The history of the first planting of the Christian religion
Subtitle: taken from the Acts of the Apostles, and their epistles : together with the remarkable facts of the Jewish and Roman history, which affected the Christians, within this period
By: by George Benson
Edition: Vol. I and II are 2nd ed., carefully corrected, and with large additions.
Publisher: Printed and sold by J. Waugh and W. Fenner, 1755-1756.
Published: 1755
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Commentaries; Early works to 1800; Criticism, interpretation; Church history; Bible
Notes: On spine: Benson on the Acts.

Includes indexes.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. An account of the spreading of the Gospel among the Jews onely [Acts ii-x]. An account of the spreading of Christianity among the devout Gentiles [Acts x-xii].; title: v. 2. An account of the spreading of Christianity among the idolatrous Gentiles [Acts xiii-xxviii]. A dissertation, in which it is shown that St. Luke wrote the Acts of the Apostles, and that, as the Acts contain a true history, Christianity must be true. A letter to the author concerning the persons to whom St. Paul wrote what is called, the Epistle to the Ephesians.; title: v. 3. A dissertation on Acts iv. 4. An essay concerning St. Paul's behavior at Athens, and, particularly, whether he worked any miracles there [Acts xvii. 15-34]. A dissertation on St. Paul's reproveing St. Peter, for his behavior at Antioch. A dissertation on John xix. 14. A postscript to the letter, at the end of the second volume.