History of the Christian Church, Volume II: Ante-Nicene Christianity. A.D. 100-325. by Philip Schaff About History of the Christian Church, Volume II: Ante-Nicene Christianity. A.D. 100-325. by Philip Schaff Title: History of the Christian Church, Volume II: Ante-Nicene Christianity. A.D. 100-325. URL: http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/hcc2.html Author(s): Schaff, Philip (1819-1893) Publisher: Grand Rapids, MI: Christian Classics Ethereal Library First Published: 1882 Print Basis: Third edition, revised Source: Electronic Bible Society Rights: Public Domain Date Created: 2002-11-27 Contributor(s): whp (Transcriber) Wendy Huang (Markup) CCEL Subjects: All; History; LC Call no: BR145.S3 LC Subjects: Christianity History History of the Christian Church, Volume II: Ante-Nicene Philip Schaff Christianity. A.D. 100-325. Table of Contents About This Book. p. ii Title Page. p. 1 Preface to the Third Edition Revised. p. 2 Fifth Edition. p. 3 Preface to the Second Edition. p. 4 Second Period: Ante-Nicene Christianity. p. 7 Literature on the Ante-Nicene Age. p. 7 General Character of Ante-Nicene Christianity. p. 10 Spread of Christianity. p. 13 Literature. p. 13 Hindrances and Helps. p. 14 Causes of the Success of Christianity. p. 15 Means of Propagation. p. 17 Extent of Christianity in the Roman Empire. p. 18 Christianity in Asia. p. 19 Christianity in Egypt. p. 20 Christianity in North Africa. p. 21 Christianity in Europe. p. 22 Persecution of Christianity and Christian Martyrdom. p. 24 Literature. p. 24 General Survey. p. 25 Jewish Persecution. p. 27 Causes of Roman Persecution. p. 29 Condition of the Church before the Reign of Trajan. p. 32 Trajan. A.D. 98-117--Christianity Forbidden--Martyrdom of Symeon of Jerusalem, and Ignatius of Antioch. p. 32 Hadrian. a.d. 117-138. p. 35 Antoninus Pius. a.d. 137-161. The Martyrdom of Polycarp. p. 36 Persecutions under Marcus Aurelius. A.D. 161-180. p. 37 Condition of the Church from Septimius Severus to Philip the Arabian. A.D. 193-249. p. 40 Persecutions under Decius, and Valerian. a.d. 249-260. Martyrdom of Cyprian. p. 42 Temporary Repose. A.D. 260-303. p. 43 The Diocletian Persecution, a.d. 303-311. p. 44 iii History of the Christian Church, Volume II: Ante-Nicene Philip Schaff Christianity. A.D. 100-325. The Edicts of Toleration. a.d. 311-313. p. 48 Christian Martyrdom. p. 50 Rise of the Worship of Martyrs and Relics. p. 55 Literary Contest of Christianity with Judaism and Heathenism. p. 56 Literature. p. 56 Literary Opposition to Christianity. p. 57 Jewish Opposition. Josephus and the Talmud. p. 58 Pagan Opposition. Tacitus and Pliny. p. 58 Direct Assaults. Celsus. p. 59 Lucian. p. 61 Neo-Platonism. p. 63 Porphyry and Hierocle. p. 66 Summary of the Objections to Christianity. p. 67 The Apologetic Literature of Christianity. p. 68 The Argument against Judaism. p. 69 The Defense against Heathenism. p. 71 The Positive Apology. p. 74 Organization and Discipline of the Church. p. 77 Progress in Consolidation. p. 77 Clergy and Laity. p. 78 New Church Officers. p. 83 Origin of the Episcopate. p. 84 Development of the Episcopate. Ignatius. p. 91 Episcopacy at the time of Irenaeus and Tertullian. p. 93 Cyprianic Episcopacy. p. 94 The Pseudo-Clementine Episcopacy. p. 95 Beginnings of the Metropolitan and Patriarchal System. p. 96 Germs of the Papacy. p. 97 Chronology of the Popes. p. 102 List of the Roman Bishops and Roman Emperors during the First Three Centuries. p. 104 The Catholic Unity. p. 108 Councils. p. 113 The Councils of Elvira, Arles, and Ancyra. p. 115 Collections of Ecclesiastical Law. The Apostolical Constitutions and Canons. p. 117 Church Discipline. p. 119 Church Schisms. p. 123 Christian Worship. p. 126 Places of Common Worship. p. 126 iv History of the Christian Church, Volume II: Ante-Nicene Philip Schaff Christianity. A.D. 100-325. The Lord©s Day. p. 128 The Christian Passover. (Easter). p. 131 The Paschal Controversies. p. 133 Pentecost. p. 140 The Epiphan. p. 141 The Order of Public Worship. p. 142 Parts of Worship. p. 143 Division of Divine Service. The Disciplina Arcani. p. 150 Celebration of the Eucharist. p. 152 The Doctrine of the Eucharist. p. 155 The Celebration of Baptism. p. 159 The Doctrine of Baptism. p. 162 Catechetical Instruction and Confirmation. p. 164 Infant Baptism. p. 165 Heretical Baptism. p. 168 Christian Art. p. 170 Literature. p. 170 Origin of Christian Art. p. 171 The Cross and the Crucifix. p. 172 Other Christian Symbols. p. 175 Historical and Allegorical Picture. p. 176 Allegorical Representations of Christ. p. 177 Pictures of the Virgin Mary. p. 180 The Church in the Catacombs. p. 182 Literature. p. 182 Origin and History of the Catacomb. p. 184 Description of the Catacombs. p. 188 Pictures and Sculptures. p. 190 Epitaphs. p. 191 Lessons of the Catacombs. p. 195 Christian Life in Contrast with Pagan Corruption. ..