In this video, we examine writings of the early Christians from C. 50AD to C. 155 AD to ask: How did they worship? What were some of their practices? and How were their churches structured? After a brief look at some of the New Testament books, we dive into non-biblical writings of other ancient Christians. I tried to let these ancient authors speak for themselves as much as possible, to tell us what they were like, in their own words. Timestamps 00:00 Pliny the Younger 04:20 Church, not Churches 10:08 Background 12:39 Acts 16:37 First Corinthians 21:49 First Timothy 26:47 Titus 28:16 James 29:38 First Clement 48:20 Ignatius of Antioch 1:11:29 Epistle of Polycarp 1:16:08 Papias 1:17:51 Hermas 1:22:04 Barnabas 1:26:50 Didache 1:35:50 Justin Martyr 1:51:10 Conclusions Sources (in order of appearance): Pliny the Younger's Letter to Trajan: Jimmy Akin on Bible production costs: Greek/English Interlinear bible: 1 Clement: Letters of St Ignatius of Antioch: 1/The Letters of Epistle of Polycarp: Fragments of Papias' writings: Shepherd of Hermas: Epistle of Barnabas: Didache: Justin Martyr's First Apology: Music: Vivaldi's Et Incarnatus Est, Advent Chamber Orchestra
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