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Ecclesiology:Ecclesiology: The Meaning of “Church”The Meaning of “Church”
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The Meaning of “Church”The Meaning of “Church”
• (Anglo-Saxon, cirice, circe;
• Modern German, Kirche; Sw., Kyrka)
• Greek ekklesia (ecclesia),• New Testament writers:
“society founded by Our Lord Jesus Christ.”
• Greek kyriakon (cyriacon), i.e. the Lord's house,
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The Meaning of “Church”The Meaning of “Church”
• A church: an association of people who share a particular belief system.
• originated from:pre-Christian Germanic kirika.
• Replaced the Greek ekklesia and Basilicae within Christendom, c300 AD.
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The Meaning of “Church”
• Greek term εκκλησία — ekklesia, literally means a "convocation",
• A governmental and political term: a national assembly,
• congregation or council of common objective together to resolve a problem faced by the wider community or society,
• did not signify a "building".