Grabbe, An Introduction to Second Temple Judaism, p. 40 Many Christians today will associate a text-centered focus with Biblical worship, but this was true neither for the contemporary Jewish people ...

The spread of Christianity was made a lot easier by the efficiency of the Roman Empire, but its principles were sometimes misunderstood and membership of the sect could be dangerous. Although ...

Although later pushed to the side, women in early Christian communities often owned the 'house churches' where congregations gathered to worship. The status of women in early Christianity has been ...

The tradition of Sunday worship finds its origins in the Bible and early Christian practices. According to the New Testament, Jesus Christ rose from the dead on a Sunday, an event celebrated as ...