02.00. Period 2

Period II. From The Death Of The Apostle John To The Conversion Of Constantine.— A.D. 100 To Ad. 312.

Section I. The History Of The Church.

1. The Growth Of The Church.

2. The Persecutions Of The Church.

3. False Brethren And False Principles In The Church; Spirit And Character Of The Christians.

4. The Church Of Rome In The Second Century.

5. The Church Of Rome In The Third Century.

Section II. The Literature And Theology Of The Church.

1. The Ecclesiastical Writers.

2. The Ignatian Epistles And Their Claims—The External Evidence.

3. The Ignatian Epistles And Their Claims—The Internal Evidence.

4. The Gnostics, The Montanists, And The Manichaeans.

5. The Doctrine Of The Church Section III. The Worship And Constitution Of The Church.

1. The Worship Of The Church.

2. Baptism.

3. The Lord’s Supper.

4. Confession And Penance.

5. The Constitution Of The Church In The Second Century.

6. The Rise Of The Hierarchy Connected With The Spread Of Heresies.

7. Prelacy Begins In Rome.

8. The Catholic System.

9. Primitive Episcopacy And Presbyterian Ordination.

10. The Progress Of Prelacy.

11. Synods—Their History And Constitution.

12. The Ceremonies And Discipline Of The Church, As Illustrated By Current Controversies And Divisions.

13. The Theory Of The Church, And The History Of Its Perversion— Concluding Observations.