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Ecclesia
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ECCLESIA. In classical Greek this word signifies any assembly, and in this sense it is used in Acts xix. 39. But ordinarily, in the New Testament, the word denotes a Christian assembly, and is rendered into English by the word church. It occurs thrice only in, the Gospels, viz. in Matt. xvi. 18, and xviii. 17; but very frequently in the other parts of the New Testament, beginning with Acts ii. 47. In Acts xix. 37, the word churches, in the common English version, seems to be improperly used to denote heathen temples. Figuratively, the word church is employed to signify the building set apart for the Christian assemblies; but the word eclesia is not used in the New Testament in that sense.
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In essence, my Father reinforces this distance, so that the implied reader is not as surprised by the quick turn of events as she might be otherwise (perhaps further reinforced by Jesus' stating that he will build my ekklesia on this petra?
Your, ours, and mine: Jesus' use of the prophetic possessive in the ... by Foster, Robert L. / Biblical Theology Bulletin
That is, Luke-Acts holds out a vision of what might be called "radical patronage" where (a) the cultural worth of a patron does not necessitate the diminution of clients, (b) the gift itself (charis) is accepted for the theological mission of the church and the social values it advances, and, therefore, (c) a patron's wealth does not buy inappropriate influence in the affairs of the ekklesia and/or the expectation of unconditional loyalty.
Radical patronage in Luke-Acts by Heen, Erik M. / Currents in Theology and Mission
The Christian ekklesia aspired to be a material as well as a spiritual union.
Judas & Jesus: what did the gnostics really believe? by Miles, Jack / Commonweal
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