The History Of The Christian Religion And Church During The First Three Centuries

by Augustus Neander, Henry John Rose (Translator), Paul Tice (Introduction)

Overview

Originally published in 1841, The History of the Christian Religion and Church is the most famous work written by German church historian DR. AUGUSTUS NEANDER (1789-1850). Neander finds that the introduction of Christianity caused a stir in morality and thinking in those first few hundred years that propelled civilization forward. And precisely because of the lack of institutions, early Christians had a greater freedom to explore the impact of Revelation on their souls. He discusses different Christian sects, diverging doctrines and the controversies that followed, the role of Jews in Christianity, the Gnostics, and eventually the establishment of the Church.

Neander also talks separately about the great doctrines of Christianity, dealing with the nature of God, the name of God, Creation, the Trinity, and numerous other issues that have been of great concern to Christian thinkers throughout history. Anyone interested in the history of the Christianity will find a wealth of information in this well-researched book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781585090778
Publisher:	Book Tree, The
Publication date:	01/20/2000
Pages:	120
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.28(d)

Table of Contents

	The Gnostic Sects	5
	The Individual Sects	21
1)	The Gnostics, whose system was engrafted on Judaism	21
a)	Cerinthus	21
b)	Basilides	24
c)	Valentinus and his School	32
d)	Distinguished Men of the School of Vanentinus	42
2)	The Gnostic sects, which denied the connection between the Old and New Testaments, and between the visible and invisible world	47
a)	The Ophites	47
b)	Pseudo-Basilidians	50
c)	Sethites and Cainites	51
d)	Saturninus	51
e)	Tatian and the Encratites	52
f)	Eclectic Antinomian Gnostics; Carpocrates and Epiphanes, Prodicians, Antitacti, Nicolaitans, Simonians	54
g)	Marcion and his School	58
	Marcionite Sects	66
	Additional Remarks	67
	Manes and the Manichees	69
	The Alexandrians	85