http://firstfollowers.vision.org/public/blog/170019The very first followers (disciples) of Jesus of Nazareth and the faith as preached and practiced by the early Church <p><i>Early Christianity</i> is a collection of news channels, each focused on a specific subject area and updated on a daily basis.&nbsp; Each channel contains links to articles, news stories, weblog postings, company web sites, and other interesting resources found on the public Internet.</p> <p>Each channel also provides its own RSS feed.&nbsp; Subscribe to one or more feeds in your favorite RSS newsreader and receive daily updates about new or updated news items.&nbsp; If your newsreader supports OPML feeds, use the OPML feed below to subscribe to subscribe to all channels in a single step.</p> en-usCopyright (C) 2009 Vision Media--All Rights Reserved -- This channel is part of the First Followers blogsite--Powered by MyST Blogsite®.Wed, 23 May 2007 22:39:39 -0400Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:13:47 -0500MySmartChannels V3.0 (MyST Web Service Platform V6.00.0828)http://firstfollowers.vision.org/styles/blogsite/FirstFollowers/images/rss.jpg3188http://firstfollowers.vision.org/public/blog/170019Teachings and Practices of the first century Church http://firstfollowers.vision.org/public/item/170081The Apostles were men chosen from among the disciples (students) of Jesus for a mission and to proclaim a message<h3>See Also</h3><ul><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostle_(Christian)" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>Apostle (Christian) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a><br/>They were, according to the Acts of the Apostles and Christian tradition, disciples whom Jesus of Nazareth had chosen, named, and trained in order to send ...</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Apostles" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>The Apostles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a><br/>For the followers of Jesus, see Twelve Apostles; for the work by Edward Elgar, see The Apostles (Elgar); for the Acid Jazz band The Apostles see The ...</li><li><a href="http://www.apostles.com/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>Apostles.com</a><br/>Web site on the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ: Peter, John, Matthew, Thomas, James the Greater, James the Lesser, Andrew, Simon, Bartholomew, Jude, ...</li><li><a href="http://www.ainglkiss.com/apo/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>The Apostles</a><br/>Here are the Apostles. Just click on the one you want to read. VPeter, VAndrew, VJamesThe son of Zebedee. VJohn, VJamesThe son of Alphaeus, VPhillip ...</li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Apostles-Pope-Benedict-XVI/dp/1592764053" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>Amazon.com: The Apostles (9781592764051): Pope Benedict XVI: Books</a><br/>Pope Benedict XVI has created a wonderful work in "The Apostles. ... The Apostles by Benedict XVI is a collection of some of the General Audiences given by ...</li><li><a href="http://www.keyway.ca/htm2002/apostles.htm" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>Daily Bible Study - The Twelve Apostles</a><br/>There seemed to be a wide variety of personalities among the apostles. Judas Iscariot. The traitor. See Why Did He Do It? Matthias. ...</li><li><a href="http://www.apostlesband.com/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>The Apostles - Band - Sioux Falls, South Dakota</a><br/>Group performs standards, jazz, rhythm and blues, and show tunes. Provides biographies, calendar, photographs, reviews, and contact information.</li><li><a href="http://www.theapostlesdoctrine.com/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>The Apostles' Doctrine</a><br/>The Apostles' Doctrine - Astounding new book written by Robert E. Pate. Eye opening biblical truths revealed that calls ordanized religion into question.</li><li><a href="http://apostleschurch.net/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>Home Page of Church of the Apostles, an Episcopal Church located ...</a><br/>Mar 2, 2009 ... Includes location, service times and contact information with a map, archive of past sermons, details of outreach programs, also music and ...</li><li><a href="http://www.queenoftheapostles.org/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>Queen of the Apostles</a><br/>With the Blessed Virgin Mary, the first disciple of Jesus Christ, as our example and patron, the mission of Queen of the Apostles Catholic Church is to ...</li><li><a href="http://www.myspace.com/punchandtheapostles" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>Punch & The Apostles on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s ...</a><br/>MySpace Music profile for Punch & The Apostles. Download Punch & The Apostles Concrete / Thrash / Showtunes music singles, watch music videos, ...</li><li><a href="http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/acts.html" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>Acts of the Apostles</a><br/>If the Acts of the Apostles were written in the mid second century, it is hard to understand why there would be no mention or even cognizance of the ...</li><li><a href="http://www.elgar.org/3apostle.htm" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>Elgar - His Music : The Apostles</a><br/>The Apostles followed a complex gestation. Elgar had planned a work covering some of the same ground for the 1900 Birmingham festival but illness delayed ...</li></ul>http://firstfollowers.vision.org/public/item/170081Wed, 23 May 2007 22:40:15 -0400 apostleapostlesdisciplesJesus ChristApostle PaulApostle PeterApostles creed http://firstfollowers.vision.org/public/item/170080Archaeological discoveries relevant to the first century C.E.<h3>See Also</h3><ul><li><a href="http://www.archaeology.org/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>Archaeology Magazine</a><br/>Daily archaeological news, plus abstracts and full-length articles from the current issue and back issues with exclusive online articles, books, links, ...</li><li><a href="http://www.archaeology.org/?page=online/features/iraq/index" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>Archaeology Magazine</a><br/>A publication of the Archaeological Institute of America ... A look at the archaeology of Halloween, witches and witchcraft, creatures of the night, ...</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeology" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>Archaeology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a><br/>Archaeology aims to understand humankind through these humanistic endeavors. In the United States it is commonly considered to be a subset of anthropology, ...</li><li><a href="http://archaeology.about.com/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>About Archaeology - The Study of Human History</a><br/>Timelines and study guides for ancient civilizations, signed general interest articles on scientific findings in archaeology, a blog on archaeology issues, ...</li><li><a href="http://www.cyberpursuits.com/archeo/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>Archaeology</a><br/>This site offeres a news feed and leads to sites and archaeology projects of specific geographic regions and specific disciplines such as underwater and ...</li><li><a href="http://www.museum.state.il.us/ismdepts/anthro/dlcfaq.html" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>FAQ-Career in Archaeology in the U.S.</a><br/>Professional archaeologists work for universities, colleges, museums, the federal government, state governments, in private companies, and as consultants. ...</li><li><a href="http://www.christiananswers.net/archaeology/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>Archaeology and the Bible - Christian Answers</a><br/>Providing archaeological evidence in support of the Bible. Our team of experts answers your questions about the Bible and archaeology. Multilinqual.</li><li><a href="http://archnet.asu.edu/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>ArchNet - WWW Virtual Library - Archaeology</a><br/>ArchNet, The World-Wide Web Virtual Library for Archaeology.</li><li><a href="http://dir.yahoo.com/social_science/anthropology_and_archaeology/archaeology/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>Archaeology in the Yahoo! Directory</a><br/>Find a collection of selected links dealing with marine archaeology, education, Egyptology, fieldwork and expeditions, museums and exhibitions, ...</li><li><a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/archaeology.html" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>Archaeology & Paleontology - Daily Nature and Science News and ...</a><br/>A "saber-toothed cat in armor" and a pancake-shaped predator are among five strange, dinosaur-era crocodile cousins discovered in the Sahara, archaeologists ...</li><li><a href="http://www.sha.org/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>The Society for Historical Archaeology</a><br/>This US-based society focuses on the New World, but also includes European exploration and settlement in Africa, Asia, and Oceania. Directors, publications ...</li><li><a href="http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=2704" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>VoS: Archaeology</a><br/>Net (database containing "thousands of reviewed web sites and bibliographic references" relating to anthropology, archaeology, history, linguistics, ...</li><li><a href="http://www.archaeologychannel.org/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>The Archaeology Channel - Welcome</a><br/>Archaeology and related subjects presented through streaming media by the Oregon -based Archaeological Legacy Institute. Videos can be viewed on-line and ...</li><li><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/fossils_ruins/archaeology/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>ScienceDaily: Archaeology News</a><br/>Archaeology News. Read about the latest archaelogical finds including Roman coins, Egyptian pyramids and more. Articles and photos.</li><li><a href="http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/soc06.00.00/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>Internet Public Library: Archaeology</a><br/>This site contains a catalog of resources related to archaeology of the British Isles. .... A Guide to Underwater Archaeology Resources on the Internet ...</li><li><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/archaeology/index.html" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>Archaeology | Egyptology | Archeology - FOXNews.com</a><br/>Archaeology, Egyptology, archeology ??? FOXNews.com. Archaeology news. Reports on Egyptology, Biblical, Classical, Medieval and Asian archeology findings.</li><li><a href="http://www.archaeological.org/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>Archaeological Institute of America - Archaeology - Site Preservation</a><br/>Congressionally chartered organization devoted to the world of archaeology. Learn more about membership benefits, tours, publications, fellowships, ...</li><li><a href="http://www.topix.com/science/archaeology" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>Archaeology News - Topix</a><br/>News on Archaeology continually updated from thousands of sources around the net .</li><li><a href="http://www.doaj.org/doaj?cpid=12&func=subject" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>Archaeology - Directory of open access journals</a><br/>Keywords: archaeology, Lower Rhine basin, prehistory, Roman Age, Middle Ages, ... Publisher: South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology ...</li><li><a href="http://www.google.com/Top/Science/Social_Sciences/Archaeology/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>Google Directory - Science > Social Sciences > Archaeology</a><br/>Archaeology and related subjects presented through streaming media by the Oregon -based Archaeological Legacy Institute. Videos can be viewed on-line and ...</li></ul>http://firstfollowers.vision.org/public/item/170080Wed, 23 May 2007 22:40:15 -0400 AlexandriaAntiochBiblical ArchaeologyCorinthDamascusFirst CenturyGalileeHerodIsraelJerusalem http://firstfollowers.vision.org/public/item/170079The very first followers (disciples) of Jesus of Nazareth and the faith as preached and practiced by the early Church<h3>See Also</h3><ul><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Christianity" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>Early Christianity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a><br/>Early Christianity is commonly known as the Christianity of the roughly three centuries (1st, 2nd, 3rd, early 4th) between the Crucifixion of Jesus ...</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Christianity" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>History of Christianity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a><br/>Early Christianity may be divided into two distinct phases: the apostolic period , when the first apostles were ...</li><li><a href="http://philtar.ucsm.ac.uk/encyclopedia/christ/early/earlyessay.html" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>Early Christianity</a><br/>A History of Early Christianity. London: Methuen and Co. Ltd., 1968. Blackman, E.C. Marcion and His Influence. London: S.P.C.K., 1948. Brown, Leslie. ...</li><li><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>FRONTLINE: from jesus to christ - the first christians | PBS</a><br/>FRONTLINE explores the life of Jesus and the rise of Christianity. Drawing upon new and sometimes controversial historical evidence and interviews with the ...</li><li><a href="http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/CHRIST/CHRIST.HTM" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>Early Christianity</a><br/>Jun 6, 1999 ... Early Christianity is a set of essays on the history, thought, and culture of foundation Christianity and its tradition until the fifth ...</li><li><a href="http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/CHRINRES.HTM" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>Internet Resources: Early Christianity</a><br/>A directory of resources available on the internet for the study of foundational and early Christianity. These resources are intended for the historical and ...</li><li><a href="http://www.lib.unca.edu/library/rr/early_xnty.html" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>Early Christianity</a><br/>Feb 7, 2008 ... Encyclopedia of Early Christianity. 2nd ed. Ed. by Everett Ferguson. Garland, 1997. 2 vols. (Ref BR 162.2 .E53 1997) ...</li><li><a href="http://earlychristianity.cua.edu/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>The Catholic University of America Center for the Study of Early ...</a><br/>May 1, 2009 ... To foster collaboration in the study of early Christianity, among both faculty and graduate students, across several sectors of the ...</li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Backgrounds-Early-Christianity-Everett-Ferguson/dp/0802822215" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>Amazon.com: Backgrounds of Early Christianity (9780802822215 ...</a><br/>Amazon.com: Backgrounds of Early Christianity (9780802822215): Everett Ferguson: Books.</li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Christianity-Garland-Reference-Humanities/dp/0815333196" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>Amazon.com: Encyclopedia of Early Christianity, Second Edition ...</a><br/>Amazon.com: Encyclopedia of Early Christianity, Second Edition (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities) (9780815333197): E. Ferguson: Books.</li><li><a href="http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1882/05/bauer.htm" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>Bruno Bauer and Early Christianity</a><br/>An 1882 article by Friedrich Engels, written on the occasion of Bauer's death. Considers Bauer's contribution to the question of the historical origin of ...</li><li><a href="http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>Early Christian Writings: New Testament, Apocrypha, Gnostics ...</a><br/>Information and translations for the New Testament, Apocrypha, Gnostics, Church Fathers, Gnostic Gospels, Pseudepigrapha Epistles, Apocryphal Acts, ...</li><li><a href="http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/christianityglossary/Early_Christianity_Glossary.htm" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>Early Christianity Glossary</a><br/>An early Christianity Glossary with definitions of terms relevant for the study of early Christianity.</li><li><a href="http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09023a.htm" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Latin Literature in Early Christianity</a><br/>The Latin language was not at first the literary and official organ of the Christian Church in the West. The Gospel was announced by preachers whose ...</li><li><a href="http://gbgm-umc.org/UMW/corinthians/womenlinks.stm" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>Women, the Roman Empire, and Early Christianity Links</a><br/>Links to information about Women, the Roman Empire, and Early Christianity, Paul , the Corinthian letters, Act of Paul and Thecla, and more.</li><li><a href="http://www.religion-online.org/showbook.asp?title=1553" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>East of the Euphrates: Early Christianity in Asia</a><br/>East of the Euphrates: Early Christianity in Asia by T.V. Philip. T. V. Philip, born in India and a lay member of the Mar Thoma Church, has worked and ...</li><li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kMhvqwbx_M" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>YouTube - The Spirituality of Early Christianity</a><br/>An indepth dialogue on the teachings of early Christianity and the spirituality of eastern Orthodoxy, still little known in the West.</li><li><a href="http://www.philipharland.com/Blog/2009/08/31/podcast-series-3-diversity-in-early-christianity-heresies-and-struggles/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean ?? Podcast series 3 ...</a><br/>Aug 31, 2009 ... Here are all half-hour episodes (in mp3, about 40 MB each) in the ???Diversity in early Christianity: ???Heresies??? and struggles??? series ...</li><li><a href="http://www.oxfordscholarship.com/oso/public/content/religion/0195136098/toc.html" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>Oxford Scholarship Online: Slavery in Early Christianity</a><br/>In its generally uncritical acceptance of the institution of slavery, early Christianity transmits the ethical patterns of a slaveholder morality ...</li><li><a href="http://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2007/2007-06-11.html" target=%quot;_blank%quot;>Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2007.06.11</a><br/>Apr 3, 2009 ... Mark Humphries, Early Christianity. New York: Routledge, 2006. Pp. 276. ISBN 0- 415-20539-5. $25.95.</li></ul>http://firstfollowers.vision.org/public/item/170079Wed, 23 May 2007 22:40:14 -0400 Early ChristianityJesusJewishFirst followersMessiahChristApostlesJudaismPaul of TarsusJewish Christians