08.00.4. Contents

Contents 00.5. Introduction 1 . The New Testament 2. The Roman Background of Christianity 3. The Greek Background of Christianity 4. The Jewish Background of Christianity: I. Palestinian Judaism 5. The Jewish Background of Christianity: II. The Judaism of the Dispersion

6. The Messiah 7. The Book of The Acts 8. The Cross and the Resurrection the Foundation of Apostolic Preaching 9. The Beginnings of the Christian Church 10. The First Persecution 11. The First Gentile Converts 12. The Conversion of Paul 13. The Church at Antioch 14. The Gospel to the Gentiles 15. The Council at Jerusalem 16. The Gospel Carried into Europe 17. Encouragement for Recent Converts 18. The Conflict with the Judaizers 19. Problems of a Gentile Church 20. The Apostle and His Ministry 21. The Gospel of Salvation 22. Paul’s Journey to Rome 23. The Supremacy of Christ 24. The Church of Christ 25. Christ and His Followers 26. Training New Leaders 27. A Presentation of Jesus to Jewish Christians 28. A Graphic Sketch of the Life of Jesus 29. A Greek Historian’s Account of Jesus 30. The Testimony of the Beloved Disciple 31. The Jesus of the Gospels 32. A Document of the Jerusalem Church 33. Jesus the Fulfillment of the Old Testament 34. Christian Fortitude 35. The Christian’s Attitude toward Error and Immorality 36. The Life of the Children of God 37. The Messages of the Living Christ 38. A Vision of the Final Triumph

39. Review 40. The Church and the World 41. The Christian Message 42. The Word and the Sacraments

43. Prayer 44. The Congregation 45. The Relief of the Needy 46. Organizing for Service 47. A Mission for the World 48. The Christian Ideal of Personal Morality 49. Christianity and Human Relationships 50. The Christian Use of the Intellect 51. The Christian Hope and the Present Possession 52. Retrospect: the First Christian Century