The Earliest Christian Meeting Places: Almost Exclusively Houses? (Biblia.com)

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Edward Adams challenges a strong consensus found in New Testament and early Christian studies—that the early Christians met almost exclusively in houses. This assumption has been foundational for research on the social formation of the early churches, the origins and early development of church architecture, and early Christian worship. Recent years have witnessed increased scholarly interest in...

Clement of Alexandria is the earliest writer to speak of ‘going to church’, using the Greek word ἒκκλησία. In Paedagogus 3.11 (c. 200 CE), he writes: Woman and man are to go to church (τὴν ἐκκλησίαν) decently attired, with natural step, embracing silence, possessing unfeigned love, pure in body, pure in heart, fit to pray to God. Let the woman observe this, further. Let her be entirely covered, unless she happen to be at home (πλὴν εἰ μὴ οἴκοι τύχοι).

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