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House/Household
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[German Version] I. Archaeology – II. Religious Studies – III. House Church (in Early Christianity) – IV. Sociology
I. Archaeology Functionally, the house was a building which, in contrast to a palace, served as a private dwelling. While circular structures have been identified in prehistoric Palestine, from the Chalcolithic to the Early Bronze Age the broad-room type of house dominated, that is, a one-room and one-floor structure with a single entrance on the long side. In addition, there were sometimes apsidial houses. For the Middle Bronze and Late Bronze Ages, the courtyard-house with a central, roughly squ…
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Religion Past and Present
Vocation
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I. Terminology No term equivalent to
vocation is found in classical Greek and Latin. An
officium was exercised by virtue of a preexisting status, usually by birth. Trades (including medicine) fulfilled the conditions of a regular vocation (τέχνη/
téchnē), but had no self-awareness reflected in terminology. In the New Testament, κλῆσις/
klḗsis mostly refers to the “calling” of a Christian (1…
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Religion Past and Present
