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Schaff's classic text on the History of the Christian Church--still a valuable resource.
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Eerdmans Pub Co (1960), 871 pages
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A good old classic even if severely outdated covering the first 100 years of Christianity, which covers the time from Jesus to the Apostles. The 1st ed. is dated 1858; the revised, which I have that was printed in 1985, has a new preface dated 1890).
In any case, Shaff expounds historically upon
Schaff has some observations regarding Jesus' ministry (p.104-105) as, for example, "He taught the purest doctrine, as a direct revelation of his heavenly Father, from his own intuition and experience..."; and, "The miracles or signs which accompanied his teachings are supernatural, but not unnatural, exhibitions of his power over man and nature; no violation of law, but manifestations of a higher law..."
Leaving the best for last, Schaff's discussion on the Apocalypse was for me, I can only say, exciting.
I'm sure there are more modern thorough histories of the Christian church, yet, however outdated, it was an enlightening read.
In any case, Shaff expounds historically upon
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all the NT. He offers a pretty good resource to see the different schools of theological thought during his era that maybe gives a hint of understanding as to how we've arrived into the various schools of thought in our own time.Schaff has some observations regarding Jesus' ministry (p.104-105) as, for example, "He taught the purest doctrine, as a direct revelation of his heavenly Father, from his own intuition and experience..."; and, "The miracles or signs which accompanied his teachings are supernatural, but not unnatural, exhibitions of his power over man and nature; no violation of law, but manifestations of a higher law..."
Leaving the best for last, Schaff's discussion on the Apocalypse was for me, I can only say, exciting.
I'm sure there are more modern thorough histories of the Christian church, yet, however outdated, it was an enlightening read.
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