History
History of the Christian Church, Volume 1: Apostolic Christianity, AD 1–100
Philip Schaff · 1882 (revised 1889–1910)
The life of Christ and the apostolic age: the church in Jerusalem, Paul’s missions, worship, teaching and the New Testament writings.
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Contents
FIRST PERIOD THE CHURCH UNDER THE APOSTLES AND HEATHEN WORLD. FROM THE BIRTH OF CHRIST TO THE DEATH OF ST. JOHN, a.d. 1-1007 pages
Chapter II. Jesus Christ8 pages
- § 14. Sources and Literature
- § 15. The Founder of Christianity
- §16. Chronology of the Life of Christ (part 1 of 2)
- §16. Chronology of the Life of Christ (part 2 of 2)
- § 17. The Land and the People (part 1 of 2)
- § 17. The Land and the People (part 2 of 2)
- § 18. Apocryphal Traditions
- § 19. The Resurrection of Christ
Chapter IV. St. Peter and the Conversion of the Jews13 pages
- § 24. The Miracle of Pentecost and the Birthday of the Christian Church. a.d. 30
- § 25. The Church of Jerusalem and the Labors of Peter
- § 26. The Peter of History and the Peter of Fiction
- § 27. James the Brother of the Lord
- § 28. Preparation for the Mission to the Gentiles
- Chapter V
- § 29. Sources and Literature on St. Paul and his Work
- § 31. The Conversion of Paul
- § 32. The Work of Paul
- § 33. Paul's Missionary Labors
- § 34. The Synod of Jerusalem, and the Compromise between Jewish and Gentile Christianity
- § 35. The Conservative Reaction, and the Liberal Victory—
- § 36. Christianity in Rome
Chapter VI. The Great Tribulation. (Matt. 24:21.)24 pages
- § 37. The Roman Conflagration and the Neronian Persecution
- § 38. The Jewish War and the Destruction of Jerusalem. a.d. 70
- § 39. Effects of the Destruction of Jerusalem on the Christian Church
- Chapter VII
- § 40. The Johannean Literature
- § 41. Life and Character of John
- § 42. Apostolic Labors of John
- § 43. Traditions Respecting John
- Chapter VIII
- § 44. The Power of Christianity
- § 45. The Spiritual Gifts
- § 46. Christianity in Individuals
- § 47. Christianity and the Family
- § 48. Christianity and Slavery
- § 49. Christianity and Society
- § 50. Spiritual Condition of the Congregations.—The Seven Churches in Asia
- Chapter IX
- § 51. The Synagogue
- § 52. Christian Worship
- § 53. The Several Parts of Worship
- § 54. Baptism
- § 55. The Lord's Supper
- § 56. Sacred Places
- § 57. Sacred Times—The Lord's Day
Chapter X. Organization of the Apostolic Church8 pages
- § 58. Literature
- § 59. The Christian Ministry, and its Relation to the Christian Community
- § 60. Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists
- § 61. Presbyters or Bishops. The Angels of the Seven Churches. James of Jerusalem
- § 62. Deacons and Deaconesses
- § 63. Church Discipline
- § 64. The Council at Jerusalem
- § 65. The Church and the Kingdom of Christ
Chapter XI. Theology of the Apostolic Church9 pages
- § 66. Literature
- § 67. Unity of Apostolic Teaching
- § 68. Different Types of Apostolic Teaching
- § 69. The Jewish Christian Theology—I. James and the Gospel of Law
- § 70. II. Peter and the Gospel of Hope
- § 71. The Gentile Christian Theology. Paul and the Gospel of Faith (part 1 of 2)
- § 71. The Gentile Christian Theology. Paul and the Gospel of Faith (part 2 of 2)
- §72. John and the Gospel of Love
- § 73. Heretical Perversions of the Apostolic Teaching
Chapter XII. The New Testament32 pages
- § 74. Literature
- § 75. Rise of the Apostolic Literature
- § 76. Character of the New Testament
- § 77. Literature on the Gospels
- § 78. The Four Gospels
- § 79. The Synoptists
- § 80. Matthew
- § 81. Mark
- § 82. Luke (part 1 of 2)
- § 82. Luke (part 2 of 2)
- § 83. John (part 1 of 2)
- § 83. John (part 2 of 2)
- § 84. Critical Review of the Johannean Problem
- § 85. The Acts of the Apostles
- § 86. The Epistles
- § 87. The Catholic Epistles
- § 88. The Epistles of Paul
- § 89. The Epistles to the Thessalonians
- § 90. The Epistles to the Corinthians
- § 91. The Epistles to the Galatians
- § 92. The Epistle to the Romans
- § 93. The Epistles of the Captivity
- § 94. The Epistle to the Colossians
- § 95. The Epistle to the Ephesians
- § 96. Colossians and Ephesians Compared and Vindicated
- § 97. The Epistle to the Philippians
- § 98. The Epistle to Philemon
- § 99. The Pastoral Epistles
- § 100. The Epistle To The Hebrews
- § 101. The Apocalypse (part 1 of 2)
- § 101. The Apocalypse (part 2 of 2)
- § 102. Concluding Reflections. Faith and Criticism
Philip Schaff, History of the Christian Church, Volume 1: Apostolic Christianity, AD 1–100 (1882). Public domain. Text from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library.