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THE LITERATURE AND
HISTORY OF
NEW TESTAMENT TIMES

PART I:

The Historical Background of
Christianity

The Early History of
Christianity

By John Gresham Machen

PHILADELPHIA, PA.
THE PRESBYTERIAN BOARD OF PUBLICATION
AND SABBATH SCHOOL WORK

		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
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