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CONTENTS.
LECTURES ON THE EARLY HISTORY AND THE
EARLY CONCEPTIONS OF THE ECCLESIA.
| I. | |
|---|---|
| The Word Ecclesia. | |
| Its sense in the Old Testament. — Its sense in the Gospels. — The Ecclesia (without the name) in the Gospels | pp. 1–21. |
| II. | |
| The Apostles in Relation to the Ecclesia. | |
| The term ‘Apostle’ in the Gospels. — The Last Supper. — The utterances after the Resurrection. — The new Apostolic mission. | pp. 22–41. |
| III. | |
| Early Stages in the Growth of the Ecclesia. | |
| The witness in Jerusalem. — The appointment of the Seven. — The Ecclesia spreading throughout the Holy Land. | pp. 42–58. |
| xIV. | |
| The Ecclesia of Antioch. | |
| The Origin of the Ecclesia. — Sending help to Jerusalem. — The Antiochian Mission. — The first missionary journey. — The Conference at Jerusalem. — The letter and its reception. — St Peter at Antioch. | pp. 59–75. |
| V. | |
| The Exercise of Authority. | |
| St James and his position. — The Authority of the Jerusalem Elders and of the Twelve. — The Twelve and the Gentiles. — The Government of the Ecclesia of Antioch. | pp. 76–91. |
| VI. | |
| St Paul at Ephesus. | |
| The later history of the resolutions of the Conference. — The founding of the Ecclesia of Ephesus. — St Paul’s discourse to the Ephesian Elders at Miletus. — St Paul’s reception at Jerusalem and at Rome. | pp. 92–106. |
| VII. | |
| The ‘Ecclesia’ in the Epistles. | |
| The uses of the word. — Individuals not lost in the Society. — Classes of Christian Societies termed Ecclesiae. — The many Ecclesiae and the one. | pp. 107–122. |
| VIII. | |
| The Earlier Epistles of St Paul. | |
| The Epistles to the Thessalonians. — The Epistles to the Corinthians. — The Epistle to the Romans. | pp. 123– 134. |
| xiIX. | |
| The one Universal Ecclesia in the Epistles of the First Roman Captivity. |
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| The Epistle to the Philippians. — The Epistle to the Ephesians. — The image of the body. — Husband and Wife. | pp. 135–152. |
| X. | |
| ‘Gifts’ and ‘Grace.’ | |
| The meaning of the teens. — The source of the Gifts. — ‘Functions’ not formal ‘ Offices.’ — The image of the ‘Body.’ — The image of ‘building.’ — ’ The foundation of the Apostles and Prophets.’ — The Universal Ecclesia and the partial Ecclesiae | pp. 153–170. |
| XI. | |
| Titus and Timothy in the Pastoral Epistles. | |
| The interpretation of 1 Tim. iii. 14 f. — The Mission of Titus in Crete. — Timothy’s Mission in Ephesus. — Timothy’s antecedents. — Timothy’s original appointment. — Timothy’s χάρισμα. | pp. 171-188. |
| XII. | |
| Officers of the Ecclesia in the Pastoral Epistles. | |
| The qualifications of an Elder in Crete. — Elders in Ephesus according to r Timothy. — What is required of ‘Deacons.’ — The words διάκονος and διακονία. — The function of ‘Deacons’ in Ephesus. — The salutation in Phil. i. 1. — ‘Laying on of hands’ in 1 Tim. v. 22. — ‘Laying on of hands’ in ordination | pp. 189–217. |
| xiiXIII. | |
| Brief Notes on various Epistles, and Recapitulation. |
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| Directions for public prayer in 1 Timothy. — Various evidence of James, 1 Peter, Hebrews, Apocalypse. — Problems of the Second Century and later. — Recapitulation. | pp. 218–233. |
SERMON PREACHED AT THE CONSECRATION OF BISHOP WESTCOTT |
pp. 134-150. |
| Index | pp. 251-258. |
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