LESSON IX.
GREAT NEW TESTAMENT CHARACTERS—LECTURES.
| ANALYSIS. | REFERENCES. |
| I. Peter, the Chief of the Apostles.
1. Early Life of. 2. His Call to the Apostleship and Companionship with Jesus. 3. His life after the Death of Jesus. 4. Did He Establish the Church at Rome? | The Four Gospels. Acts of the Apostles, XV. I and II Peter, Commentary Critical and Explanatory Introduction to I and II Peter, pp. 494-99. Smith's Dictionary of the Bible Art. Peter. St. Peter as founder of the Church at Rome--Catholic View--"Catholic Belief" (Bruno), pp. 307-321. Protestant View, Milman's History of Christianity, Book II, Chaps. II and III; also Dr. Wm. Smith's New Testament History, pp. 634-643. |
| II. St. Paul, the Apostle of the Gentiles.
1. Birth and Roman Citizenship of. 2. His conversion to Christianity. 3. His Conception of the Christian 4. His Controversies with the Judaizing Party. 5. His Death and Influence on Christianity. | Acts VIII-XXVIII. The Pauline Epistles. All Bible Helps and Dictionaries Art. "Paul," Life and Epistles of St. Paul, Coneybeare and Howson's Life of St. Paul. |