Restoring Apostolic Faith explores Christianity within the historical, cultural, linguistic, and theological world of the earliest Christians.
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Studies of Jesus’ identity, titles, and place in Israel’s story.
Gospel, Salvation & Allegiance
Explore RAF’s studies of gospel, faith, salvation, and discipleship.
Baptism
Read baptism within the narratives and covenant setting of Scripture.
Holy Spirit & Spiritual Gifts
Study the Spirit and spiritual gifts within their scriptural and congregational contexts.
Resurrection & Afterlife
Explore RAF’s studies of resurrection, embodied life, and Christian hope.
Eschatology & Revelation
Understanding Revelation in Its First-Century World
Israel, Covenant & Torah
Follow studies of Israel’s covenant story and its place in the New Testament.
Early Christianity
Meet the writings, communities, and practices of the earliest Christians.
Biblical Interpretation & Languages
Begin with context, genre, language, and the questions a text addresses.
Ancient Near East & Second Temple Judaism
Explore the historical and cultural world behind Scripture.
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Revelation: Faithfulness in the Shadow of Empire
Explore RAF’s study of faithfulness, empire, and Christian hope, now in a web edition.
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Why the world has grown tired of religious certainty—and why some Christians are beginning to feel the same exhaustion.
Sunday Before Constantine: What the Earliest Christians Actually Practiced
Sunday worship predates Constantine, but the earliest sources do not establish a universal apostolic command replacing the Jewish Sabbath.
