CONTENTS
| PAGE | ||
| Introduction | [3] | |
| Lesson | ||
| 1. | The New Testament | [5] |
| 2. | The Roman Background of Christianity | [10] |
| 3. | The Greek Background of Christianity | [15] |
| 4. | The Jewish Background of Christianity: I. Palestinian Judaism | [21] |
| 5. | The Jewish Background of Christianity: II. The Judaism of the Dispersion | [26] |
| 6. | The Messiah | [31] |
| 7. | The Book of The Acts | [36] |
| 8. | The Cross and the Resurrection the Foundation of Apostolic Preaching | [41] |
| 9. | The Beginnings of the Christian Church | [46] |
| 10. | The First Persecution | [51] |
| 11. | The First Gentile Converts | [56] |
| 12. | The Conversion of Paul | [60] |
| 13. | The Church at Antioch | [67] |
| 14. | The Gospel to the Gentiles | [75] |
| 15. | The Council at Jerusalem | [81] |
| 16. | The Gospel Carried Into Europe | [86] |
| 17. | Encouragement for Recent Converts | [92] |
| 18. | The Conflict with the Judaizers | [97] |
| 19. | Problems of a Gentile Church | [103] |
| 20. | The Apostle and His Ministry | [109] |
| 21. | The Gospel of Salvation | [115] |
| 22. | Paul's Journey to Rome | [120] |
| 23. | The Supremacy of Christ | [124] |
| 24. | The Church of Christ | [129] |
| 25. | Christ and His Followers | [133] |
| 26. | Training New Leaders | [138] |
| 27. | A Presentation of Jesus to Jewish Christians | [147] |
| 28. | A Graphic Sketch of the Life of Jesus | [154] |
| 29. | A Greek Historian's Account of Jesus | [158] |
| 30. | The Testimony of the Beloved Disciple | [165] |
| 31. | The Jesus of the Gospels | [174] |
| 32. | A Document of the Jerusalem Church | [178] |
| 33. | Jesus the Fulfillment of the Old Testament | [184] |
| 34. | Christian Fortitude | [189] |
| 35. | The Christian's Attitude Toward Error and Immorality | [194] |
| 36. | The Life of the Children of God | [198] |
| 37. | The Messages of the Living Christ | [203] |
| 38. | A Vision of the Final Triumph | [209] |
| 39. | Review | [213] |
| 40. | The Church and the World | [219] |
| 41. | The Christian Message | [225] |
| 42. | The Word and the Sacraments | [231] |
| 43. | Prayer | [238] |
| 44. | The Congregation | [244] |
| 45. | The Relief of the Needy | [249] |
| 46. | Organizing for Service | [255] |
| 47. | A Mission for the World | [261] |
| 48. | The Christian Ideal of Personal Morality | [266] |
| 49. | Christianity and Human Relationships | [271] |
| 50. | The Christian Use of the Intellect | [277] |
| 51. | The Christian Hope and the Present Possession | [282] |
| 52. | Retrospect: the First Christian Century | [287] |
Copyright, 1915, by John Gresham Machen