Exploring the connections between
Luke's Gospel & the Early Churchand how these relate to the themes of either
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Leadership Note: these themes will be examined in June 2005 and June 2006 |
1. Explore the connections
between the key concepts identified in Luke & the Early Church and
how these relate to the specified themes
Luke:
Christianity according to Luke
Religious themes in Luke
Theological significance of the Words and Deeds of Jesus
Background to the Gospel of Luke
Selected Narratives in Luke's Gospel
The Words and Deeds of Jesus
Early Church:
Worship, government, heresy and controversy
Church-State relations in the Roman Empire to AD 325
Christian literature: Eastern and Western traditions
Life and Worship in the Early Church
The expansion of Christianity
Early Christian literature
2. Relationship between these
two areas of study and the specified aspects of human experienceLuke:
Christian interpretation of history
Discipleship and renunciation
Religion and ethics
Miraculous healings
Discrimination and prejudice
Christian hope and reconciliation
Early Church:
Reality of sin
Call to repentance
Place of disciplinary procedures
Validity of the monarchical episcopacy as a Church Structure
Religions of the Book - authority of scripture