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Title: The founding of a new world
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Dryer, George H
Subjects: Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
Publisher: New York, Eaton & Mains Cincinnati, Curts & Jennings
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ain. A second time in prison, he was soon releasedby a martyrs death in June, 64. His let- Paul. . -^ J > t ters give us a very complete picture of theman and of his work. His main thought was noth-ing less than winning the world for Christ. His twogreat achievements were: The loosing of the obliga-tion of the Mosaic law from the converts from heath-enism to Christianity, so making it a universal relig-ion ; and the teaching of a better righteousness thanthat of the law—the righteousness of faith. He hasbeen called the first fundamental theologian of Chris-tianity. The order of and dates of the New Testa-ment writings, so far as we can determine them, areas follows: Compare the date of Pauls writings with the Synoptic Gospels, 60-80. T Thessalonians, 53 St. Matthew, . . Soon after 70 2 Thessalonians, . . • 53 or 54 St. Mark, 67 1 Corinthians, . . . 5<S, spring St. I/nkc, 80 2 Corinthians, 58, niidsuninier St. John, 96 Galatians, 55 or 57 Acts, 80 Romans, 59, spring James, 50
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ST. PAUL. The Christian Church. 57 Ephesians 62 or 60 i Peter, 55 Colossiaus, 62 or 60 2 Peter, 67 or 130 Philemon, 62 or 60 i Johu, After 90 Philippians, 62 2 and 3 Johu, . . . Before 90 1 Timothy, 63 Jude, 60 Titus,, 63 Revelation, . . . 70 or 90-95 2 Timothy, 64 Hebrews, 66 No age shall ever come that shall not be quick-ened into enthusiasm by the recorded work and wordsof power of this most heroic soul, this most devotedand saintly follower of our Lord, this ablest and mostwinning Christian missionary of all the Christian ages.His influence to-day is not less potent than his workmore than eighteen hundred years ago. Of the life and works of most of the apostles, lit-tle has come down to us. With St. Paul wroughtalso the three teachers of the Apostolic A 11. Peter. Age. St. Peter was the preacher on theday of Pentecost; the spokesman of the ApostolicCollege; the head of the Church of the circumcisionthrough all the nations where dwelt the dispersedremnants of the chosen people. He

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