Background
Ferguson, William Everett was born on February 18, 1933 in Montgomery, Texas, United States. Son of William Everett and Edith Alice (Curling) Ferguson.
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Chapters include: The Early Christian Doctrine of Scripture, The Canon of the New Testament, The Muratorian Canon, Spiritual Gifts, Demons and Exorcism, Angels, Freedom of Religion, Great Women of the Ancient Church, plus others.
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The Church of Christ develops the affirmation that Christ is not complete without his people. It grounds ecclesiology in Christology and soteriology. Beginning with the Old Testament basis of the New Testament teaching about the church, the book gives a consistent correlation of Christ with the church's nature, membership, assemblies, ministry, and life. This is not a historical study but a doctrinal study. The aim is to present a biblical theology of the church. A doctrinal approach, however, does not mean a doctrinal scheme is imposed on the text; rather, the effort is to let the doctrinal teaching arise out of the text itself. The systematic treatment of the topics traditionally covered in studies of the doctrine of the church are here brought together in relationship to Christ, who is seen as providing the nature of the church and of its membership and as providing not only the example for the church but also a living continuation of himself in its worship, polity, and ethics. The "Today" in the subtitle does not imply a tailoring of biblical ecclesiology to the interests of the present, but is meant to emphasize that biblical ecclesiology is viable today; it is also an acknowledgment that the questions addressed are in part shaped by contemporary as well as historical issues in ecclesiology. In light of these considerations, Ferguson unveils a comprehensive model of the church that is both biblically centered and relevant to today's world.
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Having long served as a standard introduction to the world of the early church, Everett Ferguson's Backgrounds of Early Christianity has been expanded and updated in this third edition. The book explores and unpacks the Roman, Greek, and Jewish political, social, religious, and philosophical backgrounds necessary for a good historical understanding of the New Testament and the early church. New to this edition are revisions of Ferguson's original material, updated bibliographies, and fresh discussions of first-century social life, of Gnosticism, and of the Dead Sea Scrolls and other Jewish literature.
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Ferguson, William Everett was born on February 18, 1933 in Montgomery, Texas, United States. Son of William Everett and Edith Alice (Curling) Ferguson.
Bachelor, Abilene Christian University, 1953. Master of Arts, Abilene Christian University, 1954. STB, Harvard University, 1956.
Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1960.
Dean Northeastern Christian Junior College, Villanova, Pennsylvania, 1959-1962. Professor Abilene (Texas) Christian University, since 1962.
(Chapters include: The Early Christian Doctrine of Scriptu...)
(Having long served as a standard introduction to the worl...)
(These studies in early church history cover various aspec...)
(The Church of Christ develops the affirmation that Christ...)
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Fellow Institute for Biblical Research. Member American Society Church History (council 1983-1985), Ecclesiastical History Society, Society Biblical Literature, Association International d'Etudes Patristiques (council since 1995), North America Patristic Society (vice president 1989-1990, president 1990-1992), Southwest Commission on Religious Studies (senior lecturer 1996).
Married Nancy Ann Lewis, June 25, 1956. Children: Everett Ray, Edith Ann Doyle, Patricia Alice.