History of the Christian Church

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Scribner, 1859 - Church history - 535 pages
 

Contents

General Character of the Apostolic Period
29
CHAPTER I
32
Judaism
34
The Law and Prophecy 38
38
Heathenism
41
X
43
Grecian Literature and the Roman Empire
45
Judaism and Heathenism in contact
49
CHAPTER II
53
FROM THE DEATH OF THE APOSTLES TO CONSTANTINE A D 100311
57
The Miracle of Pentecost and the Birthday of the Church
59
St Peter and the Church among the Jews
61
Preparation for the Mission to the Gentiles
66
St Paul and the Church among the Gentiles
67
Collision and Reconciliation of Jewish and Gentile Christianity
74
St John and the Last Stadium of the Apostolic Period
78
CHAPTER III
81
Different Types of the Apostolic Doctrine
84
Heretical Perversions of the Apostolic Doctrine
87
Rise of the Apostolic Literature
90
Character of the New Testament 27 The Gospels
92
The Acts of the Apostles
98
The Catholic Epistles 30 The Epistles of Paul
99
The Revelation of John
107
CHAPTER IV
109
The Spiritual Gifts 33 Christianity and Society
111
Christian Worship
118
36 The Several Parts of Worship
119
Baptism 38 The Lords Supper
122
Sacred Places and Times
127
CHAPTER V
130
Apostles Prophets Evangelists
132
Presbyters Deacons Deaconesses
135
The Council at Jerusalem 44 Church Discipline
136
The Church the Body of Christ
139
Introductory View
144
CHAPTER I
148
Christianity in Asia and Africa
152
Christianity in Europe
154
CHAPTER II
156
Heathen Persecutions Its causes and effects
158
Condition of the Church from Nero to Nerva
162
From Trajan to Antoninus Pius
163
54 Persecutions under Marcus Aurelius
166
55 From Septimius Severus to Philip the Arabian
168
56 Persecutions under Decius and Valerian
171
The Dioclesian Persecution and the Edict of Toleration
174
Christian Martyrdom
177
59 Rise of the Worship of Martyrs and Relics
181
CHAPTER III
185
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190
Summary of the Objections to Christianity
195
The Apologetic Literature of Christianity
196
64 The Argument against Judaism
198
The Defence against Heathenism
200
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67
210
Ebionism
212
The PseudoClementine Ebionism
215
70 Gnosticism Its Name Origin and Outward History
221

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