A BOOK FOB TJRLTS-LOVEMS. 



A ^tudy of Prifflitive Christianity 



BY LEWIS G. JANES. 



Jteviaed Edition. 319pp. Svo. Cloth, Price, $1.50, 



Treats of the natural evolution of the Christian Religion, ac- 

 cording to the historical method ; applying the assured results of 

 modern criticism to the question of the historical verity of Jesus, 

 the investigation of his life and teaching, and the development of 

 organized Chiistianity. 



"Fi'eeand scholarly criticism of the origin of Christianity." — 

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"The result of diligent research in historical authorities, and 

 careful, logical thought in an endeavor to arrive at fundamental 

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"A cool, quiet, painstaking and fearless examination of the re- 

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COXTEXTS: 



Preface, by Rev. J. W. Chad^vick. Author's Preface to Second Edition. 



Introduction. I. — Palestine in the Roman Period. II. — Society and Religion 

 in the Roman Empire. III. — Sources of Information. IV. — Theological 

 Aspects of the Religion of Jesus. V. — Social Aspects of the Religion of .Jesus. 

 VI.— Myth and Miracle in the Gospel Stories. VII.— The Christianity of Paul. 

 VIII.— The .A.postolic Age. IX.— The MartjT Period. X.— Christianity the 

 State Religion. 



'Complete References, Jiihliography and Index. 



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