The History of Christianity: From the Birth of Christ to the Abolition of Paganism in the Roman Empire, Volume 1John Murray, 1884 - Christianity |
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... Influence of the more imaginative incidents of the early Evangelic History on the Mainte- nance and Propagation of the Religion .. 123 CHAPTER III . Commencement of the Public Life of Jesus CHAPTER IV . Public Life of Jesus from the ...
... Influence of the more imaginative incidents of the early Evangelic History on the Mainte- nance and Propagation of the Religion .. 123 CHAPTER III . Commencement of the Public Life of Jesus CHAPTER IV . Public Life of Jesus from the ...
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... influence , and united , in some degree , Western Asia , Egypt , and Greece into one political system , in which the Greek language and manners pre- dominated . But the monarchy of Rome was founded on principles as yet unknown ; the ...
... influence , and united , in some degree , Western Asia , Egypt , and Greece into one political system , in which the Greek language and manners pre- dominated . But the monarchy of Rome was founded on principles as yet unknown ; the ...
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... influence . Not only were the circumstances of the times favourable to the extensive propagation of Christianity , from the facility of intercourse between the most remote nations , the cessation of hostile move- ments , and the uniform ...
... influence . Not only were the circumstances of the times favourable to the extensive propagation of Christianity , from the facility of intercourse between the most remote nations , the cessation of hostile move- ments , and the uniform ...
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... influence in the strongest light , and disguised or dis sembled its advantages . The ancient priestly castes , I conceive , attained their power over the rest of their race by their acknowledged superiority ; they were the benefactors ...
... influence in the strongest light , and disguised or dis sembled its advantages . The ancient priestly castes , I conceive , attained their power over the rest of their race by their acknowledged superiority ; they were the benefactors ...
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... influence of a distinct sacerdotal order may be traced , in India , the singular union of the sublimest • This is nowhere more openly pro- fessed than in China . The early Jesuit missionaries assert that the higher class ( the ...
... influence of a distinct sacerdotal order may be traced , in India , the singular union of the sublimest • This is nowhere more openly pro- fessed than in China . The early Jesuit missionaries assert that the higher class ( the ...
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