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Early Pentecostals as Dispensationalists

Early Pentecostals as Dispensationalists

Early Pentecostals and Dispensationalism: A Critical Examination of the ‘Latecomer to Dispensationalism’ View 2018 Jonathan Boyd In this dissertation, I have argued that the…

The Synagogue and the Spread of Early Christianity

The Synagogue and the Spread of Early Christianity

What can be found in a list of place names like Cyrene, Cyprus, and Antioch? What is the role of the synagogue? Read more about Professor Shir HEREYou will want to check out this newly released class HEREOr go back and start at the beginning w…

A New Wind Blows for the Early Jewish Church

A New Wind Blows for the Early Jewish Church

Who is Corneleus? What does Peter’s vision mean? Why is Acts 10 so important? These are some of the pressing questions we ask in this episode. Read more about Professor Shir HEREYou will want to check out this newly released class HEREOr go ba…

Katherine Shaner: Enslaved Leadership in Early Christianity

Katherine Shaner: Enslaved Leadership in Early Christianity

Katherine Shaner, Enslaved Leadership in Early Christianity (New York: Oxford University Press, 2018) xxix + 207 pages, ISBN 9780190275068. Dr. Katherine Shaner, in a revised form of her Harvard Divinity School dissertation, asks a provocative question. What role, if any, did enslaved persons embody in the congregation of the early church? Shaner’s response to this […]

How Early Pentecostals Rescued Women from Human Trafficking

How Early Pentecostals Rescued Women from Human Trafficking

The month of January is Human Trafficking Awareness month. This terrible social evil has been more prominent in our social consciousness in recent decades, but early Pentecostals were at the forefront of bringing attention to this issue as early as 190…