“Church” EARLY History WHY the History of Church”? “The Curiosity about our History”: Where do I fit in? “Family Why do churches church” differently? Why do I believe what I do? “do Learn the difference between Roots” and Roots” “Church “Biblical “Church” Evolution of the Word: Hebrew Greek Latin English Edah: congregation of God’s synagogue: (bring together) 312.Constantine: In KJV Translation rule #3: who agreed to an assembly for worship, and to be translated righteous this sign ( ) Ekklesia follow God other public purposes. Later, conquer, (German), so that “church” (1st use: at Mt Sinai, Ex 19) became a designation of King James may be the (LXX: ekklesia) Jewish assembly in contrast a combination of head of it. to ecclesia, to denote the church and state (a A building for public Christian church political entity: Holy Christian worship (middle Kahal: assembly of God’s Roman Empire) ages) righteous for religious ekklesia: Later, an ecclesiastical purposes: feasts, worship, any gathering of people, Christendom organization, as war. The body of believers [town council, even a mob]. distinguished from the when Messiah regathers from Later, came to denote the state (Roger Williams) all corners of world. (LXX: gathering of believers (jew ekklesia) A local congregation of and gentile) in a community believers in Jesus (“church”) Evolution of “Church” Models Master Narrative Parting of the Ways Ways that NEVER Parted 100-1934 1934, James Parkes ~ 1970+ Church Triumphant The Conflict of the Church & The Jewishness of Replacement Theology Synagogue New Perspective on Paul European, Gentile Christianity Roman Catholic Dispensational Messianic Judaism Reformed Theology Evangelical Hebrew Roots
EARLY “Church” History WHY the History of “The Church”? Curiosity about our “Family History”: Where do I fit in? Why do churches “do church” differently? Why do I believe what I do? Learn the difference between “Church Roots” and “Biblical Roots” Evolution of the Word: “Church” Hebrew Greek Latin English Edah: congregation of God’s righteous who agreed to follow God (1st use: at Mt Sinai, Ex 19) (LXX: ekklesia) Kahal: assembly of God’s righteous for religious purposes: feasts, worship, war. The body of believers when Messiah regathers from all corners of world. (LXX: ekklesia) synagogue: (bring together) an assembly for worship, and other public purposes. Later, became a designation of Jewish assembly in contrast to ecclesia, to denote the Christian church ekklesia: any gathering of people, [town council, even a mob]. Later, came to denote the gathering of believers (jew and gentile) in a community (“church”) 312.Constantine: In this sign ( ) conquer, a combination of church and state (a political entity: Holy Roman Empire) Christendom KJV Translation rule #3: Ekklesia to be translated “church” (German), so that King James may be the head of it. A building for public Christian worship (middle ages) Later, an ecclesiastical organization, as distinguished from the state (Roger Williams) A local congregation of believers in Jesus Evolution of “Church” Models Master Narrative Parting of the Ways Ways that NEVER Parted 100-1934 Church Triumphant Replacement Theology European, Gentile Christianity 1934, James Parkes The Conflict of the Church & Synagogue ~ 1970+ The Jewishness of New Perspective on Paul Roman Catholic Reformed Theology Dispensational Evangelical Messianic Judaism Hebrew Roots
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