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Christianity at the Crossroads examines the crucial issues that faced the second-century Church—a period often neglected or overlooked in other studies. It was during this period that the fledgling Church struggled to work out its identity and stay true to the vision of Christ and the apostles. Threatened by divisive controversies from within and fierce persecution from without, the Church’s...

Apparently these Christian women, in addition to being the recipients of missionary activity, were also actively engaged in missionary activity by taking children to various Christian-run businesses for what appears to be catechetical or doctrinal instruction.125 In short, the criticisms of Celsus suggest that Christian women were functioning as missionaries, evangelists and teachers. Moreover, Celsus’ mention of ‘private houses’ confirms the participation of women in the early house churches, something
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