Contents

Section I
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHURCH IN OLD TESTAMENT TIMES

LessonPage
I.Before Abraham[7]
II.The Patriarchs[10]
III.Egyptian Bondage and Deliverance[13]
IV.Moses as Leader and Lawgiver[16]
V.The Conquest and Settlement of Canaan[19]
VI.The Period of the Judges[22]
VII.Samuel and Saul: Prophecy and Monarchy[25]
VIII.David and Solomon: Psalms and Wisdom[28]
IX.The Kingdom of Israel[31]
X.The Kingdom of Judah, to Hezekiah[34]
XI.Judah, from Hezekiah to the Exile[37]
XII.The Exile and the Restoration[40]
XIII.The Jewish State Under Persia[43]
XIV.Israel's Religious Life[46]
XV."The Coming One"[49]

Section II
THE LIFE OF CHRIST AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHURCH IN NEW TESTAMENT TIMES

I.The Preparation[55]
II.The Coming of the Lord[58]
III.The Baptism[61]
IV.The Early Judean Ministry[64]
V.The Beginning of the Galilæan Ministry[67]
VI.The Period of Popularity[70]
VII.The Turning Point[73]
VIII.Jesus as Messiah[76]
IX.The Prediction of the Cross[79]
X.The Last Journeys[83]
XI.Teaching in the Temple[86]
XII.The Crucifixion[89]
XIII.The Resurrection[93]
XIV.The Beginnings of the Christian Church[96]
XV.The First Persecution[99]
XVI.The Conversion of Paul[102]
XVII.The Gospel Given to the Gentiles[105]
XVIII.The First Missionary Journey and the Apostolic Council[109]
XIX.The Second Missionary Journey[112]
XX.The Third Missionary Journey. The Epistle to the Galatians[115]
XXI.The Third Missionary Journey. The Epistles to the Corinthians and to the Romans[118]
XXII.The First Imprisonment of Paul[122]
XXIII.The Close of the Apostolic Age[125]