apostolic age

American  

noun

1. the earliest period of Christianity, lasting through the death of the last apostle.

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Etymology

Origin of apostolic age

First recorded in 1840–50

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apostolic age

As best we can tell, local churches in the Roman world of the apostolic age were essentially small communes, self-sustaining but also able to share resources with one another when need dictated.

From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2017

In the east there exists no trace of it after the apostolic age, or beyond the circle of his personal friends.

From The Cradle of the Christ A Study in Primitive Christianity by Octavius Brooks Frothingham

De Rossi unhesitatingly says that he believes this painting of our Blessed Lady to belong almost to the apostolic age.

From Walks in Rome by Augustus J. C. Hare

In the apostolic age the duties of deacons were naturally vague and undefined.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various

But opinion was still fluid about baptism in the apostolic age, especially as to its connexion with the descent of the Spirit.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various

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