History of the planting and training of the Christian church by the apostles
By: Translated from the 3d ed. of the original German. By J. E. Ryland. Complete in one volume
Publisher: Leavitt, Trow and Co.
Published: 1847
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng; ger
Number of pages: 330
Subjects: Church history
Work titles: Geschichte der Pflanzung und Leitung der christlichen Kirche durch die Apostel
Table of contents: title: Book I; title: The Christian church in Palestine, previous to its spread among heathen nations; title: Chapter I. The Christian church on its first appearance as a distinct religious community; title: Chapter II. The first form of the Christian community, and the first germ of the constitution of the Christian church; title: Chapter III. The outward condition of the primitive church; persecutions and their consequences; title: Book II. The first spread of Christianity from the church at Jerusalem to other parts, and especially among heathen nations; title: Book III. The spread of Christianity and founding of the Christian church among the gentiles by the instrumentality of the apostle Paul; title: Chapter I. Paul's preparation and call to be the apostle of the gentiles; title: Chapter II. The church at Antioch the gentile mother-church, and its relation to the Jewish mother-church; title: Chapter III. The propagation of Christianity by Paul and Barnabas; title: Chapter IV. The division between the Jewish and Gentile Christians and its settlement; title: the independent development of the gentile church; title: Chapter V. The constitution of the church and the ecclesiastical usages of the gentile Christians; title: Chapter VI. Second missionary journey of the apostle Paul; title: Chapter VII. The apostle Paul's journey to Antioch, and his renewed missionary labors among the heathen; title: Chapter VIII. The fifth and last journey of Paul to Jerusalem; title: its immediate consequences; title: his imprisonment in Palestine; title: Chapter IX. Paul during his first confinement at Rome, and the development during that period of the churches founded by him; title: Chapter X. Paul's labors after his release from his first confinement at Rome to his martyrdom; title: Book IV. A review of the labors of James and Peter during this period; title: Chapter I. The character of James; title: remarks on his epistle; title: Chapter II. The apostle Peter; title: Book V. The apostle John and his ministry as the closing point of the apostolic age; title: Book VI. The apostolic doctrine; title: Chapter I. The Pauline doctrine; title: 1. The connection and contrast of Paul's earlier and later standing-point are contained in the ideas of dikaiosunh and nomoj, which form the central point of his doctrine; title: 2. The central-point of the Pauline anthropology; title: human nature in opposition to the law; title: 3. Preparative for redemption; title: Judaism and Heathenism; title: 4. The work of redemption; title: A. Its accomplishment by Christ, both actively and passively; title: B. The results of the work of Christ; title: 5. The appropriation of salvation by faith; title: 6. The new life proceeding from faith; title: 7. The church and sacraments; title: 8. The sacraments; title: baptism, and the supper; title: 9. The kingdom of God; title: A. Its idea and extent; title: B. The opposition of the kingdom of God to the kingdom of evil; title: C. The development of the kingdom of God till its final conjunction; title: 10. The doctrine of the resurrection and the state of the soul after death; title: Chapter II. The doctrine of the epistle to the Hebrews; title: Chapter III. The doctrine of James; title: 1. Revelation of faith and works in connection with his general view of Christianity; title: 2. His views of the law compared with the Pauline; title: 3. The duty of veracity; title: 4. The free self-determination of man in reference to sin; title: the sentiments of James on this point form an important supplement to Paul's doctrinal statements; title: Chapter IV. The doctrine of John; title: 1. The central-point of his doctrine; title: divine life in communion with Christ; title: death in estrangement; title: 2. Original estrangement of man from God; title: 3. Susceptibility of redemption; title: 4. The person and the work of Christ; title: 5. Faith as the principle of a new life; title: 6. Resurrection and judgment; title: 7. The second coming of Christ; title: 8. The idea of the church; title: 9. The sacraments.