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ecclesia

Citizens' assembly in ancient Greece. In Athens it was attended by any male over the age of 18, both of whose parents were Athenian citizens. It met 40 times a year on the hill known as the Pnyx, and was presided over by a committee of the democratic council.

Originally convened by kings or magistrates to decide on war and peace, its powers increased from 594 BC. Under democracy, it developed into the major instrument of legislation and government.



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In essence, my Father reinforces this distance, so that the implied reader is not as surprised by the quick turn of events as she might be otherwise (perhaps further reinforced by Jesus' stating that he will build my ekklesia on this petra?
Your, ours, and mine: Jesus' use of the prophetic possessive in the ... by Foster, Robert L. / Biblical Theology Bulletin
That is, Luke-Acts holds out a vision of what might be called "radical patronage" where (a) the cultural worth of a patron does not necessitate the diminution of clients, (b) the gift itself (charis) is accepted for the theological mission of the church and the social values it advances, and, therefore, (c) a patron's wealth does not buy inappropriate influence in the affairs of the ekklesia and/or the expectation of unconditional loyalty.
Radical patronage in Luke-Acts by Heen, Erik M. / Currents in Theology and Mission
The Christian ekklesia aspired to be a material as well as a spiritual union.
Judas & Jesus: what did the gnostics really believe? by Miles, Jack / Commonweal
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