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The Primitive Christians, E. G. Sihler
The Primitive Christians, E. G. Sihler
Concordia Theological Monthly
Christian scholars cannot dispense with the study of "classical" antiquity. I know few academic habits as wrong as that of calling every Greek and Roman writer a "classic."
The Primitive Christians, E. G. Sihler
The Primitive Christians, E. G. Sihler
Concordia Theological Monthly
They were first called Nazarenes or Galileans. The name Christians, or Messiah believers, was first applied to them at Antioch (Acts 11, 19), and, it seems, in scorn. The Messiah in whom the Jews hoped was something entirely different. Their conception of Him was connected with the Temple tax, which was annually sent to Jerusalem from all the provinces of the Roman Empire.
The Story Of The German Bible, P. E. Kretzmann
The Story Of The German Bible, P. E. Kretzmann
Concordia Theological Monthly
Among the many remarkable books which were produced during the golden age of Latin literature there is none which in point of interest and appeal exceeds the little book of forty-six short chapters written by Tacitus and entitled De Germania (an account of the country of Germany). In this book he gives the general boundaries of the country inhabited by the Germanic tribes; he describes the political and mental characteristics of these strange Northern people, the sources of their wealth, their military equipment and prowess, the influence and sacred character of their women, their gods and their modes of worship, …