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The 113 pages that link to Early Christianity, each with the reason it gives.

• RestorationismNarrower topic: Restorationism takes this formative period as its principal model for church renewal.

• The History of SexualityRelated: The fourth volume examines Christian practices that reshaped the history of sexual truth and obligation.

• CathedralNarrower topic: The episcopal offices and worship traditions that shaped cathedrals formed in early Christianity.

• Christian pacifismNarrower topic: Early Christian writings and practices provide historical evidence for Christian opposition to military violence.

• ExorcismRelated: Early Christian communities incorporated exorcism into healing, initiation, and claims of spiritual power.

• Infant baptismNarrower topic: Infant baptism's earliest evidence comes from the church's formative centuries.

• Nag Hammadi libraryNarrower topic: The collection preserves Christian writings beyond the later biblical canon.

• Papias of HierapolisNarrower topic: Papias’s fragments illuminate belief and authority in an early Christian community.

• Persecution of Christians in the Roman EmpireNarrower topic: Its growth within Roman society created the communities officials sometimes investigated or punished.

• SatanRelated: Early Christians connected scriptural adversaries and rebellious spirits into a more unified Satan figure.

• CatholicismNarrower topic: Catholic institutions and claims of apostolic continuity developed within this movement.

• Christian anarchismNarrower topic: Early Christian practices and attitudes toward empire inform later claims that faith resists state power.

• DeaconNarrower topic: The diaconate developed within early Christian communities and their changing structures of service.

• Epistle to the GalatiansNarrower topic: The letter documents disputes over identity and practice in the movement’s formative period.

• Epistle to the RomansNarrower topic: The letter addresses disputes and communities within Christianity's first generations.

• First Epistle of JohnNarrower topic: The letter’s disputes reflect efforts to define Christian belief and communal boundaries in this period.

• PapyrologyRelated: Christian papyri preserve early biblical texts, letters, and evidence of community life.

• Sacramental theologyNarrower topic: Its worship practices and theological debates formed the background for sacramental teaching.

• Western ChristianityNarrower topic: Western traditions developed from this early, geographically diverse movement.

• AbsolutionNarrower topic: Early Christians developed practices of repentance and reconciliation that preceded later forms of absolution.

• Epistle to the HebrewsNarrower topic: Hebrews reflects early Christian debate about scripture, worship, and fidelity to Jesus.

• New Testament apocryphaNarrower topic: These writings emerged within early Christian communities and debates.

• Pauline ChristianityNarrower topic: Pauline Christianity is one influential strand within this broader movement.

• First Epistle to the CorinthiansNarrower topic: The letter records disputes and practices within an early Christian community.

• PatristicsNarrower topic: Patristic authors wrote within the changing institutions and debates of early Christianity.

• PenanceNarrower topic: Early communities developed practices for reconciling people after serious wrongdoing.

• Authorship of the Pauline epistlesNarrower topic: The movement's growth provides the setting for letters attributed to Paul and his followers.

• First Epistle of PeterNarrower topic: The letter addresses the beliefs and communal life of these early Christians.

• First Epistle to the ThessaloniansNarrower topic: The letter offers an early witness to Christian communities and beliefs.

• Persecution of ChristiansNarrower topic: Its emergence within the Roman world shaped the earliest conflicts over Christian allegiance.

• Peter BrownRelated: Brown’s scholarship traces how Christian beliefs and institutions took shape within late Roman society.

• PolycarpNarrower topic: Polycarp’s ministry belongs to Christianity’s formative second century.

• Second Epistle of PeterNarrower topic: The letter reflects disputes and expectations within early Christian communities.

• Christian humanismNarrower topic: Early Christian writers established precedents for engaging, adapting, and criticizing classical thought.

• Epistle to TitusNarrower topic: The letter records concerns about leadership and identity in early Christian communities.

• EssenesCompared with: Shared settings and some parallels invite comparison, but direct Essene influence is unproven.

• Second Epistle to the ThessaloniansNarrower topic: The letter preserves evidence about belief and community life in an early Christian congregation.

• Apostolic AgeNarrower topic: The Apostolic Age is the formative opening period of this broader history.

• Church historyBroader topic: Its first communities and changing beliefs form the starting point of church history.

• Clement of RomeNarrower topic: Clement’s letter offers evidence about Christian communities before the New Testament canon was settled.

• MartyrNarrower topic: Christian martyr ideals and narratives took shape in these early communities.

• Thomas the ApostleNarrower topic: Thomas’s biblical portrayal and expanding legends emerged within this formative movement.

• Chi RhoNarrower topic: The monogram’s adoption reflects Christianity’s transformation from a minority religion into an imperial faith.

• ChristendomBroader topic: The earliest communities became the foundation of the wider Christian world.

• Christian crossRelated: Early Christian use shaped how the cross became a shared religious emblem.

• Clement of AlexandriaNarrower topic: Clement’s theology belongs to the period when Christian teaching and institutions were taking shape.

• Christian cultureBroader topic: Early communities established practices and narratives later cultures adapted.

• Church serviceNarrower topic: Early Christian assemblies established patterns later adapted into church services.

• Conversion of Paul the ApostleNarrower topic: The episode’s meaning and historicity are studied against the movement’s earliest beliefs and communities.

• Pope Sylvester INarrower topic: Sylvester’s pontificate marks one stage in Christianity’s formation as a public institution in the empire.