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New Church History Articles
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- Benedict of Nursia
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- Monasticism in the West. Athanasius, Ambrose, Augustine, Martin of Tours
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Category Archives: History of the Christian Church
Apostolic Labors of St. John
Apostle John in the Acts. In the first stadium of Apostolic Christianity John figures as one of the three pillars of the church of the circumcision, together with Peter and James the brother of the Lord; while Paul and Barnabas … Continue reading
Book Title: History of the Christian Church
Related Topics: Apostle John, Apostolic, John, Philip Schaff, St. John
Life and Character of Apostle John
“Volat avis sine meta, Quo nec votes nec propheta Evolavit altius: Tam implenda quam impleta, Numquam vidit tot secreta Purus homo purius. (Adam of St. Victor.) The Mission of John. Peter, the Jewish apostle of authority, and Paul, the Gentile … Continue reading
Book Title: History of the Christian Church
Related Topics: Apostle John, John, Philip Schaff, St. John
The Johannean Literature
I. Sources. 1. The Gospel, Epistles, and Revelation of John. The notices of John in the Synoptical Gospels, in the Acts, and in Gal. 2:9. (See the passages in Young’s Analytical Concordance.) 2. Patristic traditions. Irenaeus: Adv. Haer. II. 22, … Continue reading
Book Title: History of the Christian Church
Related Topics: Apostle John, Johannean, Johannean Literature, John, Philip Schaff, St. John
Effects of The Destruction of Jerusalem on The Christian Church
The Christians of Jerusalem, remembering the Lord’s admonition, forsook the doomed city in good time and fled to the town of Pella in the Decapolis, beyond the Jordan, in the north of Peraea, where king Herod Agrippa II., before whom … Continue reading
Book Title: History of the Christian Church
Related Topics: Christian Church, Christianity, Christians, Jerusalem, Philip Schaff
The Jewish War and The Destruction of Jerusalem A.D. 70.
“And as He went forth out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto Him, Master, behold, what manner of stones and what manner of buildings! And Jesus said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? There shall not … Continue reading
Book Title: History of the Christian Church
Related Topics: Christians, Jerusalem, Jewish War, Philip Schaff, Temple
The Roman Conflagration and The Neronian Persecution of Christians
The preaching of Paul and Peter in Rome was an epoch in the history of the church. It gave an impulse to the growth of Christianity. Their martyrdom was even more effective in the end: it cemented the bond of … Continue reading
Book Title: History of the Christian Church
Related Topics: Antichrist, Christianity, Christians, Nero, persecution, Philip Schaff, Rome, St. John
The Jewish Christian Theology
I. James and the Gospel of Law The Jewish Christian type embraces the Epistles of James, Peter, and Jude, the Gospels of Matthew and Mark, and to some extent the Revelation of John; for John is placed by Paul among … Continue reading
Book Title: History of the Christian Church
Related Topics: Christianity, Gospel, James, Jesus, Jewish Christianity, Jewish Christians, Messiah, Peter
