The History of the Christian Religion and Church During the Three First Centuries

August Neander

James M. Campbell, 1844 - Church history - 470 pages

Contents

• THE HISTORY OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION The endeavour to defend was seduced into a false: 9
• Desire after some definite faith this points: 15
• X: 19
• a General introductory remarks on: 27
• Corruption of St Pauls doctrinesCarpocra: 29
• SECTION I: 40
• Story of Abgarus of Edessa improbableFirst: 45
• officesGrounds for and against a Christian: 47
• Notions of Roman toleration to be limitedGe: 51
• γνωσις in Christianity Contrast between: 55
• Hadrian forbids tumultuous attacks but favours: 58
• Galerius the slave of blind superstition seeks: 59
• murder of Commodus Persecutions under: 71
• Galerius at last A D 303 persuades Diocletian: 73
• Cyprian of Carthage and other bishops withdraw: 78
• Traditores among the ChristiansEnthusiastic: 88
• The selfrighteous Stoics see in Christianity only: 94
• SECTION II: 102
• B The changes which took place in: 109
• c Multiplication of Church offices Subdeacons: 116
• Cyprian faithful as he was in his pastoral capaa Novatians principles on the subject misrepre: 133
• The North African Synod A D 251 at length: 140
• New relation of the whole Christian lifeCon: 142
• Two points in controversy penance: 147
• Platonic philosophySpiritualization of Poly: 149
• Distinction from 1 John between peccata: 161
• Vanity of dress among Christians in opposition: 173
• Religious condition of the Jews: 185
• Gradual efficacy of ChristianityCarnal Chris: 192
• Adherence to the letter without a penetration into: 193
• Hellenizing Jewish scoffer in Philos worksHe: 199
• Alexandrian and Syrian Gnosis the latter modi: ccxxi
• Essential differences between the various Gnostic: 231
• Ethical differencesAntinomiansSpecial dif: 249
• Classification of the Gnostics in consequence: 256
• Detached considerations on the religious: 264
• Doctrine about the RedeemerDevelopment: 267
• Repose and increase of the Church during forty: 286
• AntitactiProdicians: 287
• Doctrine of the Demiurgos and manChristology: 293
• MarcusLucanusAppellesTertullian on: 300
• DoctrinesHis Dualism and PantheismDoc: 313
• Composition of their religious assembliesEx: 323
• Provincial synods first in Greece after the model III The history of divisions in the Church: 332
• Zeal in Tertullian against an exaggerated: 334
• Peculiar system of OrigenEngraftment on: 339
• Theory of different exegetical positions connected: 352
• Prayer of praise and thanksOriginal idea of: 354
• Origens doctrine of the omnipotence of God: 365
• Praxeas a PatripassianHis lifeHis doctrine: 371
• OrigenHis doctrines taken collectively: 396
• Doctrine concerning RedemptionCharacter: 397
• The history of the formation of: 400
• Relation of the catechetical schools to different II The Development of the great doc: 402
• The Christians with regard to the laws of: 405
• Tatian a disciple of JustinHis religious deve: 411
• Connection of the Lords Supper with the con: 413
• Hardly an opponent of PaulActive author: 419
• CyprianInfluence of Tertullian on himHis: 427
• The history of the formation of con: 433
• Theological formation of OrigenHis employ: 437
• b Places of congregation for the Chris The Translators Preface: 438
• Exegesis of the GnosticsArbitrary criticism: 440
• Theophilus of AntiochApologetical work: 447
• Relation to the GnosticsDifference from them: 453
• The Sects whose system was engrafted: 456
• Christianity in regard to slaveryThe true: 457
• Ebionites Their names Different kinds: 458
• Anthropology: 459
• Elevating form of the original constitution of: 460
• 254: 463

Popular passages

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Page 165 - For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant. 23 Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men. 24 Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God.

Page 117 - Ad hanc enim Ecclesiam, propter potentiorem principalitatem, necesse est omnem convenire Ecclesiam ; hoc est, eos qui sunt undique fideles : in qua semper, ab his qui sunt undique, conservata est ea quae est ab Apostolis traditio.

Page 102 - Mediator for all, through whom all men, being once reconciled and united with God, are themselves made a priestly and spiritual race ; one heavenly King, Guide, and Teacher, through whom all are taught of God ; one faith, one hope, one spirit which should quicken all ; one oracle in the hearts of all, the voice of the Spirit proceeding from the Father.

Page 212 - We ought not to mourn for those who are delivered from the world by the call of the Lord, since we know they are not lost, but sent before us; that they have taken their leave of us in order to precede us.

Page 121 - ... where two or three are gathered together in his name, there is he in the midst of them ? 8.

Page 82 - Christian church, and not in the temple of all the gods ; and from another passage in St. Ambrose,* where pleading with Theodosius in behalf of a Christian bishop, who had caused a Jewish synagogue to be set on fire, he asks him, whether it was fitting that Christians should be so severely animadverted on for burning a synagogue, when Jews and heathens...

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Bibliographic information

• Title: The History of the Christian Religion and Church During the Three First Centuries
• Author: August Neander
• Translated by: Henry John Rose
• Edition: 5
• Publisher: James M. Campbell, 1844
• Original from: Harvard University
• Digitized: Oct 26, 2007
• Length: 470 pages