Who were the Ecclesia in Acts chapter 2?
In Acts chapter 2, the Ecclesia were Jewish believers forming a called-out assembly. They had separated from mainstream Judaism, believed Jesus was the Christ, and gathered in fellowship and the breaking of bread. The term denotes a called-out assembly, not the body of Christ as Paul refers to it.
Les explains that in Acts chapter 2 the word Ecclesia means a called-out assembly. These were Jewish believers who had separated themselves from the mainstream of Judaism because they believed that Jesus was the Christ. They were assembling themselves in fellowship and breaking of bread. He contrasts this with Acts 19, where the Ecclesia was a riotous mob called out by the silversmiths, showing that the word church does not always mean the body of Christ.
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According to traditional teaching, what begins in Acts 2?
Traditional teaching is that Acts 2 is where the beginning of the Gentile Body of Christ occurs.