The Apostles :: TABLE OF CONTENTS.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

	PAGE
INTRODUCTION.—Critical Examination of Original Documents	7
CHAPTER I.—Formation of Beliefs relative to the Resurrection of Jesus.—The Apparitions at Jerusalem	54
CHAPTER II.—Departure of the Disciples from Jerusalem.—Second Galilean life of Jesus	71
CHAPTER III.—Return of the Apostles to Jerusalem.—End of the period of Apparitions	83
CHAPTER IV.—Descent of the Holy Spirit; Ecstatical and Prophetic Phenomena	91
CHAPTER V.—First Church at Jerusalem; its Character Cenobitical	104
CHAPTER VI.—The Conversion of the Hellenistic Jews and Proselytes	122
CHAPTER VII.—The Church considered as an Association of poor People.—Institution of the Diaconate.—Deaconesses and Widows	130
CHAPTER VIII.—First Persecution.—Death of Stephen.—Destruction of the first Church of Jerusalem	144
CHAPTER IX.—First Missions.—Philip the Deacon	154
CHAPTER X.—Conversion of St. Paul	162
CHAPTER XI.—Peace and Interior Developments of the Church of Judea	179
CHAPTER XII.—Establishment of the Church of Antioch	196
CHAPTER XIII.—The idea of an Apostolate to the Gentiles.—Saint Barnabas	206
CHAPTER XIV.—Persecution of Herod Agrippa I.	214
CHAPTER XV.—Movements Parallel to, and Imitative of Christianity.—Simon of Gitto	226
CHAPTER XVI.—General progress of the Christian Missions	236
CHAPTER XVII.—State of the World in the First Century	252
CHAPTER XVIII.—Religious Legislation of the period	278
CHAPTER XIX.—The Future of Missions	290
NOTES	305

THE APOSTLES.

Clyx.com