Church History, Book I

Book I

• Church History I.1 — The Plan of the Work. 1. It is my purpose to write an account of the successions of the holy apostles, as well as of the times which have elapsed from the days of our Saviour to our own; and to relate the many…vatican.va
• Church History I.2 — Summary View of the Pre-existence and Divinity of Our Saviour and Lord Jesus Christ. Chapter II.—Summary View of the Pre-existence and Divinity of Our Saviour and Lord Jesus Christ. 1. Since in Christ there is a…vatican.va
• Church History I.3 — The Name Jesus and also the Name Christ were known from the Beginning, and were honored by the Inspired Prophets. Chapter III.—The Name Jesus and also the Name Christ were known from the Beginning, and were honored…vatican.va
• Church History I.4 — The Religion Proclaimed by Him to All Nations Was Neither New Nor Strange. 1. But that no one may suppose that his doctrine is new and strange, as if it were framed by a man of recent origin, differing in no respect…vatican.va
• Church History I.5 — The Time of his Appearance among Men. 1. And now, after this necessary introduction to our proposed history of the Church, we can enter, so to speak, upon our journey, beginning with the appearance of our Saviour in…vatican.va
• Church History I.6 — Chapter VI.—About the Time of Christ, in accordance with Prophecy, the Rulers who had governed the Jewish Nation in Regular Succession from the Days of Antiquity came to an End, and Herod, the First Foreigner, Became…vatican.va
• Church History I.7 — The Alleged Discrepancy in the Gospels in regard to the Genealogy of Christ. 1. Matthew and Luke in their gospels have given us the genealogy of Christ differently, and many suppose that they are at variance with one…vatican.va
• Church History I.8 — The Cruelty of Herod toward the Infants, and the Manner of his Death. 1. When Christ was born, according to the prophecies, in Bethlehem of Judea, at the time indicated, Herod was not a little disturbed by the…vatican.va
• Church History I.9 — The Times of Pilate. 1. The historian already mentioned agrees with the evangelist in regard to the fact that Archelaus succeeded to the government after Herod. He records the manner in which he received the kingdom…vatican.va
• Church History I.10 — The High Priests of the Jews under whom Christ taught. 1. It was in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius, according to the evangelist, and in the fourth year of the governorship of Pontius Pilate, while Herod…vatican.va
• Church History I.11 — The Disciples of our Saviour. 1. The names of the apostles of our Saviour are known to every one from the Gospels. But there exists no catalogue of the seventy disciples. Barnabas, indeed, is said to have been one of…vatican.va
• Church History I.12 — Narrative concerning the Prince of the Edessenes. 1. The divinity of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ being noised abroad among all men on account of his wonder-working power, he attracted countless numbers from…vatican.va