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

Example Sentences

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

With him the twilight period which succeeds to the apostolic age is over, and we enter upon the main course of ecclesiastical history.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various

Their works comprise the whole literature of our faith during the decisive centuries which followed the apostolic age.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various

The church to which I belong teaches that the baptism with the Holy Spirit was confined to the apostolic age.

From The Person and Work of The Holy Spirit by Torrey, R. A. (Reuben Archer)

A question of the utmost importance is: Has the Church of Christ, thus authoritatively established, maintained an organized existence upon the earth from the apostolic age to the present?

From The Great Apostasy Considered in the Light of Scriptural and Secular History by Talmage, James Edward