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This is the first volume of Ferguson''s collected essays, and includes some of his most memorable work, especially on ""laying on of hands.""""These essays, spanning four decades of Ferguson''s scholarship, sum up major discussions of ministry and canon in early Christianity. Especially useful for exploring the terminology surrounding ordination, these essays are vintage Ferguson.""--Elizabeth A. Clark, Professor of Religion, Duke UniversityEverett Ferguson is Distinguished Scholar in Residence at Abilene Christian University. He was editor of The Encyclopedia of Early Christianity (2nd edition 1997) and is author of many works including Early Christians Speak (2 volumes 1999, 2002); Backgrounds of Early Christianity (3rd ed., 2003); Inheriting Wisdom: Readings for Today from Ancient Christian Writers (2004); Church History, vol. 1: From Christ to Pre-Reformation (2005); and Baptism in the Early Church: History, Theology, and Liturgy in the First Five Centuries (2009). Ferguson received the ""Distinguished Service Award"" from the North American Patristics Society (2008) and the ""Vestigia Award for Excellence in Early Christian Studies and Service to the Church"" from the Wheaton Center for Early Christian Studies (2020).

A collection of essays on the practices of the early church by one of the foremost modern scholars of early Christianity, focusing on aspects of ministry, ordination and the emergence of canon.

The Early Church and Today is a collection of scholarly articles by an acclaimed specialist in early Christianity written for a broad audience. The topics taken from the New Testament and other early Christian literature are relevant for the church today. The articles are grouped in the following categories: Volume 1, church and ministry; Volume 2, Christian living, biblical interpretation, the restoration motif, religious liberty, and the book of Acts of the Apostles. Sections include: - "Ministry of the Word in the First Two Centuries"- "The Authority and Tenure of Elders"- "Women in the Post-Apostolic Church"- "Baptismal Motifs in the Ancient Church"- "Baptism in the Patristic Period"- "When You Come Together: Epi to auto in Early Christian Literature"- "Congregational Singing in the Early Church"- "Jewish Religious Music in the First Century - Temple, Synagogue, House, and Sect"- "Christian Living in a Pagan Society"- "The Meaning and Significance of the Restitution Motif"

The Early Church and Today is a collection of scholarly articles by an acclaimed specialist in early Christianity written for a broad audience. The topics taken from the New Testament and other early Christian literature are relevant for the church today. The articles are grouped in the following categories: Volume 1, church and ministry; Volume 2, Christian living, biblical interpretation, the restoration motif, religious liberty, and the book of Acts of the Apostles. Sections include: - "Ministry of the Word in the First Two Centuries"- "The Authority and Tenure of Elders"- "Women in the Post-Apostolic Church"- "Baptismal Motifs in the Ancient Church"- "Baptism in the Patristic Period"- "When You Come Together: Epi to auto in Early Christian Literature"- "Congregational Singing in the Early Church"- "Jewish Religious Music in the First Century - Temple, Synagogue, House, and Sect"- "Christian Living in a Pagan Society"- "The Meaning and Significance of the Restitution Motif"

This is a follow-up to volume one. What did the second century Christian leaders say about The Early Christian Doctrine of Scripture, The Canon of the New Testament, The Muratorian Canon, Spiritual Gifts, Demons and Exorcism, Angels, Freedom of Religion, Great Women of the Ancient Church, plus many other chapters.

These studies in early church history cover various aspects of the church life of early Christians. They focus on the second century. What did the second century Christian leaders say about faith, baptism, infant baptism, worship services, the Lord's Supper, prayer, singing, church organization, mercy and the role of women? New Testament texts bearing on the topic are listed at the beginning of each chapter. We are talking about the same community of people, the same church, as existed in the New Testament. Such writings have an important bearing on the interpretation of the Scriptures.

This is the second volume of Ferguson's collected essays, and includes some of his most memorable work, especially on "laying on of hands."

"These essays, spanning four decades of Ferguson''s scholarship, sum up major discussions of ministry and canon in early Christianity. Especially useful for exploring the terminology surrounding ordination, these essays are vintage Ferguson."--Elizabeth A. Clark, Duke University, Durham, NCFor Volume 2:"This volume is another great contribution by Everett Ferguson toward a better understanding of the practices of the early church. Because of his vast and thorough knowledge of the original documents, as well as scholarly studies that contribute to one''s understanding of their context, Ferguson''s essays in this volume are an indispensable contribution to this field of study. Ferguson''s style of weaving his commentary with original and supporting sources is masterful. I look forward to using this and the first volume in several graduate courses I teach in historical and present-day ecclesiology."--Earl D. Lavender, Lipscomb University, Nashville, TNEverett Ferguson is Distinguished Scholar in Residence at Abilene Christian University. He was editor of The Encyclopedia of Early Christianity (2nd edition 1997) and is author of many works including Early Christians Speak (2 volumes 1999, 2002); Backgrounds of Early Christianity (3rd ed., 2003); Inheriting Wisdom: Readings for Today from Ancient Christian Writers (2004); Church History, vol. 1: From Christ to Pre-Reformation (2005); and Baptism in the Early Church: History, Theology, and Liturgy in the First Five Centuries (2009). Ferguson received the "Distinguished Service Award" from the North American Patristics Society (2008) and the "Vestigia Award for Excellence in Early Christian Studies and Service to the Church" from the Wheaton Center for Early Christian Studies (2020).

This magisterial volume is a comprehensive survey of the doctrine and practice of baptism in the first five centuries of Christian history, arranged geographically within chronological periods. Baptism in the Early Church covers the antecedents to Christian baptism and traces the history of Christian doctrine and practice from the New Testament through the writings of the church fathers of the fourth and fifth centuries. The book deals primarily with the literary sources, though it also gives attention to depictions of baptism (primarily of Jesus) in various art forms and to the surviving baptismal fonts. Ferguson's thorough study points to the central importance of baptism in the early church. Many blessings were attributed to baptism, but the two earliest and most consistently mentioned are forgiveness of sins and the reception of the Holy Spirit; faith and repentance were necessary in order to receive these benefits. Jewish immersion rites, the practice of John the Baptist, the meaning of the words used for baptism, the literary descriptions, and the material remains argue that full immersion was the normal practice, and the evidence from art is consistent with this interpretation. Containing nearly everything currently known about the early Christian ritual of baptism, with extensive citations to the primary and secondary literature, Ferguson's Baptism in the Early Church is destined to be a standard reference work.

A church history text that integrates the events and development of the church with the social, economic, and intellectual history of the world around it.