CONTENTS

PAGE
Introduction

3 Lesson

1. The New Testament
2. The Roman Background of Christianity
3. The Greek Background of Christianity
4. The Jewish Background of Christianity: I. Palestinian Judaism
5. The Jewish Background of Christianity: II. The Judaism of the Dispersion
6. The Messiah 31
7. The Book of The Acts 36
8. The Cross and the Resurrection, the Foundation of Apostolic Preaching 41
9. The Beginnings of the Christian Church 46
10. The First Persecution 51
11. The First Gentile Converts 56
12. The Conversion of Paul 60
13. The Church at Antioch, 67
14. The Gospel to the Gentiles, 75
15. The Council at Jerusalem, 81
16. The Gospel Carried Into Europe, 86
17. Encouragement for Recent Converts 92
18. The Conflict with the Judaizers 97
19. Problems of a Gentile Church 103
20. The Apostle and His Ministry, 109
21. The Gospel of Salvation, 115
22. Paul’s Journey to Rome, 120
23. The Supremacy of Christ 124
24. The Church of Christ, 129
25. Christ and His Followers 133
26. Training New Leaders, 138
27. A Presentation of Jesus to Jewish Christians 147
28. A Graphic Sketch of the Life of Jesus, 154
29. A Greek Historian’s Account of Jesus, 158
30. The Testimony of the Beloved Disciple, 165
31. The Jesus of the Gospels 174
32. A Document of the Jerusalem Church, 178
33. Jesus, the Fulfillment of the Old Testament 184
34. Christian Fortitude 189
35. The Christian’s Attitude Toward Error and Immorality, 194
36. The Life of the Children of God, 198
37. The Messages of the Living Christ 203
38. A Vision of the Final Triumph, 209
39. Review 213
40. The Church and the World, 219
41. The Christian Message 225
42. The Word and the Sacraments 231
43. Prayer 238
44. The Congregation 244
45. The Relief of the Needy 249
46. Organizing for Service, 255
47. A Mission for the World 261
48. The Christian Ideal of Personal Morality, 266
49. Christianity and Human Relationships, 271
50. The Christian Use of the Intellect, 277
51. The Christian Hope and the Present Possession 282
52. Retrospect: the First Christian Century, 287
Copyright, 1915, by John Gresham Machen

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