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SUBJECT INDEX
Caiaphas, 102 Cain, 159 Callinicus, 85 Catholic Church, 32, 94, 118, 158 celebration, 17, 18, 20, 22, 23, 101, 108, 113, 134, 138, 140, M72 Didache, 206 Diocletian, emperor, 29 disciples, 37, 63, 65, 72, 74, 84, 92, 104, 121, 123, 153, 156, 24, 25, 37, 45, 46, 48, 49, 58, 80, 91, 107, 166, 172, 177, 181, 195, 209 Chrysostom, John, 24, 200, 201 Church, the 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 168, 178, 192, 194, 195, 206 discipline, 23, 29, 76, 116, 200 Door (Christ), 174, 176 Easter, 16, 17, 18, 23, 33, 46, 48, 19; 22, 23,24, 25, 26) 27, 37, 46, 65, 81, 94, 98, 104, 107, 58, 60, 66, 70, 76, 83, 93, 95, 100, 107, 109, 124, 141, 142, 118, 129, 132, 133, 141, 156, 144, 159, 161, 172, 181, 196, 200, 201, 207, 208, 209 Feast, 16, 37, 48, 66, 76, 77, 164, 166, 184, 187, 200, 201, 205, 206, 208, 209 church(es), 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 81, 88, 112, 115 festival, 41, 70, 196 37, 58, 60, 66, 80, 88, 107, 108, 131 Christian Science, 59 clergy, 29 Cleopas, 74 Constans, 35, 36 Constantine, 34, 35, 68, 80, 84 Constantine IT, 35 Constantinople, 35, 80, 128 Constantius, 35, 36, 37, 39, 158, Letter, 33, 35, 36, 37, 41, 46, 58, 68, 80, 141, 164 Week, 56 Egypt, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 31, 33, 34, 37, 39, 73, 94, 100, 109, 119, 136, 141, 157, 172, 189, 190, 191 Elijah, 53, 176 Elisha, 136-137 Emmanuel, 150 Epistles, 22, 27 Esther, 82, 141 Esau, 135, 136
Corinth, 22, 60 Council of Nicaea (825 A.D.), 13, 15, 16, 31, 32, 39 Creator, 149, 160 Creed (of Nicaea), 32, 39 eternal life, 27, 56, 112, 124, 136, 154, 156, 161, 170, 202 eternity, 16 Eucharist, 23, 27 cross, 18, 24, 30, 37, 91, 186 Daniel, 53, 98, 108 David, 62, 66, 75, 98, 108, 135, Great, 24, 46, 80, 201 Eucharistic meal, 27 Eudaemon, 85 Eusebius of Caesarea, 98 Eusebius of Nicomedia, 145, 150, 176, 181, 192 deacon, 9, 31 Deity, 15, 63 Deliverer, 100, 101
Eve, 64 devil, 25, 32, 39, 52, 64, 66, 74, 80, 82, 83, (kingdom of), 94,
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90, 91, 93, 95, 100, 101, 104, 106, 108, 109, 112, 117, 118, exile, 4, 33, 35, 36, 37, 40, 41,
Exodus (from Egypt), 20, 21, 24 123, 125, 129, 130,131, 141, 144, 145, 157, 158, 159, 160, faith, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 26, 29, 166, 171, 172, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 185, 187, 36, 60, 63, 64, 72, 74, 76, 82, 93; 102; 106,115,121, 122:
195, 196, 197, 200, 201 Eternal, 177 Great, 51, 90, 201 "Feast of Weeks', 56 festal letters, 16-17, 33, 36, 128, 129, 132, 134, 139, 144, 145, 148, 150, 153, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 171, 174, 175, 180, 183, 184, 185, 188, 190, 194, 195, 164, 174, 184, 187, 207 201, 209 festal song, 81 festival, 18, 23, 24, 49, 66, 80, 82, fast, 21, 23, 33, 41, 46, 47, 51, 53, 56, 66, 76, 77, 80, 84, 88, 90, 98, 99, 107, 117, 177, 181, 93, 95, 109, 124, 142, 144, 161, 172, 180, 181, 196, 200, 201, 203, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209 Holy, 109 Lenten, 109 187, 196, 207 Great, 22 Resurrection, 99 Gamaliel, Rabbi, 21 Gentile(s), 19, 118, 148 God, 13, 14, 16, 20, 21, 22, 26, fasting, 24, 46, 47, 49, 50, 51, 53, 27, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 38, 46, 82, 99, 107, 109, 181, 196, 200, 201, 205, 206, 207, 209 Father, 19, 23, 30, 31, 32, 49, 53, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 55, 56, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 80, 82, 83, 84, 88, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 56, 66, 77, 82, 91, 95, 102, 108, 110, 113, 122, 124, 125, 95, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 134, 139, 140, 142, 152, 158, 104, 106, 107, 108, 112, 113, 159, 160, 161, 172, 179, 181, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 187, 190, 197, 202 Fathers, church, 15, 16, 18, 25, 121, 128, 129, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139 26, 65, 66, 129, 130, 142 140, 141, 145, 146, 147, 148, father(s), 21, 60, 112, 120, 123, 149, 150, 154, 155, 156, 157, 151, 189, 190 158, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, feast, 16, 21, 22, 24, 33, 46, 49, 169, 170, 171, 172, 174, 176, 50, 51, 54, 55, 56, 62, 66, 177, 178, 179, 181, 184, 185, 70, 81, 82, 83, 88, 90, 100, 104, 105, 107, 108, 117, 123, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 195, 196, 197, 200, 205, 124, 141, 167, 174, 176, 178, 180, 187, 189, 197, 208 206, 207 Godhead, 15, 30, 65, 144, 162 "Golden Decade," 37
Feast, 33, 35, 36, 37, 41, 58, 60, 61, 70, 76, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84,
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The Incarnation of the Word of good works, 23, 76, 145 Gospel, 22, 55, 60, 64, 65, 66, 76, God, 29 Isaac, 14, 98, 105, 106 84, 103, 118, 120, 137, 146, 150, 179, 196 grace, 72, 73, 74, 82, 90, 91, 93, Isaiah, 49, 55, 106, 135, 180, 188,
Ision, 85 Issachar, 170, 171 99, 100, 101, 103, 110, 115, 123, 124, 133, 135, 139, 147, 177, 185 Hananiah, 132 Harnack, Adolph, 59 heaven, 30, 32, 41, 53, 61, 66, 91, Israel, 20, 21, 22, 23, 49, 50, 51, 54, 70, 73, 82, 83, 84, 94, 98, 107, 109, 170, 177 Iranaeus of Lyons, 27, 208 Jacob, 14, 108, 135 James, St., 171 Jehovah's Witnesses, 59 Jeremiah, 73, 147, 155, 177, 189 Jericho, 158 Jerusalem, 20, 35, 41, 53, 54, 75, 98, 100, 106, 107, 108, 116, LEVIS 120 122 988137, 146, 159, 160, 167, 170, 176, 185, 189, 195, 197, 201 hell, 58, 61, 92, 112, 116, 117, 180, 185 Helper, 102, 139, 153 herbs, 20, 21 heresy/heresies, 13, 14, 15, 31, 76, 80, 83, 84, 94, 99, 109, 154, 170, 177, 190, 196 Jesse, 76 Jesus Christ, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 40, 57, 64, 192 heretics, 35, 36, 58, 59, 75, 76, 19, 20, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 31, 34, 36, 40, 46, 48, 51, 52, 53, 56, 59, 60, 62, 63, 66, 70, 74, 76, 79, 80, 83, 84, 87, 89, 91, 93, 94, 95, 98, 101, 102, 103, 104, 110, 112, 113, 115, 117, 118, 119, 122, 125, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 145, 146, 147, 148, 150, 152, 156, 159, 160, 161, 164, 165, 166, 167, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 179, 180, 181, 184, 187, 188, 195, 196, 197, 201, 208 body of, 26, 27, 80, 84, 89, 103, 88, 93, 104, 118, 128, 139, 145, 159, 164, 166, 190, 193 Hezekiah, 117, 131 Hieracammon, Geloeus (Eulozius), 85 holiday(s), 20, 58, 62, 82, 90, 107, Le Holy Day, 17, 20, 46, 58, 88, 91, 112, 129, 196 Holy Spirit, 15, 32, 33, 38, 52, 04, 55, 56, 66, 72, 73, 77, 91, WGMLTG Zo 15s 1586174.
192, 197 Holy Week, 23, 77, 172 Hymeneus, 64, 156, 157,
hypostasis, 39 160, 174, 202 blood of, 27, 33, 52, 55, 80, 84, incarnate, 14, 101, 139, 140 incarnation, 40, 103, 148, 174 89, 90, 91, 98, 103, 122, 174,
SUBJECT INDEX
Jesus Christ (Cont.) Lent, 201, 203, 205, 207, 208, flesh, 52, 103, 133, 174, 179,
Life, 118, 152, 174 Light, 179
Jews, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 37, 53, liturgy, 28, 178 Lord, 13, 19, 20, 21, 24, 26, 27, 54, 56, 64, 75, 88, 93, 98, 101, 106, 118, 119, 135, 136, 140, 150, 152, 159, 160, 174, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 41, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 55, 56, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 68, 69, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 81, 82, 83, 84, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 98, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 112, 113, 115, 116,
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134, 136, 137, 138, 1389, 140, 141, 142, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 152, 153, 154, 155, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 185, 186, 187, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 201, 205, 207, 209 Luke, 65 marriage, 50 Marcarius, 30 martyrdom, 30 martyrs, 165, 168 Master, 63, 194 Matthew, 150 Maximin, emperor, 30 Messiah, 19, 22, 106 Mishael, 132 Mishna, the, 22 Melito of Sardis, 18, 19, 25 Moses, 20, 41, 49, 52, 53, 54, 69, 177, 184, 187, 188, 189, 192, 193, 194 Jewish, 19, 21, 22, 54, 83, 105,
Job, 75, 95, 134, 136, 167, 168,
John of Damascus, 113, 149, 177,
Jonah, 206 Joseph, 135, 195 Jovian, emperor, 40 Judaea, 53, 82, 83 Judaism, 19 Judas, 74, 108, 123, 194 Julian, emperor, 39, 40 King, 19, 136, 141 Kingdom of heaven, 27, 30, 65, 92, 95, 108, 109, 113, 122, 123, 124, 134, 136, 147, 153, 169, 170, 174, 181 Lamb, 55, 79, 95 Passover, 22, 80, 174 Paschal, 22, 196 Marriage Supper of, 208 lamb, 20, 21, 25, 53, 55, 82, 84, 104, 105, 106, 141, 189, 190 blood of, 20, 82 Law, 19, 50, 51, 53, 54, 73, 104, 108, 117, 135, 146, 148, 179, 184, 189, 190, 191, 192 law(s), 33, 55, 91, 92, 94, 104, 73, 76, 82, 92, 94, 98, 100, 118, 136, 149, 155, 177, 178 Lazarus, 137 Leader, 177 101, 108, 134, 135, 149, 172, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 188,
SUBJECT INDEX
Moses (Cont.) penitence, 47, 196 Pentecost, 24, 56, 66, 77, 84, 95, 189, 190, 192, 193 Mormonism, 59 Nazianzen, Gregory St., 14 New Covenant, 82 (blood of), 84 109, 125, 142, 161, 172, 181,
Peri Pascha, 19 persecution, 29, 36, 58, 72, 130, (promise) Nisan (Jewish month of Passover), 137, 151, 154, 156, 164, 166, 167, 168, 169, 195 Peter, St., 22 Peter, bishop of Alexandria, 30 Pharaoh, king of Egypt, 20, 25,
offering(s), 30, 52, 54, 89, 106, 117, 140, 188, 189, 190, 191 Old Testament, 49, 68, 187, 206 One Holy Catholic and Apostolic 81, 82, 94, 176, 178 Pharisees, 51, 180, 193, 206 Philetus, 156, 194 Pilate, 102 Pistus, 36 Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna, 206, Church, 196 Only-Begotten, 104 orthodox, 36, 37 orthodox doctrine, 13 orthodox faith, 64 orthodoxy, 14, 34, 139 partakers, 27, 109 partakers of Christ, 63, 73, 95,
prayer(s), 16, 17, 21, 23, 24, 49, 66, 70, 71, 76, 88, 90, 91, 95, 98, 109, 121, 131, 149, 154, 158, 166, 176, 181, 190, 192, 121, 160, 175 Pascha, 18, 19, 23, 24, 26 Paschal celebration, 23, 25 Paschal sacrifice, 21 Passover, 19, 20, 21, 22, 37, 46, 195, 196, 201, 206 presbyter(s), 9, 31, 130 promised land, 49, 136 psalms, 21, 23, 24, 41, 70, 75, 51, 66, 70, 76, 79, 80, 82, 83, 84, 88, 89, 90, 94, 95, 98, 99, 100, 101, 104, 105, 108, 109, 105, 134, 135, 141 Redeemer, 102, 114, 123, 139, 140, 153, 159 redemption, 16, 22, 23, 24, 25, 118, 141, 157, 160, 172, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 184, 187, 189, 196, 201 26, 27, 34, 37, 200, 201 resurrection, 18, 22, 25, 26, 27, pastor, 14 30, 64, 66, 80, 95, 107, 156, 160, 194, 200, 207, 208, 209 Resurrection Letter(s), 17, 18 Rome, 36, 144, 164, 166 Sabellius, 14-15 Paul, Apostle, 22, 25, 26, 27, 30, 33, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 55, 59, 60, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 70, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 89, 91, 93, 94, 98, 101, 102, 103, 105, sacrifice(s), 20, 21, 22, 25, 46, 51, 133, 138, 139, 141, 145, 146, 53, 54, 66, 71, 83, 84, 90, 98, 147, 148, 150, 154, 156, 157, 101, 104, 105, 106, 120, 141, 160, 167, 168, 176, 179, 181, 187, 188, 190, 195 157, 158, 160, 172, 175, 176,
SUBJECT INDEX
Sacrifice(s) (Cont.) sin(s), 14, 24, 25, 33, 37, 52, 55, 61, 73, 74, 76, 80, 88, 92, 99, 184, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 201 Saducees, 64 101, 105, 106, 107, 113, 116, 117, 118, 119, 124, 132, 134, 136, 138, 141, 150, 151, 152, 157, 160, 177, 185, 193, 207 Smith-Payne, Miss, 16 Solomon, 48, 60, 133, 193 Son, 15, 19, 23, 30, 31, 32, 36, saint(s), 41, 52, 53, 60, 61, 63, 66, 75, 84, 92, 95, 105, 107, 108, 117, 118, 120, 122, 123, 134, 136, 139, 146, 147, 151, 154, 157, 158, 167, 168, 170, 176, 181, 195, 201 40, 49, 61, 62, 65, 71, 82, 91, 95, 102, 103, 104, 106, 112, salvation, 14, 22, 31, 32, 34, 40, 118, 124, 132, 139, 140, 144, 150, 156, 159, 174, 188, 191,
48, 49, 76, 91, 92, 94, 103, 105, 107, 128, 131, 132, 134, 141, 147, 166, 171, 179, 208 Samuel, 54, 147, 176, 192 Satan, 134 Saul, 135, 147, 192 Savior, 33, 39, 48, 49, 50, 51, 53, Spirit, 26, 36, 55, 61, 62, 68, 70, 73, 91, 103, 115, 118, 123, 124, 131, 133, 134, 135, 153, 158, 181, 192, 193, 206 spirit(s), 39, 40, 72, 73, 91, 101, 54, 55, 56, 63, 65, 74, 76, 115, 122, 150, 153, 157, 166, 167, 184, 196, 200 Sun of Righteousness, 48, 94 Table of the Lord, 24, 88, 122, 80, 82, 83, 90, 91, 94, 98, 102, 105, 106, 108, 112, 113, 115, 117, 121, 124, 129, 133, 135, 138, 139, 149, 154, 158, 124, 174, 175 tabernacle, 41 Theophilus, 65 Three Persons, 14, 15 Timothy, 48, 63, 122, 148, 150, 160, 161, 171, 175, 177, 180, 185, 187, 194, 206, 207 Schleiermacher, F.E.D., 59 Scripture(s), 21, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31, 39, 49, 53, 59, 64, 68, 69, 70, 73, 80, 90, 95, 112, 121, 15455 oue Titus, 148 Trinity, 15 trumpet, 46, 49, 50, 51, 55, 63, 133, 134, 135, 139, 140, 150, 152, 160, 164, 170, 178, 180, 181, 184, 188, 189, 190, 192, 70, 105, 187 Truth, 83, 179
season(s), 24, 33, 45, 47, 48, 49, Unification Church, 59 55, 60, 66, 70, 76, 83, 93, 94, unity, 14, 15, 39, 158, 196, 200 Valens, emperor, 40 Valentinia, emperor, 40 Virgin Mary, 65, 139, 180 98, 100, 109, 130, 142, 157, 161, 172, 187, 208, 209 Serapian, bishop of Thumuis,
Shepherd, 33, 55, 174, 176, 149 Shepherd of Hermas, 26, 207 virginity, 50 virgins, 50, 124, 133
SUBJECT INDEX
Way, 174, 176, 177 Word, 15, 24, 27, 31, 32, 40, 53, Wierwille (The Way Interna61, 65, 71, 74, 82, 92, 95, tional), 59 101, 103, 104, 118, 121, 132, wine, 21, 55, 120, 149, 171, 174, 133, 149, 152, 157, 159, 171, 205, 208 174, 176, 177, 178, 179, 190, Wisdom, 31, 48, 62, 119, 120, 191, 192, 194, 195, 196
worship, 23, 41, 70, 75, 98, 101, Wisdom, book of, 73, 152 104, 125, 150, 157, 158, 172
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