The Ancient Witnesses

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Didache: Teaching of the Twelve Apostles ........................................................ 38 Doctors of the Church..................................................................... 45, 65, 265 Donatists, Donatism. ....................................................................... 44 n.5, 258 Doxology. ...................................................................................................... 85 Dragon........................................................................................... 83, 278, 281 Early Church Fathers (see also Pre-Nicene, Nicene, and Post-Nicene fathers)............................................................ 72, 75 Earthquake.................................................................................23 n.1, 24, 221 Eastern Church, Western Church.......... 65, 179, 231, 233, 235, 265, 269, 275 Economy, dispensation.................58, 72, 77-78, 203, 208, 211, 217, 277 n.22 Economic Trinity..................................................................................... 68, 74 Egypt.......................................................................66, 125, 134-149, 152, 246 Emanation (Gnosticism). ..................................................................... 77 n.14, Ephrem of Syria............................... 47ff, 94ff, 103ff, 179ff, 196ff, 210ff, 234ff Eternity (see time)..................................................... 62, 65, 78, 125, 193, 232 Eusebius of Caesarea. ...........................................................................200-201 Eucharist, Lord’s Supper.............................................................................. 107 Evil.............................................................................................43, 77, 81ff, 96 Exodus.........................................................................................66, 119, 133ff Exile, exiles........................................................................119, 138, 152, 162ff Ex nihilo ......................................................................................................... 91 Ezra, biblical book....................................................................................... 165 Fall of Man, “double fall”. ................................................49, 57, 100, 109-110 First Apology to the Christians , by Justin Martyr....................38ff, 75 n.11, 102 First born, first begotten........................................................................ 92, 141 First fruits.................................................................................................... 184 Forbidden fruit. ........................................................................................... 108 Free will............................................................................................... 111, 244 Galatians.......................................................................................121-122, 173 Garden of Eden........................................................................49, 84, 90, 103ff Genealogy, genealogy of Christ..................................................................175ff Genesis..............................................................................................94ff, 100ff, Gentiles................................121-122, 156-157, 184, 201, 223, 235-236, 248ff Gideon......................................................................................................... 168 Gnostic, Gnosticism, Gnostic myths, Gnostic spirituality. 43, 90, 99-100, 192 God, finger of God.....................................................................................153ff Good News. .............................................. 110ff, 118-119, 168, 185, 189, 238, Great Commission................................................................................... 42, 69 Greek Orthodox....................................................................................... 20, 98