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New Church History Articles
- Helvidius, Vigilantius, and Aerius
- Opposition to Monasticism. Jovinian
- The Benedictines. Cassiodorus
- The Rule of St. Benedict
- Benedict of Nursia
- St. Paula
- St. Jerome as a Monk
- Monasticism in the West. Athanasius, Ambrose, Augustine, Martin of Tours
- Fanatical and Heretical Monastic Societies in The East
- Pachomius and the Cloister Life
Tag Archives: Christianity
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
The Conversion of Paul To Christianity
οτε δε ευδοκησεν ο θεος ο αφορισας με εκ κοιλιας μητρος μου και καλεσας δια της χαριτος αυτου αποκαλυψαι τον υιον αυτου εν εμοι ινα ευαγγελιζωμαι αυτον εν τοις εθνεσιν ευθεως ου προσανεθεμην σαρκι και αιματι – Gal. 1:15, 16. … Continue reading
Book Title: History of the Christian Church
Related Topics: Christianity, Jesus Christ, Paul, Philip Schaff, St. Paul
Paul Before His Conversion To Christianity
Paul’s Natural Outfit. We now approach the apostle of the Gentiles who decided the victory of Christianity as a universal religion, who labored more, both in word and deed, than all his colleagues, and who stands out, in lonely grandeur, … Continue reading
Book Title: History of the Christian Church
Related Topics: apostle, Christianity, Gamaliel, Gentiles, Judaism, Paul, Philip Schaff, Rabbi, Saul of Tarsus, St. Paul
Sources and Literature of the Apostolic Age
I. Sources. 1. The Canonical Books of the New Testament.—The twenty-seven books of the New Testament are better supported than any ancient classic, both by a chain of external testimonies which reaches up almost to the close of the apostolic … Continue reading
Book Title: History of the Christian Church
Related Topics: Christianity, Eusebius, History of the Christian Church, Philip Schaff, sources
Literature of Church History
Like every other science and art, church historiography has a history of development toward its true perfection. This history exhibits not only a continual growth of material, but also a gradual, though sometimes long interrupted, improvement of method, from the … Continue reading
Book Title: History of the Christian Church
Related Topics: Christianity, Eusebius, History of the Christian Church, Philip Schaff
The Holy Land and The People
There is a wonderful harmony between the life of our Lord as described by the Evangelists, and his geographical and historical environment as known to us from contemporary writers, and illustrated and confirmed by modern discovery and research. This harmony … Continue reading
Book Title: History of the Christian Church
Related Topics: Bethany, Bethlehem, Bethsaida, Capernaum, Chorazim, Christian, Christianity, Gethsemane, Hillel, Holy Land, Israel, Jerusalem, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Judaea, Mary Magdalene, Mount Moriah, Nazareth, Palestine, Philip Schaff
