Questions tagged [origin]
Questions about the origins of beliefs, concepts, and terminology
158
questions
12
votes
4
answers
10k
views
Which church father first taught the perpetual virginity of Mary?
Reformed theologian Herman Bavinck, in his Reformed Dogmatics, III, §366, briefly deals with Mary's perpetual virginity, and touches on the doctrine's history:
We do not yet find this idea of Mary'...
- 42.5k
0
votes
2
answers
166
views
What is the Catholic/Anglican understanding of how the Sacrament of Reconciliation began?
How did the Sacrament of Reconciliation begin?
I have tried to find this answer but can not trust Wikipedia and do not need any more answers for when it came to be.
- 11
6
votes
3
answers
738
views
Where did the formula, "Good works are the fruits of faith," originate?
A previous question of mine, "What is the biblical basis for the belief that good works are the fruits of faith?" provides examples of Protestant faith statements using the formula, "good works are ...
- 8,590
10
votes
2
answers
6k
views
What is the history behind/Origin of the doxology that often gets added to the end of the Lord's prayer? [duplicate]
Quite often when I hear Protestants recite the Lord's prayer, they include a doxology on the end "For the kingdom the power and he glory are yours, now and forever".
I can't find this doxology in the ...
- 2,817
7
votes
2
answers
1k
views
What is the earliest mention of the Three Pillars of Catholicism?
I was fascinated to read in Peter Turner's answer to the question Why does the Roman Catholic Church not hold to the perspicuity of Scripture? the following claim:
Catholics have always held there to ...
- 12.6k
6
votes
3
answers
437
views
Where did the claim that "the Bible we have today is unreliable because of retranslation" come from?
I've heard many people assert that the Bible we have today is unreliable because of a long chain of translation-of-a-translation. This seems false, because new translations can use ancient manuscripts ...
- 59
5
votes
2
answers
582
views
What is the origin of 'omnipotence' as an attribute of God in the ecumenical councils and other Christian authorities?
It is customary in Christian theological discourse and affiliated philosophy of religion literature to affirm that God is omnipotent. Often this attribute is joined to omniscience and moral perfection ...
- 432
3
votes
3
answers
5k
views
What is the biblical basis for the theory that Christians should not eat pork?
I've been tormented by hearing from friends and such (that aren't religious) that they've heard and been told eating pork and chicken is a sin. And that it means going to hell....which is obviously ...
1
vote
1
answer
102
views
Praying to saints [duplicate]
As I understand it in The Roman Catholic Church, you pray to the saints.
Since Christianity has it's roots in Judaism, are there any stories that tell us that Israel did the same, for example, praying ...
- 822
14
votes
4
answers
2k
views
When was Sunday first called the Sabbath?
I am looking for the first extant record of Sunday being referred to specifically as the "Sabbath" or "Christian Sabbath"
I am not asking which day the early church gathered.
I am not asking which ...
- 2,134
18
votes
2
answers
1k
views
What is the origin of the idea that Matthew, Mark, and Luke didn't mention Lazarus in order to protect him?
As discussed in another question, on why Matthew, Mark, and Luke didn't mention the raising of Lazarus, this miracle is only related in John 11 – the Synoptics, though they presumably knew about it, ...
- 42.5k
11
votes
1
answer
912
views
When and how was the doctrine of the one divine will established?
Many (perhaps most) Trinitarian theologians says that the Father, Son, and Spirit each possess the one singular divine will. This is a stronger statement than saying they are "united in will", which ...
- 20.6k
17
votes
3
answers
3k
views
When is the first time in church history we find a prayer ending with "in Jesus' name, amen"?
It is commonplace in Christianity today to close prayers "in Jesus' name, amen". I don't see any prayer in the apostolic writings prayed in this way. When does this first emerge in history?
- 171
14
votes
3
answers
6k
views
What is the origin of the Christian tradition of praying before eating? [duplicate]
This is sort of related this other question about holding hands when praying before a meal. However this question is more generally about the praying itself.
When looking at the origin of ...
- 1,923
7
votes
1
answer
1k
views
When was Good Friday first called "Good"?
In my other question, I discovered that special commemoration on Friday was held as early as the 3rd century. I also discovered that there was not necessarily a connection to the title "Good" Friday....
- 2,134