The followers of Jesus seem to have described themselves by various names in early days. Many of these names were redolent of Old Testament phraseology. \u201cThe saints\u201d or \u201choly people\u201d was a common name, implying that they regarded themselves as the pious remnant or true Israel \u2026 They themselves constituted a separated \u201csynagogue\u201d or community within the larger community of Judaism. But while the term \u201csynagogue\u201d enjoyed some currency among them for some decades, it was gradually ousted by its synonym ekklesia \u2013 church\u2026 In the Septuagint, ekklesia was used to render the Hebrew word qahal , the \u201ccongregation\u201d of Israel, the nation in its theocratic character, organized as a religious community. The choice of this term was a further indication of the early Christians\u2019 conviction that they were the legitimate successors of the true Israel, bound by God to himself in covenant-relationship from the days when Israel first became a nation.<\/p>\n
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The followers of Jesus seem to have described themselves by various names in early days. Many of these names were redolent of Old Testament phraseology. \u201cThe saints\u201d or \u201choly people\u201d was a common name, implying that they regarded themselves as the pious remnant or true Israel \u2026 They themselves constituted a separated \u201csynagogue\u201d or community … Continue reading “OLD
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