ПОРИЈЕКЛО И РАЗВОЈ КАТИХУМЕНАТА У ДРЕВНОЈ ЦРКВИ
THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CARECHUMENATE IN THE ANCIENT CHURCH

Summary/Abstract: In this work we will talk about the origin and development of catechumenate in the ancient Church, and, consequently, we will give a brief overview of the origin and development of the term κατηχέω, and in that sense, we will try to investigate when and where this term first appears, with what meaning and how its meaning developed and formed until its use in Christian literature. We will further talk about the pre-baptismal period in the New Testament, that is, about the beginnings of the catechumenate its development and fulfillment in the coming centuries. Accordingly, our goal is to identify all those pre-baptismal elements, which will serve as a basis for the establishment of catechumenate in later centuries, primarily on the example of one of the New Testament writings, specifically the Acts of the Apostles. Thus, in the foreground, we intend to emphasize the continuity of the development of the catechumens in the Church from the first days of its life.

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