It s hard to imagine Christianity without the Nicene Creed Seventeen hundred years ago, what became the defining statement of ...

He would therefore be deeply disappointed to see that the Kingdom of Israel was not restored, that Roman domination only intensified, and that the Empire ... were Ignatius of Antioch and Papias ...

She minted coins in Antioch and Alexandria ... In the early fourth century, the Roman Empire officially embraced Christianity. It now faced a new geopolitical adversary: the Sassanid Persian ...

This conflict pitted the Judean disciples who remained in the Land of Israel against new proselytes of both pagan and Judean origins across the Roman Empire. Paul is primarily known for his ...

Antioch - 3 rd largest city of Roman empire; early Christian center (Acts 11:19-30; 13:1-3; 14:24-15:35; 18:22-23) CILICIA - region of very early Christian missionary activity (Gal 1:21 ...

I write a quarterly column for Preach magazine, in which I explore a significant word, phrase, or idea in the Bible, or a ...

The word Christian was first used in Antioch as a moniker for the disciples of ... Much like how being Roman once meant allegiance to the empire, for many, being Christian meant allegiance to a system ...