Credits to my profs

1. Ecclesiology:Ecclesiology:
The Meaning of “Church”The Meaning of “Church”
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2. The Meaning of “Church”The Meaning of “Church”
• (Anglo-Saxon, cirice,
circe;
• Modern German, Kirche;
Sw., Kyrka)
• Greek ekklesia (ecclesia),
• New Testament writers:
“society founded by Our
Lord Jesus Christ.”
• Greek kyriakon
(cyriacon), i.e. the Lord's
house,

3. The Meaning of “Church”The Meaning of “Church”
• A church: an
association of people
who share a particular
belief system.
• originated from:pre-
Christian Germanic
kirika.
• Replaced the Greek
ekklesia and Basilicae
within Christendom,
c300 AD.

4. The Meaning of “Church”
• Greek term εκκλησία —
ekklesia, literally means a "
convocation",
• A governmental and political
term: a national assembly,
• congregation or council of
common objective together to
resolve a problem faced by
the wider community or
society,
• did not signify a "building".