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The Nazarenes (or Nazoreans; Greek: Ναζωραῖοι, romanized: Nazorēoi) [1] were an early Jewish Christian sect in first-century Judaism.The first use of the term is found in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 24, Acts 24:5) of the New Testament, where Paul the Apostle is accused of being a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes ("πρωτοστάτην τε τῆς τῶν ...
Jesus is called a Nazarene in Matthew 2:23, and in Acts 24:5, Paul's accuser Tertullus calls him "a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes". In the NASB Bible and a few other Bible versions, Jesus is also called a Nazarene in many parts of the New Testament, [ 5 ] whereas most versions simply say "Jesus of Nazareth" in these verses.
A History of the Church of the Nazarene. Kansas City, MO: Nazarene. Cunningham, Floyd T (2003). Holiness Abroad: Nazarene Missions in Asia. Pietist and Wesleyan Studies. Vol. 16. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press. Cunningham, Floyd T., ed. (2009). Our Watchword and Song: The Centennial History of the Church of the Nazarene. Beacon Hill Press of ...
And is represented by those members of the Church of the Nazarene who are 13–25. In 2006, Nazarene Youth International (NYI) had 381,343 members. 181 Youth In Mission [9] participates from 5 regional areas, and 2,320 Youthserve NYI Youthserve Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine students served around the world for the Church of the ...
The various denominations of Christianity fall into several large families, shaped both by culture and history. Christianity arose in the first century AD after Rome had conquered much of the western parts of the fragmented Hellenistic empire created by Alexander the Great. The linguistic and cultural divisions of the first century AD Roman ...
The Church of the Nazarene in Trinidad and Tobago; Church of the United Brethren in Christ; Churches of God General Conference (Winebrenner) Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches; Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches; Congregational Christian Churches in Canada; Congregational Methodist Church; Convention of Southern Baptist ...
This list gives only an overview, and certainly does not mention all of the Protestant denominations. The exact number of Protestant denominations, including the members of the denominations, is difficult to calculate and depends on definition. A group that fits the generally accepted definition of "Protestant" might not officially use the term.
Nazarene (sect), a term used for an early Christian sect in first-century Judaism, Nasoraean Mandaeans, and later a sect of Jewish Christians; Nazarene (title), used to describe people from Nazareth in the New Testament, and a title applied to Jesus; Nazareno (Spanish confraternity), groups of people who perform elaborate Holy Week processions ...