A Class-Book of New Testament History

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Author

Maclear, G. F. (George Frederick), 1833-1902

Credits

Richard Hulse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

BS: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: The Bible, Old and New Testament

Subject

Bible. New Testament -- History of Biblical events

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 65247

Release Date

May 3, 2021

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.A CLASS-BOOK OF NEW TESTAMENT HISTORY
2. 2.NOTICE.
3. 3.SYNOPSIS OF CONTENTS.
4. 4.BOOK I. THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS. — PART I. THE JEWS UNDER THE PERSIANS, AND THE KINGS OF EGYPT. — CHAPTER I. HIGH-PRIESTHOOD OF JADDUA—ALEXANDER AT JERUSALEM. B.C. 413 – 332. — CHAPTER II. PTOLEMY SOTER AND PTOLEMY PHILADELPHUS. B.C. 323 – 247. — CHAPTER III. PTOLEMY EUERGETES AND PTOLEMY PHILOPATOR. B.C. 247 – 222. — PART II. THE JEWS UNDER THE KINGS OF SYRIA. — CHAPTER I. ANTIOCHUS THE GREAT—SELEUCUS PHILOPATOR. B.C. 198 – 175. — CHAPTER II. REIGN OF ANTIOCHUS EPIPHANES. B.C. 175 – 170. — CHAPTER III. PERSECUTION OF THE JEWS UNDER EPIPHANES. B.C. 169 – 167. — PART III. RISE OF THE ASMONEAN DYNASTY. — CHAPTER I. MATTATHIAS AND JUDAS MACCABÆUS. B.C. 167 – 165. — CHAPTER II. BATTLE OF EMMAUS—RE-DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE. B.C. 165. — CHAPTER III. EXPLOITS AND DEATH OF JUDAS MACCABÆUS. B.C. 165 – 161. — CHAPTER IV. JONATHAN MACCABÆUS. B.C. 161 – 146. — CHAPTER V. EXPLOITS AND DEATH OF JONATHAN. B.C. 146 – 144. — CHAPTER VI. SIMON MACCABÆUS. B.C. 144 – 135. — CHAPTER VII. JOHN HYRCANUS, AND ALEXANDER JANNÆUS. B.C. 135 – 79. — PART IV. DECLINE OF THE ASMONEAN DYNASTY; INTERFERENCE OF THE ROMANS, AND RISE OF THE HERODIAN FAMILY. — CHAPTER I. HYRCANUS II. AND ARISTOBULUS; POMPEIUS AND CRASSUS. B.C. 79 – 53. — CHAPTER II. ANTIPATER AND HEROD; JULIUS CÆSAR AND ANTONIUS. B.C. 53 – 41. — CHAPTER III. HEROD, KING OF JUDÆA. B.C. 40 – 33. — CHAPTER IV. HEROD, KING OF JUDÆA. B.C. 34 – 24. — CHAPTER V. HEROD, KING OF JUDÆA. B.C. 24 – 14. — CHAPTER VI. HEROD, KING OF JUDÆA. B.C. 15 – 4. — PART V. RETROSPECT AND REFLECTIONS. — CHAPTER I. DISPERSION OF THE JEWS—RISE OF SYNAGOGUES. — CHAPTER II. THE JEWISH SECTS. — Note. The Expectation of the Messiah.
5. 5.BOOK II. THE GOSPEL HISTORY. — PART I. THE BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD OF CHRIST. — CHAPTER I. THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST. A.U.C. 749, B.C. 5. — CHAPTER II. THE NATIVITY OF CHRIST. A.U.C. 750, B.C. 4. — CHAPTER III. THE SAVIOUR’S EARLY LIFE AT NAZARETH. B.C. 4 ‒ A.D. 27. — PART II. FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE MINISTRY OF THE BAPTIST TO THE FIRST PASSOVER. — CHAPTER I. THE PREACHING OF JOHN—THE BAPTISM OF CHRIST. A.U.C. 780, A.D. 27. — CHAPTER II. CALL OF THE FIRST DISCIPLES—THE MARRIAGE AT CANA. A.D. 27. — CHAPTER III. THE FIRST PASSOVER, AND CLEANSING OF THE TEMPLE. A.D. 28. — PART III. FROM THE FIRST PASSOVER TO THE ELECTION OF THE APOSTLES. — CHAPTER I. IMPRISONMENT OF THE BAPTIST—THE WOMAN OF SAMARIA. A.D. 28. — CHAPTER II. SECOND VISIT TO CANA AND JERUSALEM. A.D. 29. — CHAPTER III. MIRACLES AT NAZARETH AND CAPERNAUM. A.D. 29. — CHAPTER IV. CALL OF MATTHEW—HOSTILITY OF THE PHARISEES. A.D. 28. — PART IV. FROM THE ELECTION OF THE APOSTLES TO THE DEATH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST. — CHAPTER I. CALL OF THE APOSTLES—SERMON ON THE MOUNT. A.D. 28. — CHAPTER II. TEACHING IN GALILEE. A.D. 28 – 9. — CHAPTER III. MIRACLES AT CAPERNAUM—DEATH OF THE BAPTIST. A.D. 29. — PART V. FROM THE DEATH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST TO THE VISIT OF THE SAVIOUR TO JERUSALEM AT THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES. — CHAPTER I. THE FEEDING OF THE FIVE THOUSAND, AND THE WALKING ON THE LAKE. A.D. 29. — CHAPTER II. THE DISCOURSE IN THE SYNAGOGUE OF CAPERNAUM. A.D. 29. — CHAPTER III. THE FOUR THOUSAND FED—THE CONFESSION OF ST PETER. A.D. 29. — CHAPTER IV. THE TRANSFIGURATION—THE LUNATIC CHILD. A.D. 29. — CHAPTER V. THE COIN IN THE FISH’S MOUTH—TOUR THROUGH SAMARIA. A.D. 29. — PART VI. FROM THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES TO THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM. — CHAPTER I. THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES—HOSTILITY OF THE SANHEDRIN. A.D. 29. — CHAPTER II. THE OPENING OF THE EYES OF ONE BORN BLIND. A.D. 29. — CHAPTER III. MISSION OF THE SEVENTY—DISCOURSES AND MIRACLES. A.D. 29. — CHAPTER IV. THE FEAST OF DEDICATION—TOUR IN PERÆA. A.D. 29. — CHAPTER V. THE RAISING OF LAZARUS. A.D. 30. — CHAPTER VI. RESOLVE OF THE SANHEDRIN—JESUS RETIRES TO EPHRAIM. A.D. 30. — PART VII. FROM THE ARRIVAL AT BETHANY TO THE ASCENSION. — CHAPTER I. THE ANOINTING AT BETHANY—THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY. A.D. 30. — CHAPTER II. THE SECOND CLEANSING OF THE TEMPLE. A.D. 30. — CHAPTER III. THE DAY OF QUESTIONS—THE ENQUIRING GREEKS. A.D. 30. — CHAPTER IV. THE COMPACT OF JUDAS—THE LAST SUPPER. A.D. 30. — CHAPTER V. THE AGONY AND BETRAYAL—PETER’S DENIAL. A.D. 30. — CHAPTER VI. THE JEWISH TRIAL—REMORSE AND SUICIDE OF JUDAS. A.D. 30. — CHAPTER VII. THE TRIAL BEFORE PILATE—THE CONDEMNATION. A.D. 30. — CHAPTER VIII. THE CRUCIFIXION. A.D. 30. — CHAPTER IX. THE BURIAL AND RESURRECTION. A.D. 30. — CHAPTER X. THE GREAT FORTY DAYS AND THE ASCENSION. A.D. 30.
6. 6.BOOK III. THE APOSTOLIC HISTORY. — PART I. THE CHURCH OF JERUSALEM. — CHAPTER I. THE ELECTION OF MATTHIAS—THE PENTECOSTAL EFFUSION. A.D. 30. — CHAPTER II. ACTIVITY OF THE APOSTLES PETER AND JOHN. A.D. 30. — CHAPTER III. ANANIAS AND SAPPHIRA—RENEWED HOSTILITY OF THE SADDUCEES. A.D. 30 – 34. — CHAPTER IV. THE INSTITUTION OF DEACONS—MARTYRDOM OF STEPHEN. A.D. 34 – 36. — PART II. THE CHURCH OF PALESTINE. — CHAPTER I. DISPERSION OF THE CHRISTIANS—ACTIVITY OF PHILIP. A.D. 36. — CHAPTER II. THE CONVERSION OF ST PAUL. A.D. 36 or 37 ‒ A.D. 40. — CHAPTER III. ST PAUL’S FIRST VISIT TO JERUSALEM—PETER AT JOPPA. A.D. 40. — CHAPTER IV. THE CONVERSION OF CORNELIUS. A.D. 41 – 43. — CHAPTER V. MARTYRDOM OF ST JAMES—DEATH OF HEROD. A.D. 44. — PART III. THE CHURCH OF THE GENTILES. — SECTION I. First Missionary Tour of Paul and Barnabas. — SECTION II. St Paul’s Second Missionary Journey. — SECTION III. St Paul’s Third Missionary Journey, and Imprisonment at Cæsarea. — SECTION IV. St Paul’s Imprisonment at Rome.
7. 7.APPENDIX. CHRONOLOGICAL TABLES.
8. 8.INDEX.
9. 9.Footnotes.
10. 10.Transcriber’s Notes.

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