Early Christian Dictionary

The Early Christian Dictionary gathers themes from Scripture and the earliest Christian teachers so you can quickly navigate trusted insights on doctrine, discipleship, and church life.

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Abraham

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Adam

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Adultery

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Anger

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Apostle

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Atonement

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B

Baptism

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Beatitudes

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Blessed are the Merciful

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Christ, Messiah

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Common Goods

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Complaining, Grumbling

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Confession

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Covenant

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Cross

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David

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Deacon

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Disciple

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Divorce and Remarriage

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Ecclesiology, Church

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Elder, Bishop

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Elijah

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Eschatology, End Times

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Eucharist

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Evangelism

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Eve

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Faith

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Family

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Fasting

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Flesh

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Forgiveness

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Free Will

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Fulfillment of the Law

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Giving to the Needy

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God, The Father

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God, The Holy Spirit

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God, The Son

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Gospel

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Grace

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Heaven

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Hell

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Heresy, Heretics

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Holiness

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Husbands

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Image of God

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Incarnation

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Isaiah

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Job

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John the Baptist

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Justification

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Kingdom of God

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Liturgy

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Love

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Lust

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Man

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Marriage

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Martyr

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Mary

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Meekness

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Moses

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Noah

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Nonresistance

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Oaths

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Parable

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Paul

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Peacemakers

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Pentecost

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Persecution, Martyrdom

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Peter

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Politics

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Poor in Spirit

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Prayer

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Predestination

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Pride

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Procreation

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Prophecy

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Pure in Heart

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Reconciliation

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Repentance

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Resurrection

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Sabbath

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Salt and Light

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Salvation

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Sanctification

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Scripture

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Sin

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Soul

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Spirit

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Stephen

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Stewardship

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Those Who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness

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Those Who Mourn

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Treasures in Heaven

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Trinity

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Trust in God

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Truthfulness

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Two Kingdoms

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Wives

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Woman

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Worry

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Worship

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