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279 topics from this section.
Taanach
Taanach gathers 8 Scripture references and 4 study links for studying this topic with the THF Bible reader, cross-references, S...
Torrey topicTabernacle
Tabernacle gathers 37 Scripture references and 4 study links for studying this topic with the THF Bible reader, cross-reference...
Nave topicTabor
Tabor gathers 8 Scripture references and 4 study links for studying this topic with the THF Bible reader, cross-references, Str...
Early Christian topicTacitus And Roman History
Early Christian writers did not treat Tacitus as their main authority on Roman history, but Tertullian does name him as a Roman...
Nave topicTalebearer
Talebearer gathers 9 Scripture references and 4 study links for studying this topic with the THF Bible reader, cross-references...
Nave topicTalent
Talent gathers 8 Scripture references and 4 study links for studying this topic with the THF Bible reader, cross-references, St...
Nave topicTapestry
Tapestry gathers 10 Scripture references and 4 study links for studying this topic with the THF Bible reader, cross-references,...
Early Christian topicTartarus And Punishment
Early Christian writers commonly used Tartarus as a picture of punishment for evil angels and the wicked, but they did not trea...
Early Christian topicTaxes
Early Christians taught that taxes to civil rulers should be paid, while worship belongs to God alone. Justin Martyr, Irenaeus,...
Early Christian topicTeaching
Early Christian writings say teaching had to stay loyal to the apostles, the Church, and the teaching of Christ. Justin Martyr,...
Nave topicTears
Tears gathers 8 Scripture references and 4 study links for studying this topic with the THF Bible reader, cross-references, Str...
Nave topicTeeth
Teeth gathers 15 Scripture references and 4 study links for studying this topic with the THF Bible reader, cross-references, St...
Nave topicTekoah
Tekoah gathers 9 Scripture references and 4 study links for studying this topic with the THF Bible reader, cross-references, St...
Early Christian topicTemperance And Self-Control
Early Christian writings clearly teach temperance and self-control as normal Christian virtues, not optional extras. Clement of...
Nave topicTent
Tent gathers 37 Scripture references and 4 study links for studying this topic with the THF Bible reader, cross-references, Str...
Early Christian topicTextual Criticism And Scripture Transmission
Early Christians treated Scripture as sacred, public, and worth careful copying and checking. Clement, Irenaeus, Tertullian, Or...
Early Christian topicThaddaeus The Apostle
Early Christian writings clearly treat Thaddaeus as one of the apostles, but the material here is thin on anything beyond that....
Early Christian topicThe Abode Of The Dead
Early Christian writers commonly taught that the dead go to Hades or Sheol as a real place of waiting, with the righteous and t...
Early Christian topicThe Abomination Of Desolation
Early Christian writers generally read the abomination of desolation as a future temple desecration tied to Antichrist, while a...
Early Christian topicThe Advent Of Christ
Early Christians taught that Christ has come once in humility and will come again in glory for judgment, resurrection, and salv...
Early Christian topicThe Advents Of Christ
Early Christian writers taught that Christ’s coming was twofold: first in humility, suffering, and hiddenness, and later in glo...
Early Christian topicThe Afterlife
Early Christian teaching about the afterlife centered on a real resurrection of the dead, final judgment, and lasting life or p...
Early Christian topicThe Age Of Accountability
Early Christian writers often spoke of infants and young children as innocent, needing care, and not yet ready for full judgmen...
Early Christian topicThe Angel Of The Lord
Early Christian writers often read the Angel of the Lord as more than a created angel, and several named him as the same divine...
Early Christian topicThe Antichrist
Early Christians taught that the Antichrist was a real end-time deceiver who would oppose Christ, exalt himself, persecute the ...
Early Christian topicThe Apocalypse
Early Christians commonly read the Apocalypse as the book of Revelation by John and used it to teach about Christ, the end of t...
Early Christian topicThe Apocrypha
Early Christian writers do not treat the apocrypha as one simple category. Some, like Irenaeus and Tertullian, reject false and...
Early Christian topicThe Apostles
Early Christian writings teach that the apostles were Christ’s chosen witnesses, carriers of his teaching, and the foundation o...
Early Christian topicThe Apostles' Creed
Early Christian writings do not preserve a single document called the Apostles' Creed in the earliest centuries, but they do sh...
Early Christian topicThe Apostolic Faith
Early Christian writings teach that the apostolic faith was one public teaching passed down from the apostles, guarded in the c...
Early Christian topicThe Ascension
Early Christian writings clearly teach that Jesus really ascended into heaven after his resurrection and now sits at the Father...
Early Christian topicThe Assumption Of Moses
Early Christian writers did not leave a full, direct doctrine of the Assumption of Moses, but several of them did speak as if M...
Early Christian topicThe Atonement
Early Christians taught that Jesus Christ himself is the atonement, propitiation, and redemption for sins. Origen, Clement of R...
Early Christian topicThe Attributes Of God
Early Christian writers commonly described God as eternal, unchangeable, almighty, invisible, and beyond full human grasp. Writ...
Early Christian topicThe Beast
Early Christians usually read the beast in Revelation as the future Antichrist or his kingdom, and they linked it closely to th...
Early Christian topicThe Beatitudes
Early Christians read the Beatitudes as real teaching about the Christian life, not as empty sayings. Clement of Alexandria, Or...
Early Christian topicThe Bible And Scripture
Early Christians treated Scripture as God’s own word, trusted it as fully reliable, and used it as the main rule for teaching a...
Early Christian topicThe Biblical Canon
Early Christian writers treated the Scriptures as the rule for faith, but they did not all use the word "canon" in the same nar...
Early Christian topicThe Birth Of Jesus
Early Christians taught that Jesus was truly born of the Virgin Mary, born in Bethlehem, and born in real human flesh, not as a...
Early Christian topicThe Bishop Of Rome
Early Christian writings strongly show that Rome held an important place and that later bishops there were treated as real bish...
Early Christian topicThe Blood Of Christ
Early Christians taught that the blood of Christ was the saving blood that redeemed, cleansed, and forgave sins. Clement of Rom...
Early Christian topicThe Book Of Enoch
Early Christians did not all treat the Book of Enoch the same way. Tertullian called it the "Scripture of Enoch," while Origen ...
Early Christian topicThe Book Of Revelation And The Apocalypse
Early Christian writers treated Revelation as a real apostolic book used for teaching, warning, and hope. Irenaeus, Clement of ...
Early Christian topicThe Bronze Serpent And Christ
Early Christian writers commonly treated the bronze serpent as a sign that pointed to Christ, and they tied it directly to John...
Early Christian topicThe Brothers Of Jesus
Early Christian writings do say Jesus had brothers, and they name James, Joses, Simon, Judas, and others in the Gospel accounts...
Early Christian topicThe Cainites And Early Heresy
Early Christian writers did talk about the Cainites as a heretical group, but the evidence here is limited and mostly polemical...
Early Christian topicThe Captivity Of Israel
Early Christian writers treated the captivity and dispersion of Israel as real historical judgment, especially in connection wi...
Early Christian topicThe Catholic Church
Early Christian writers strongly described the church as one, worldwide, and Catholic, meaning the one true church spread acros...
Early Christian topicThe Celts And Pagan Europe
Early Christian writers mainly speak about the Celts and pagan Europe as part of the wider Gentile world, not as a separate chu...
Early Christian topicThe Chalice And The Eucharist
Early Christian writers taught that the cup of the Eucharist is the cup of Christ’s blood, not a mere ordinary drink. Ignatius,...
Early Christian topicThe Christian Calendar And Holy Days
Early Christian writers taught that Christians should not keep the Jewish calendar in the old way, but should gather on the Lor...
Early Christian topicThe Christian Faith
Early Christian teaching on the faith was that it was the apostolic gospel handed down from Christ through the apostles, to be ...
Early Christian topicThe Christian Life
Early Christian writers taught that the Christian life is a real, whole-life walk of obedience, holiness, faith, and endurance,...
Early Christian topicThe Church And Civil Government
Early Christians generally taught respect and submission to civil rulers, while reserving worship for God alone. Clement of Ale...
Early Christian topicThe Church At Corinth And Apostolic Discipline
Early Christian writings teach that the church at Corinth was troubled by division and that apostolic discipline was meant to c...
Early Christian topicThe Church At Ephesus
Early Christian writings say the church at Ephesus was an important apostolic church, closely tied to Paul, John, and Timothy. ...
Early Christian topicThe Church At Rome
Early Christian writings clearly call the Roman church real and important, and they often link it with Peter and Paul. Irenaeus...
Early Christian topicThe Church Of Rome
Early Christian writings treat the church in Rome as an important apostolic church with real authority and a long memory of Pet...
Early Christian topicThe Community Of Goods In The Early Church
Early Christians taught that believers should share with the needy, and some writers also praised a common use of goods inside ...
Early Christian topicThe Continuation Of Spiritual Gifts
Early Christian writings teach that spiritual gifts were expected in the church, including prophecy, tongues, healing, and othe...
Early Christian topicThe Covenants Of God
Early Christian writers taught that God made and kept covenants across both the Old and New Testaments, and they did not treat ...
Early Christian topicThe Cross And Christian Discipleship
Early Christian teaching ties the cross to both Jesus’ own suffering and the call for his followers to deny themselves, bear th...
Early Christian topicThe Days Of Creation
Early Christian writers commonly taught that God made the world in six days and rested on the seventh, and several of them also...
Early Christian topicThe Deity Of Christ
Early Christian writers widely taught that Jesus Christ is God and truly became man. Ignatius, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, Tertull...
Early Christian topicThe Depravity Of Man
Early Christian writers often said that people are marked by sin, corruption, and a bent toward evil, and they tied that condit...
Early Christian topicThe Deuterocanonical Books
Early Christian writers often treated Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Sirach, and 1–2 Maccabees as useful Scripture or as books to be re...
Early Christian topicThe Devil And Demons
Early Christian writings teach that the devil and demons are real hostile spirits, not harmless symbols. Justin Martyr, Irenaeu...
Early Christian topicThe Didache And Early Church Teaching
The earliest Christian writing here, the Didache, presents the faith as a practical way of life: love God, love neighbor, rejec...
Early Christian topicThe Divinity Of Christ
Early Christian writers taught that Christ is truly divine, not a mere man or a created being. Ignatius of Antioch, Justin Mart...
Early Christian topicThe Divinity Of The Holy Spirit
Early Christian writings strongly teach that the Holy Spirit is divine, personal, and to be named with the Father and the Son. ...
Early Christian topicThe Docetists And The Incarnation
Early Christian writers strongly taught that Jesus Christ truly came in the flesh, was born of the Virgin Mary, and was not a m...
Early Christian topicThe Doctrine Of Man
Early Christian writers taught that humans are made by God in his image, with a real body and soul, and that God will judge and...
Early Christian topicThe Early Christian Apologists
Early Christian apologists often defended the faith by answering charges, explaining Christian belief, and calling people to ex...
Early Christian topicThe Early Christians
Early Christian writings do teach that the first Christians were a visible community marked by faith in Christ, shared life, pu...
Early Christian topicThe Ebionites And Jewish Christianity
Early Christian writers mostly used the name Ebionites for Jewish-Christian groups that kept the law of Moses, practiced circum...
Early Christian topicThe Economy Of God
Early Christian writers did not use one single meaning for the economy of God. Clement, Hippolytus, Origen, Justin, Gregory Tha...
Early Christian topicThe Edict Of Milan
The early Christian evidence says the Edict of Milan gave Christians legal freedom to worship and ended the public push against...
Early Christian topicThe Eighth Day And Christian Worship
Early Christian writers tied the eighth day to Christ’s resurrection and to the Lord’s Day, and several also used it as a sign ...
Early Christian topicThe Elect And Salvation
Early Christian writings say the elect are people whom God chooses for salvation, and they often tie that salvation to faith, o...
Early Christian topicThe Encratites And Ascetic Heresy
Early Christian writers treated the Encratites as a heretical ascetic sect that rejected marriage and, in many cases, meat and ...
Early Christian topicThe Epistle Of Barnabas
Early Christian writers treated the Epistle of Barnabas as a real and widely received church writing, but the evidence for its ...
Early Christian topicThe Epistle To The Hebrews
Early Christian writers clearly knew the Epistle to the Hebrews and often quoted it, but this card set does not give a clean, b...
Early Christian topicThe Equality Of Humankind In Christ
Early Christian writings strongly teach that all people are one in Christ, with no racial, social, or sex-based rank before God...
Early Christian topicThe Essenes And Jewish Sects
Early Christian writers said the main Jewish sects in Jesus’ time were Pharisees, Sadducees, and Essenes, and Hippolytus gives ...
Early Christian topicThe Eternal Generation Of The Son
Early Christian writers taught that the Son was eternally with the Father and that his generation is without beginning, even if...
Early Christian topicThe Ethiopian Eunuch
Early Christian writers usually treated the Ethiopian eunuch as a real convert in Acts 8 who heard Philip, believed Jesus was t...
Early Christian topicThe Eucharist
Early Christian writers taught that the Eucharist was not just ordinary bread and wine. Ignatius, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, and ...
Early Christian topicThe Eucharist As A Sacrifice
Early Christian writings do teach that the Eucharist is an offering or sacrifice, but they usually describe it as a spiritual, ...
Early Christian topicThe Fall Of Man And Human Nature
Early Christian writers widely taught that the fall of Adam and Eve brought death, corruption, and a bent toward sin into human...
Early Christian topicThe Fear Of God And Christian Obedience
Early Christian writers taught that fearing God goes together with keeping his commands, not with hiding from him in panic. Her...
Torrey topicThe Feast Of Sabbatical Year
The Feast Of Sabbatical Year gathers 17 Scripture references and 4 study links for studying this topic with the THF Bible reade...
Torrey topicThe Feast Of The New Moon
The Feast Of The New Moon gathers 18 Scripture references and 4 study links for studying this topic with the THF Bible reader, ...
Early Christian topicThe Filioque And The Holy Spirit
Early Christian writings clearly teach the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as distinct, and several writers say the Spirit is sent...
Early Christian topicThe Firmament And The Shape Of The World
Early Christian writers often spoke of the firmament as a real heavens vault over the world, and several also used language of ...
Early Christian topicThe Firmament And The Waters Above
Early Christian writers often treated the firmament as a real feature of God’s ordered creation, and several also said there is...
Early Christian topicThe Fish Symbol And Christian Identity
Early Christians used the fish as a Christian symbol, but not all writers meant the same thing by it. Tertullian calls believer...