Introduction to the Early History of Christian Doctrine by J.F. Bethune-Baker
Today’s free book is J.F. Bethune-Baker’s extremely useful History fo Early Christian Doctrine, which entered the public domain this year. This title was digitised from the copy held in Spurgeon’s College library.
James Franklin Bethune-Baker [1861-1951], An Introduction To The Early History Of Christian Doctrine, 2nd edn. London: Methuen & Co., 1903. Hbk. pp.458. [Click here to visit the download page for this title]
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Introductory
- The Beginnings of Doctrines in the New Testament
- The Development of Doctrine
- The Sources of Doctrine: Oral Tradition—Holy Scripture
- Jewish Attempts at Interpretation, Ebionism
- Gentile Attempts at Interpretation. Gnosticism
- The Reaction Against Gnosticism. Monarchianism
- The Correspondence Between Dionysius of Rome and Dionysius of Alexandria
- The Logos Doctrine
- Tertullian’s Doctrine of the Godhead
- Origen’s Doctrine of the Godhead
- The Arian Controversy
- The Docterine of the Holy Spirit and the Trinity
- Apollinarianism
- Nesterianism
- Eutychianism
- The Doctrine of Man—Sin and Grace—Pelagianism
- The Doctrine of the Atonement
- The Church
- The Sacraments—Baptism
- The Sacraments—The Eucharist
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