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- Organ
An organ illustrates a traditional musical arrangement; other congregations use different instruments. - Organ
An organ illustrates a traditional musical arrangement; other congregations use different instruments. - Oriental icons and council reception
Oriental churches have their own image traditions. The 1990 commission compares theology and practice while distinguishing the reception of later councils. - Origen and Alexandrian biblical scholarship
Origen's scriptural scholarship and theological work profoundly influence later Christian thought, though some speculative teachings were later condemned. - Origen answers Celsus at a patron's request
At the request of his supporter Ambrose, Origen undertakes a written response to Celsus's criticism of Christianity. The preface weighs the value of a formal defense against the testimony of a Christian life. - Origen arranges biblical versions side by side
Origen compares the Hebrew text with Greek renderings in a multi-column biblical project. Eusebius describes his search for additional translations and the arrangement associated with the Hexapla. - Orthodox teaching on icons today
Orthodox catechesis places icons within the Church's confession, remembrance, and worship of God. - Pandita Ramabai Sarasvati
Indian educator, social reformer and Bible translator. - Pantaenus and a remembered journey east
Eusebius reports that Pantaenus traveled east and encountered a community associated with a Hebrew-language Gospel of Matthew. The account links Alexandrian teaching with memories of wider Christian contact. - Participating Assembly
Honolulu describes worship through singing, prayer, Bible reading, a sermon and Communion. The local congregation, rather than every Restoration Movement church, is the practice reference. - Parumala
Gregorios’s tomb and the church’s teaching history provide a named Indian example. - Parumala: a new pilgrimage church
The Malankara account records consecration of the present church in October 2000, following the 1895 church. Its circular design demonstrates why one Egyptian sanctuary cannot represent every Oriental building. - Passover chronology — one possible timeline
The dispute is whether the Last Supper was the initial Passover meal and whether Friday crucifixion falls on Nisan 14 or 15. A coherent harmonization reads John 13:1 as an introduction, John 18:28 as continued… - Passover theology is not a calendar timestamp
John's unbroken-bones fulfillment and Paul's description of Christ as Passover make the theological connection explicit. Paul's received supper tradition places bread and cup on the night of betrayal without naming a… - Paul organizes another collection for Jerusalem
Paul's letters describe fundraising among Gentile churches for the poor among Jerusalem's believers. His appeals concern generosity, accountability, and the relationship between communities. - Paul's conversion and missionary vocation
The risen Christ confronts Saul; his later missions and letters profoundly shape the New Testament witness. - Paula establishes monastic households at Bethlehem
Jerome remembers Paula supporting communities, lodging for pilgrims, and disciplined study at Bethlehem. His tribute describes organized daily life and the use of her resources for these foundations. - Pauline missions and early letters
Missionary journeys establish communities around the eastern Mediterranean; the earliest surviving apostolic letters address their worship and life. - PC(USA) receives Belhar into its confessional collection
The 222nd General Assembly added the confession to its Book of Confessions. - Peasant grievances become a public reform programme
The Twelve Articles connected everyday economic burdens with religious arguments. - Penn establishes Pennsylvania
The British timeline dates the colonial project to 1681. - Pentecost and the Jerusalem Church
Acts describes the Spirit's descent, apostolic preaching, baptism, and the first Jerusalem community. - Pentecost: Scripture, Spirit, and shared life
Acts begins its outward movement in Jerusalem, not with a solitary missionary. At Pentecost, Jews and proselytes from many regions hear the wonders of God in their own languages. Peter stands with the Eleven and… - Period of the judges
Judges depicts repeated cycles of apostasy, oppression, deliverance, and the need for faithful leadership. - Perpetua and Felicity martyred at Carthage
The Passion of Perpetua and Felicity preserves an early account of catechumens, imprisonment, visions, and martyrdom in Roman North Africa. - Persecution under Nero
The Roman fire is followed by persecution of Christians in Rome; traditions place the martyrdoms of Peter and Paul in this period. - Persecution, toleration, and the imperial Church
Christians faced uneven local and empire-wide persecution before the early fourth-century change in imperial policy. The 313 agreement associated with Milan granted legal toleration; Christianity's later… - Persia takes Babylon; return becomes possible
Persian conquest ends Babylonian rule; biblical tradition connects Cyrus's policy with Judean return and Temple rebuilding. - Pew Worshippers
At Lititz lovefeasts, servers bring refreshments to worshippers in their pews. The pew pattern and count are illustrative; the service does not require dining tables for everyone. - Pews & Seating
Rows of wooden pews provide seating in this illustrative traditional church. - Pews & Seating
Rows of wooden pews provide seating in this illustrative traditional church. - Pews & Seating
Rows of wooden pews provide seating in this illustrative traditional church. - Pews & Seating
Rows of wooden pews provide seating in this illustrative traditional church. - Pews & Seating
Rows of wooden pews provide seating in this illustrative traditional church. - Philip the Evangelist
Philip is appointed among the Seven, proclaims Christ in Samaria, baptizes the Ethiopian official, and later hosts Paul at Caesarea. - Philipp Melanchthon
Humanist, teacher and principal author of the Augsburg Confession. - Philippine churches form the UCCP
Several partners, including earlier unions, formed one church. - Philo's delegation and the Alexandrian crisis
A Jewish delegation led by Philo appeals to Caligula amid conflict in Alexandria. Josephus describes rival delegations and accusations concerning the refusal to honor the emperor as a god. - Phoebe of Cenchreae
Paul commends Phoebe to the Roman believers as a sister and a diakonos of the church at Cenchreae, asking them to welcome and assist her. He also calls her a prostatis of many, including himself. Translations render… - Pierre Robert Olivétan
Translator of a French Bible from Hebrew and Greek, printed in 1535.