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A 3 page summation and reflection on chapter 3 in The Story of Christianity, Volume 1: The Early Church to the Dawn of the Reformation by Justin Gonzalez. No other sources are cited.
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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. Gonzalez, The Early Church, Chapter 3
Research Compiled By - February, 2012 properly! In chapter 3 of his
text The Story of Christianity, Volume 1: The Early Church to the Dawn of the Reformation. Justin Gonzalez discusses "The Church in Jerusalem." Unity and Diversity This section of the
chapter describes the nature of the early church and how it is portrayed in Acts. While there is diversity in the early church, Gonzales clarifies that this was not between
Gentile and Jewish Christians, but rather between two factions within the Jewish community, which are referred to in Acts as "Hebrew," that is, Jewish Christians who maintained the customs of
the Jewish faith, and "Hellenists," which are identified as people of Jewish ancestry who were open to Hellenistic influences.i The section goes on to describe how the Apostles handled
this tension and the differences in persecution patterns that were directed toward these two groups, which indicates that the Hellenists were persecuted more extensively than the Hebrews. Gonzalez points out
that after chapter nine in Acts, there is increased interest in Paul and less about the church in Jerusalem, as it indicates how Hellenistic Jewish Christians served as a cultural
bridge that connected the early church with the gentile world.ii This section provides fascinating insight that aids in understanding the cultural context of the Acts, and the circumstances described in
Scripture. Religious Life Gonzalez points out that the early Christians did not regard themselves as practicing a new religion, as they saw their faith not as "denial of Judaism,"
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