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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 Pales…
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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 Cor 7:20); in the national church of Late Antiquity, it referred primarily to the call to the religious life (
vocatio) in contrast to lay status. In Middle High German mys…
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Religion Past and Present
