Literature and History of New Testament Times

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

In Category - Christianity - Other

Authors: John Gresham Machen In Year : 1915

Book Language: English

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Introduction
The New Testament
The Roman Background of Christianity
The Greek Background of Christianity
The Jewish Background of Christianity: I. Palestinian Judaism
The Jewish Background of Christianity: II. The Judaism of the Dispersion
The Messiah
The Book of The Acts
The Cross and the Resurrection the Foundation of Apostolic Preaching
The Beginnings of the Christian Church
The First Persecution
The First Gentile Converts
The Conversion of Paul
The Church at Antioch
The Gospel to the Gentiles
The Council at Jerusalem
The Gospel Carried Into Europe
Encouragement for Recent Converts
The Conflict with the Judaizers
Problems of a Gentile Church
The Apostle and His Ministry
The Gospel of Salvation
Paul's Journey to Rome
The Supremacy of Christ
The Church of Christ
Christ and His Followers
Training New Leaders
A Presentation of Jesus to Jewish Christians
A Graphic Sketch of the Life of Jesus
A Greek Historian's Account of Jesus
The Testimony of the Beloved Disciple
The Jesus of the Gospels
A Document of the Jerusalem Church
Jesus the Fulfillment of the Old Testament
Christian Fortitude
The Christian's Attitude Toward Error and Immorality
The Life of the Children of God
The Messages of the Living Christ
A Vision of the Final Triumph
Review
The Church and the World
The Christian Message
The Word and the Sacraments
Prayer
The Congregation
The Relief of the Needy
Organizing for Service
A Mission for the World
The Christian Ideal of Personal Morality
Christianity and Human Relationships
The Christian Use of the Intellect
The Christian Hope and the Present Possession
Retrospect: the First Christian Century

There is a tendency in the modern Church to neglect the study of Bible history. Such neglect will inevitably result in a loss of power. The gospel is a record of something that has happened, and uncertainty about the gospel is fatal weakness. Furthermore the historical study of the apostolic age—that age when divine revelation established the great principles of the Church's life—is the best corrective for a thousand vagaries. Much can be learned from modern pedagogy; but after all what is absolutely fundamental, both for teacher and for student, is an orderly acquaintance with the Bible facts.

The Teacher's Manual, therefore, is intended not merely to offer suggestions as to methods of teaching, but primarily to supplement the teacher's knowledge. A teacher who knows only what he actually imparts to the class is inevitably dull. The true teacher brings forth out of his treasure things new and old. (Summary by Introduction)