- CHAPTER II
- General Bibliography on Church History [12]
Outline: I.—Primary materials. II.—Secondary materials. III.—Sketch of the writing of Church history. IV.—Most important collections of primary sources. V.—Most important general Church histories. VI.—Dictionaries and encyclopedias. VII.—Atlases and chronologies. VIII.—Text-books. IX.—Sources.
- CHAPTER III
- Preparation of the Civilised World for the Christian Church [40]
Outline: I.—The ancient world. II.—Condition of the civilised world at the time Jesus came. III.—How the condition of the world prepared the way for Christianity. IV.—Sources.
- CHAPTER IV
- Origin, Spread, and Organisation of the Church during the Apostolic Age [52]
Outline: I.—Origin of the Christian Church. II.—Spread of the Apostolic Church. III.—Organisation of the Early Church. IV.—Conclusions. V.—Sources.
- CHAPTER V
- The Roman Church and Peter's Primacy [71]
Outline: I.—Planting of the Church in Rome and its organisation there. II.—The two opposing views of the Petrine theory. III.—Proofs advanced for the Petrine theory. IV.—Evidence given against the Petrine theory. V.—Historical conclusions. VI.—Sources.
- CHAPTER VI
- The Roman Government's Treatment of the Christians [91]