The History of Christianity: From the Birth of Christ to the Abolition of Paganism in the Roman Empire, Volume 1John Murray, 1884 - Christianity |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 81
Page 1
... race had gradually sepa- rated , were united under a vast , uniform , and apparently permanent , social system . The older Asiatic empires had , in general , owed their rise to the ability and success of some adventurous conqueror ; and ...
... race had gradually sepa- rated , were united under a vast , uniform , and apparently permanent , social system . The older Asiatic empires had , in general , owed their rise to the ability and success of some adventurous conqueror ; and ...
Page 3
... races met amicably in the general relation of Roman subjects or citizens , and mankind seemed settling down into one great federal society . " b of Chris- About this point of time Christianity appeared . As Rome had united the whole ...
... races met amicably in the general relation of Roman subjects or citizens , and mankind seemed settling down into one great federal society . " b of Chris- About this point of time Christianity appeared . As Rome had united the whole ...
Page 7
... races . It addressed mankind as one brotherhood , sprung from one common progenitor , and raised to immortality by one Redeemer . In this respect Christianity might appear singularly adapted to become the religion of a great empire . At ...
... races . It addressed mankind as one brotherhood , sprung from one common progenitor , and raised to immortality by one Redeemer . In this respect Christianity might appear singularly adapted to become the religion of a great empire . At ...
Page 8
... race breaking up into countless inde- pendent tribes and nations , which recede more and more from each other as they gradually spread over the surface of the earth ; and in some parts , as we adopt the theory of the primitive barbarism ...
... race breaking up into countless inde- pendent tribes and nations , which recede more and more from each other as they gradually spread over the surface of the earth ; and in some parts , as we adopt the theory of the primitive barbarism ...
Page 9
... race , or rising gradually to a higher state of civilisation . A certain diversity of re- ligion follows the diversity of race , of people , and of country . In no respect is the common nature of human kind so strongly indicated as in ...
... race , or rising gradually to a higher state of civilisation . A certain diversity of re- ligion follows the diversity of race , of people , and of country . In no respect is the common nature of human kind so strongly indicated as in ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
according Acts allusion ancient Apostles appears assumed authority Babylonia Baptist belief birth BOOK Cæsar Capernaum CHAP character Christ Christianity connexion Corinth dæmons death declared Deity descent disciples distinct divine doctrines doubt Epistle Essenian Evangelists excited faith favour feeling Galilean Galilee Gentiles Gospels Greek Herod Hist Holy hostility human influence Jerusalem Jesus Jewish Jews John Josephus Judæa Judaism Judas Judas the Galilean king language least less Lightfoot Luke Magian mankind Matt ment Messiah mind miracle moral multitude mysterious mythic narrative nation nature opinion original Palestine party passage Passover Paul perhaps period Pharisees philosophy Pilate Polytheism popular Priest principles probably prophetic proselytes province pure race racter reign religion religious remarkable resurrection rites Roman Rome rulers sacred Sadducees Sanhedrin sect seems spirit Strauss supposed synagogue Talmud teacher Temple Tiberias tion tradition truth whole worship writers Zoroaster Zoroastrian καὶ