History of the Christian Church, Volume 1Philip Schaff's History of the Christian Church excels at providing an impressive and instructive historical treatment of the Christian church. This is Volume One up to 100 A.D. This 12 volume work begins with the early Church and ends at 1605 with the Swiss Reformation. Schaff's treatment is comprehensive and in depth, discussing all the major and minor figures, time periods, and movements of the Church. One feature of the "History of the Christian Church", which readers will immediately notice is just how beautifully written it is, in particular when comparing other texts of a similar nature. Simply put, Schaff's prose is lively and engaging.Whether for serious scholarship, sermon preparation, daily devotions, or simply edifying reading, this work will remain a staple for generations to come, and shall remain highly recommended. |
Contents
______________________________________________________________ | 16 |
Sources of Church History | 23 |
Uses of Church History | 31 |
Preparation for Christianity in the History of the Jewish | 45 |
The Law and the Prophecy | 51 |
21 | 308 |
The Jewish War and the Destruction of Jerusalem A D 70 | 317 |
Effects of the Destruction of Jerusalem on the Christian Church | 324 |
Sacred Places | 383 |
Organization of the Apostolic Church | 391 |
Presbyters or Bishops The Angels of the Seven Churches James | 397 |
The Council at Jerusalem | 404 |
Chapter 12 | 416 |
Peter and the Gospel of Hope | 425 |
John and the Gospel of Love | 446 |
Heretical Perversions of the Apostolic Teaching | 455 |
St John and the Last Stadium of the Apostolic Period | 331 |
Apostolic Labors of John | 341 |
Christian Life in the Apostolic Church | 351 |
Christianity in Individuals | 358 |
Christianity and Society | 364 |
Worship in the Apostolic | 371 |
Baptism | 377 |
The New Testament | 469 |
The Synoptists | 476 |
Critical Review of the Johannean Problem | 575 |
The Acts of the Apostles | 582 |
The Catholic Epistles | 595 |
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