first was a "book-religion." The decision of the matter depends upon what is referred to by ... biblethesaurus.org/c/canon.htm - 68k

Hellenist

... and of Isis, both destined, along with the chthonian mysteries of the Greeks, to be dangerous rivals for the conquest of the world of Christianity, itself a ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hellenist.htm - 26k

Christians (13 Occurrences)

biblethesaurus.org/c/christians.htm - 10k

Lord's (548 Occurrences)

... In secular use it signified "imperial," "belonging to the lord"-the emperor-and so its adoption by Christianity in the sense "belonging to the Lord"-to Christ ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lord's.htm - 88k

Apocrypha

... 395; De Ordin., II, 44) and Epiphanius (died 403; Haeres, 51 3) speak of the Apocalypse of John as "apocryphal." 2. The Eastern Church: Christianity itself has ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apocrypha.htm - 48k

Lutheran

... 1:5; Acts 11:16 = the outpouring of the miraculous gifts of the Holy Ghost, which was a characteristic phenomenon of primitive Christianity-baptismus flaminis ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lutheran.htm - 35k

Persecution (22 Occurrences)

... The Apostles James and Peter 11. Gentile Persecution Christianity at First Not a Forbidden Religion 12. ...Christianity at First Not a Forbidden Religion. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/persecution.htm - 47k

Doctrine (52 Occurrences)

... 1:5; Acts 11:16 = the outpouring of the miraculous gifts of the Holy Ghost, which was a characteristic phenomenon of primitive Christianity-baptismus flaminis ... biblethesaurus.org/d/doctrine.htm - 57k

Parousia

... to even such Jewish material as is extant, but enough is presented to show how closely allied are the eschatologies of Judaism and of early Christianity. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/parousia.htm - 36k

Latin (2 Occurrences)

... Value of Old Latin for Textual Criticism LITERATURE 1. The Motive of Translation: The claim of Christianity to be the one true religion has carried with it ... biblethesaurus.org/l/latin.htm - 28k

Zoroastrianism

... of the process and the general acceptance of its principles show something more than cultural growth (compare the influence of pseudo-Dionysius on Christianity... biblethesaurus.org/z/zoroastrianism.htm - 17k

Ethiopia (26 Occurrences)

... Even after Christianity had triumphed everywhere else, the Nubians, as late as the 5th century AD, were still coming to Philae to give honor to the statue of ... biblethesaurus.org/e/ethiopia.htm - 45k

Pentecost (3 Occurrences)

... The incidents of that memorable day, in the history of Christianity, are told in a marvelously vivid and dramatic way in the Acts of the Apostles. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pentecost.htm - 21k

Dead (580 Occurrences)

... The first argument rests upon the central fact of Christianity, and the other two are appeals to the consistency of the Corinthians, and of Paul himself. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dead.htm - 80k

Philosophy (1 Occurrence)

... the last two centuries BC, Greek thought spread so widely that it came to dominate the cultured thought of the world into which Christianity entered, and it ... biblethesaurus.org/p/philosophy.htm - 27k

Philippians (2 Occurrences)

... The church at Philippi was the first-fruits of European Christianity. Their attachment to the apostle was very fervent, and so also was his affection for them. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/philippians.htm - 42k

Ministry (44 Occurrences)

... In all ages of Christianity the call to become the follower of Jesus, while it is the deepest of all personal things and comes to each one singly, never comes ... biblethesaurus.org/m/ministry.htm - 51k

Empire (8 Occurrences)

... empire of mind or of reason. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ROMAN EMPIRE AND CHRISTIANITY, 1. em'-pir: I. OUTLINE OF THE ROMAN ... biblethesaurus.org/e/empire.htm - 80k

Love (703 Occurrences)

... 4. Christian Advance on Heathen Thought: Christianity succeeded in organizing and realizing in intense and practical fellowship the ideal that remained vague ... biblethesaurus.org/l/love.htm - 65k

Faith (769 Occurrences)

... Through their lips and pens "faith," in that sense, became the supreme watchword of Christianity. See JUSTIFICATION; UNION WITH CHRIST. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/faith.htm - 49k

Proselyte (2 Occurrences)

... religion or religious sect, or to some particular opinion, system, or party; thus, a Gentile converted to Judaism, or a pagan converted to Christianity, is a ... biblethesaurus.org/p/proselyte.htm - 26k