The Book of The ACTS of the apostles.
The Blessed Virgin Mary is sometimes referred to as 'Our Lady.'
The old testament, then the church and the new testament.
The title "saint" is usually referred only to personages of the New Testament. Joshua was a patriarch of the Old Testament from the 12th century B.C. He has no feast day in the Church calendar.
In the New Testament an "Elder" was classed as the same as a "Pastor". Sometimes they are referred to as Bishops or Overseers. They were the leaders in the church. A Deacon is "one who executes the commands of another, a servant. Stephen, the martyr was a deacon. Deacons today assist the pastor in different areas of service to the church.
The Old Testament was a series of Laws. The New Testament is Love and Faith.
The book of Baruch is sometimes referred to as "The Letter of Jeremiah," as it includes a letter written by the prophet Jeremiah to the Israelites who were exiled in Babylon.
As far as I know the church was started by Paul in the new testament. And not in the old testament. At that time in the old testament they had the temple only. And Jesus also never did built a church in his life time.
Spritual gifts can be referred to the fruits of the spirits. And these are listed to be love, patience, kindness, and hope. This is recorded in the new testament of the Bible.
The early Church created the New Testament.
Jesus mentions 'the church' 18 times in the New Testament.
In the New Testament, we repeatedly see that they were addressed by their leaders as "Saints". Outsiders usually referred to them as "Christians" because they were followers of Christ.
What new testament book tells us of the work of the early church