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- Peter and Paul in the Roman witness
Irenaeus appeals to the church at Rome as founded and organized by Peter and Paul, then gives a succession list from Linus. This is his late second-century anti-Gnostic argument, not a list of every individual who… - Pews & Kneelers
Pews or chairs seat the congregation; many parishes also provide kneelers. Their arrangement should support the liturgy and movement. - 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. - Pews & Seating
Pews or movable chairs provide seating for the congregation. Rows, circles, and other arrangements reflect local worship needs. - Philemon
Paul appeals to Philemon concerning Onesimus, a person enslaved in the Roman world whom Paul calls his child and brother in Christ. The brief letter leaves the recipient's response unstated. Readers should face the… - Philip the Evangelist
Philip is appointed among the Seven, proclaims Christ in Samaria, baptizes the Ethiopian official, and later hosts Paul at Caesarea. - Philippians
Paul writes to a community that supports him while he is imprisoned. Gratitude, partnership, conflict, joy, and a call to share Christ's mind appear together. The famous Christ passage in chapter 2 is part of an… - 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. - Phinehas
Priest remembered for zeal and covenant mediation. - 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… - Photios and East–West disputes
Photios's patriarchate intersects with disputes over jurisdiction, papal claims, and the Filioque. - Pilate, imperial images, and the aqueduct protest
Josephus describes opposition to imperial images brought into Jerusalem and a separate protest over Temple funds used for an aqueduct. These episodes place the Gospel accounts within the tensions of Roman government. - Pius of Rome
Pius follows Hyginus in Irenaeus's Roman list. - Pliny asks Trajan how to try Christians
A provincial governor asks whether the Christian name itself warrants punishment. Trajan permits prosecution of accused Christians but rejects active searches and anonymous denunciations. - Pneumatomachianism
Orthodox reception reads the Spirit's full divinity through the Nicene–Constantinopolitan Creed, liturgical doxology, and the shared life of the Trinity. - Polycarp and Anicetus retain communion despite differing Paschal customs
Irenaeus recalls Polycarp and Anicetus disagreeing over Paschal observance without breaking communion. Eusebius preserves the recollection in his account of a later controversy. - Polycarp and remembered apostolic teaching
Irenaeus says he heard Polycarp and remembered his accounts of contact with John and others who had seen the Lord. This is a personal chain of teaching memory, distinct from a complete record of episcopal consecrations. - Polycarp of Smyrna
Bishop of Smyrna whose Letter to the Philippians urges faithful living and draws repeatedly on apostolic writings; a separate early narrative recounts his martyrdom. - Post-Soviet Orthodox renewal and challenges
The Soviet collapse allows many churches, monasteries, and seminaries to reopen, while new political and jurisdictional difficulties emerge. - Praise is not invocation
If poets address heavens, waters, and the sun, second-person address alone cannot establish that a saint hears a request. Psalm 148 asks creation to praise; it does not request departed intercession. - Prayer
Christian prayer includes praise, thanksgiving, repentance, petition, Scripture, and intercession. - Prayer and Discipleship
Protestant discipleship joins prayer, Scripture, repentance, worship, and service within a community. Practices differ: some churches use set prayers and a liturgical calendar, while others emphasize extemporaneous… - Prayer and Moral Life
Catholic discipleship joins prayer to conversion and love of neighbor. The Lord's Prayer teaches trust, forgiveness, and dependence on God; the commandments and Beatitudes shape conscience and action. Personal… - Prayer Candles
Worshippers often light a candle as they pray for themselves, loved ones, or the departed. Candle stands may be in the narthex or near icons in the nave. - Prayer Direction
Daniel prays with windows open toward Jerusalem (Daniel 6:10). Later synagogue orientation follows the direction of Jerusalem from its own location. - Prayer is not automatically invocation
In 2 Maccabees 15:12–16, Judas receives a vision. Onias invokes blessings and identifies Jeremiah as praying for the people. Judas does not ask Jeremiah for prayer. - Prayer Lectern
The prayer leader uses an amud facing the ark, slightly to its right, in this Ashkenazi arrangement. The cited Jewish guide describes Sephardic prayer leaders standing at the bimah instead. - Prayer of Manasseh
The Prayer of Manasseh is a short penitential prayer voiced as the humbled king's appeal for mercy. It expands the narrative possibility of repentance without claiming to be the verbatim prayer preserved in Chronicles. - Prayer, reading, and assembly in early Christianity
Acts portrays teaching, prayer, and breaking bread among the Jerusalem believers. Paul gives instructions for intelligible speech and orderly participation in an assembly. Justin later describes a Sunday gathering… - Preaching Stand
A transparent preaching stand occupies the center of the platform in this model. Pentecostal preaching draws on Scripture, while stand designs and positions vary. - Preaching Stand
An acrylic speaking stand marks the preaching place at the front of this model. Some large churches also use recorded or transmitted sermons; stand designs and teaching arrangements vary. - Preparation Day — John’s Sabbath context
John 19:31 connects Preparation Day with the approaching Sabbath, and 19:42 repeats the term at burial. Mark 15:42 explicitly defines Preparation as the day before Sabbath. Friday of Passover week is a possible… - Prepare the way of Yahweh
The opening Scripture quotation announces preparation for the Lord’s coming; the narrative immediately presents John preparing for Jesus. - Presbyters, episkopoi, and deacons
The New Testament uses several ministry terms. Philippians addresses overseers and deacons; Acts 20 calls the same Ephesian leaders elders and says the Spirit made them overseers. Later threefold terminology should… - Presider's Chair
The priest's chair expresses his ministry of presiding over the gathering and directing its prayer. It should avoid the appearance of a throne. - Priscilla and Aquila
Priscilla and Aquila work with Paul, host churches in their home, travel for mission, and explain the way of God more accurately to Apollos.