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THE LITERATURE AND HISTORY OF NEW TESTAMENT TIMES PART I: CONTENTS INTRODUCTION LESSON I

THE NEW TESTAMENT

1. THE ORIGIN AND MEANING OF THE NAME 2. ONE BOOK, OR A COLLECTION OF BOOKS? 3. THE FOUR DIVISIONS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT

LESSON II

THE ROMAN BACKGROUND OF CHRISTIANITY

1. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EMPIRE 2. ROMAN ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE EMPIRE 3. ROMAN RELIGION 4. THE ROMAN EMPIRE AND SUBSEQUENT HISTORY

LESSON III

THE GREEK BACKGROUND OF CHRISTIANITY

1. THE HELLENISTIC AGE 2. THE GREEK BIBLE 3. THE PAPYRI 4. A REAL GOSPEL IN A REAL WORLD

LESSON IV

THE JEWISH BACKGROUND OF CHRISTIANITY

I. PALESTINIAN JUDAISM 1. SOURCES 2. OUTLINE OF JEWISH HISTORY 3. ADMINISTRATION AND PARTIES 4. LANGUAGE

LESSON V

THE JEWISH BACKGROUND OF CHRISTIANITY

II. THE JUDAISM OF THE DISPERSION 1. THE CAUSES AND EXTENT OF THE DISPERSION 2. THE SEPTUAGINT TRANSLATION AND THE LANGUAGE OF THE NEW TESTAMENT 3. CONCLUSION

LESSON VI

THE MESSIAH

1. THE NEW TESTAMENT APPEAL TO PROPHECY 2. THE MESSIANIC HOPE A PREPARATION FOR THE GOSPEL 3. THE PERMANENT VALUE OF PROPHECY 4. THE MESSIANIC HOPE OF LATER JUDAISM

LESSON VII

THE BOOK OF THE ACTS

1. AUTHORSHIP 2. DATE 3. SOURCES 4. PURPOSE 5. LITERARY CHARACTERISTICS

LESSON VIII

THE CROSS AND THE RESURRECTION THE FOUNDATION OF APOSTOLIC PREACHING

1. THE RESURRECTION A FACT OF HISTORY 2. THE RESURRECTION CONFIRMED BY EXPERIENCE 3. THE DEATH

LESSON IX

THE BEGINNINGS OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH

1. THE GIFT OF TONGUES 2. THE SPEECHES 3. THE CONVERTS 4. JOY AND FEAR

LESSON X

THE FIRST PERSECUTION

1. THEUDAS AND JUDAS 2. THE SEVEN 3. THE SYNAGOGUES 4. THE SPEECH OF STEPHEN 5. MARTYRDOM 6. THE RESULT OF THE PERSECUTION

LESSON XI

THE FIRST GENTILE CONVERTS

1. PHILIP 2. SIMON MAGUS 3. CORNELIUS

LESSON XII

THE CONVERSION OF PAUL

1. PAUL AT TARSUS 2. THE INNER LIFE OF PAUL THE RABBI 3. PAUL'S EXPERIENCE AND OURS

LESSON XIII

THE CHURCH AT ANTIOCH

1. THE ACTS AND THE PAULINE EPISTLES 2. THE PREACHING TO "GREEKS" 3. PETER'S ESCAPE FROM PRISON

PART II: LESSON XIV

THE GOSPEL TO THE GENTILES

1. THE PROPHETS AND TEACHERS 2. ELYMAS 3. SAUL AND PAUL 4. PAUL AND BARNABAS 5. THE RETURN OF JOHN MARK 6. HARDSHIPS AND PERSECUTIONS 7. GEOGRAPHY OF THE FIRST JOURNEY 8. TIME OF THE FIRST JOURNEY 9. THE SCENE AT LYSTRA

LESSON XV

THE COUNCIL AT JERUSALEM

1. THE ACTS AND GALATIANS 2. THE JUDAIZERS 3. THE APOSTOLIC DECREE

LESSON XVI

THE GOSPEL CARRIED INTO EUROPE

1. TITUS AND TIMOTHY 2. THE ROUTE THROUGH ASIA MINOR 3. THE MOVEMENTS OF SILAS AND TIMOTHY 4. PAUL AT ATHENS

LESSON XVII

ENCOURAGEMENT FOR RECENT CONVERTS

1. SIMPLICITY OF THE THESSALONIAN EPISTLES 2. THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST 3. THE PERSONS ASSOCIATED IN THE ADDRESS

LESSON XVIII

THE CONFLICT WITH THE JUDAIZERS

1. APOLLOS 2. GALATIANS A POLEMIC 3. THE ADDRESS. GAL. 1:1-5 4. THE PURPOSE OF THE EPISTLE. GAL. 1:6-10 5. PAUL'S DEFENSE OF HIS APOSTOLIC AUTHORITY. GAL. 1:11 to 2:21 6. PAUL'S DEFENSE OF HIS GOSPEL. GAL. 3:1 to 5:12 7. THE RESULTS OF PAUL'S GOSPEL. GAL. 5:13 to 6:10 8. CONCLUSION. GAL. 6:11-18

LESSON XIX

PROBLEMS OF A GENTILE CHURCH

1. THE PARTIES 2. THINGS SACRIFICED TO IDOLS 3. SPIRITUAL GIFTS 4. THE RESURRECTION 5. INCIDENTAL INFORMATION ABOUT JESUS

LESSON XX

THE APOSTLE AND HIS MINISTRY

1. ADDRESS AND THANKSGIVING. II Cor. 1:1-11 2. THE APOSTLE AND THE MINISTRY OF RECONCILIATION. II Cor. 1:12 to 7:16 3. THE COLLECTION. II Cor., chs. 8, 9 4. THE OPPONENTS. II Cor., chs. 10 to 13

LESSON XXI

THE GOSPEL OF SALVATION

1. THE EDICT OF CLAUDIUS 2. ADDRESS, THANKSGIVING AND SUBJECT. Rom. 1:1-17 3. ROMANS AND GALATIANS 4. THE PAULINE PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY. Rom., chs. 9 to 11 5. INTEGRITY OF THE EPISTLE

LESSON XXII

PAUL'S JOURNEY TO ROME

1. THE JOURNEY TO TROAS 2. TROAS 3. THE ELDERS OF EPHESUS 4. ARRIVAL IN PALESTINE 5. PAUL BEFORE AGRIPPA 6. THE ACCESSION OF FESTUS 7. LATER HISTORY OF THE JERUSALEM CHURCH

LESSON XXIII

THE SUPREMACY OF CHRIST

1. THE EPISTLES OF THE THIRD GROUP 2. THE CHRISTOLOGY OF COLOSSIANS 3. THE PERSON OF CHRIST AND THE WORK OF CHRIST 4. THE EPISTLE TO PHILEMON

LESSON XXIV

THE CHURCH OF CHRIST

1. STYLE OF EPHESIANS 2. COLOSSIANS AND EPHESIANS 3. THE ADDRESS OF EPHESIANS. EPH. 1:1,2 4. THANKSGIVING FOR THE PLAN OF SALVATION. EPH. 1:3-14 5. THANKSGIVING AND PRAYER FOR THE READERS. EPH. 1:15 to 2:10 6. RECEPTION OF THE GENTILES. EPH. 2:11-22 7. THE MINISTRY OF PAUL. EPH., ch. 3 8. LIFE IN THE CHURCH. EPH., chs. 4 to 6

LESSON XXV

CHRIST AND HIS FOLLOWERS

1. THE ADDRESS. Phil. 1:1,2 2. THE THANKSGIVING. Phil. 1:3-11 3. PROGRESS OF AFFAIRS IN ROME. Phil. 1:12-30 4. EXHORTATION TO UNITY. Phil. 2:1-18 5. THE MISSION OF TIMOTHY AND OF EPAPHRODITUS. Phil. 2:19-30 6. WARNING AGAINST OPPONENTS. Phil., ch. 3 7. EXHORTATION, ACKNOWLEDGMENT, GREETINGS AND BENEDICTION. Phil., ch. 4

LESSON XXVI

TRAINING NEW LEADERS

1. THE FIRST EPISTLE TO TIMOTHY 2. THE EPISTLE TO TITUS 3. THE SECOND EPISTLE TO TIMOTHY

PART III: LESSON XXVII

A PRESENTATION OF JESUS TO JEWISH CHRISTIANS

The Gospel According to Matthew

LESSON XXVIII

A GRAPHIC SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF JESUS

The Gospel According to Mark

LESSON XXIX

A GREEK HISTORIAN'S ACCOUNT OF JESUS

The Gospel According to Luke

LESSON XXX

THE TESTIMONY OF THE BELOVED DISCIPLE

The Gospel According to John

LESSON XXXI

THE JESUS OF THE GOSPELS

1. AGREEMENT AMONG THE SYNOPTISTS 2. THE SYNOPTISTS AND JOHN 3. DIVINITY AND HUMANITY 4. THE MANNER OF JESUS' TEACHING 5. THE COMPREHENSIVENESS OF JESUS

LESSON XXXII

A DOCUMENT OF THE JERUSALEM CHURCH

The Epistle of James

LESSON XXXIII

JESUS THE FULFILLMENT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT

The Epistle to the Hebrews

LESSON XXXIV

CHRISTIAN FORTITUDE

The First Epistle of Peter

LESSON XXXV

THE CHRISTIAN'S ATTITUDE TOWARD ERROR AND IMMORALITY

The Second Epistle of Peter and the Epistle of Jude

LESSON XXXVI

THE LIFE OF THE CHILDREN OF GOD

The Epistles of John

LESSON XXXVII

THE MESSAGES OF THE LIVING CHRIST

The Book of Revelation (First Lesson)

LESSON XXXVIII

A VISION OF THE FINAL TRIUMPH

The Book of Revelation (Second Lesson)

LESSON XXXIX

REVIEW

1. UNANSWERED QUESTIONS 2. THE NERONIAN PERSECUTION 3. THE DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM 4. THE PROGRESS OF THE GOSPEL 5. JOHN AT EPHESUS 6. THE PERSECUTION UNDER DOMITIAN 7. THE NEW TESTAMENT GOSPEL

PART IV: LESSON XL

THE CHURCH AND THE WORLD

1. TERMS DESCRIPTIVE OF DISCIPLESHIP 2. PRACTICAL CONCLUSIONS

LESSON XLI

THE CHRISTIAN MESSAGE

1. A PHILOSOPHY, OR A TESTIMONY? 2. THE EFFECTS OF THE MESSAGE 3. THE PRESENTATION OF THE MESSAGE

LESSON XLII

THE WORD AND THE SACRAMENTS

1. REALITY IN RELIGION 2. THE STUDY OF THE BIBLE 3. BAPTISM 4. THE LORD'S SUPPER 5. THE SACRAMENTS MORE THAN A PROCLAMATION OF THE GOSPEL

LESSON XLIII

PRAYER

1. THE ANSWERER OF PRAYER 2. THE INFLUENCE OF JESUS' TEACHING UPON THE PRAYERS OF THE APOSTOLIC CHURCH 3. PUBLIC PRAYERS OF THE APOSTOLIC CHURCH 4. PRIVATE PRAYERS OF THE APOSTOLIC CHURCH 5. "MY POWER IS MADE PERFECT IN WEAKNESS"

LESSON XLIV

THE CONGREGATION

1. CONGREGATIONAL MEETINGS IN PALESTINE 2. CONGREGATIONAL MEETINGS IN THE PAULINE CHURCHES 3. PAUL'S DIRECTIONS FOR CONGREGATIONAL MEETINGS

LESSON XLV

THE RELIEF OF THE NEEDY

1. THE PAULINE COLLECTION ACCORDING TO FIRST CORINTHIANS 2. THE PAULINE COLLECTION ACCORDING TO SECOND CORINTHIANS 3. THE PAULINE COLLECTION ACCORDING TO ROMANS 4. TO WHOM WAS RELIEF EXTENDED?

LESSON XLVI

ORGANIZING FOR SERVICE

1. ELDERS ACCORDING TO THE PASTORAL EPISTLES 2. ELDERS ACCORDING TO THE PRESBYTERIAN FORM OF GOVERNMENT 3. HOW WERE ELDERS TO BE CHOSEN? 4. THE APOSTOLIC PRECEDENT AND DEPARTURES FROM IT 5. RELATIONS OF THE CONGREGATIONS TO ONE ANOTHER 6. PRINCIPLES

LESSON XLVII

A MISSION FOR THE WORLD

1. JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY 2. THE DIVINE GUIDANCE 3. REASONS FOR GENTILE FREEDOM

LESSON XLVIII

THE CHRISTIAN IDEAL OF PERSONAL MORALITY

1. THE EXAMPLE OF JESUS 2. CONTRASTS 3. THE NEW MAN

LESSON XLIX

CHRISTIANITY AND HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS

1. THE PROBLEM 2. THE WORLDLY SOLUTION 3. THE ASCETIC SOLUTION 4. THE TRUE SOLUTION 5. CHRISTIANITY AND SOCIAL SERVICE

LESSON L

THE CHRISTIAN USE OF THE INTELLECT

1. THE PROBLEM OF CHRISTIANITY AND CULTURE 2. THE APOSTOLIC EXAMPLE 3. THE PRACTICE OF THE TRUTH 4. GOD THE SOURCE OF TRUTH

LESSON LI

THE CHRISTIAN HOPE AND THE PRESENT POSSESSION

1. THE END OF THE WORLD 2. FEAR AND JOY 3. THE INTERMEDIATE STATE 4. THE FINAL BLESSEDNESS 5. THE DISPENSATION OF THE SPIRIT

LESSON LII

RETROSPECT: THE FIRST CHRISTIAN CENTURY Transcriber's note:

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