New Testament History, a Study of the Beginnings of Christianity (Classic Reprint)

For some time past there has been a growing conviction of the need of a more complete and comprehensive study of theB ible in all the colleges. Quite recently the matter has received new emphasis and practical direction. A complete course of Bible study has been outlined by a joint committee representing theE astern and Western sections of the Association of College Instructors in theB ible, the departments of colleges and universities and of teacher training of the Religious Education A ssociation, theS tudent Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A., andS unday School Council. The proposed curriculum is not merely a theoretical outline but has already been tested, in part, at some of the leading colleges of the country. The complete course will include the following books: Old Testament History, by Prof. I smar J. Peritz, of Syracuse University; New Testament History, by Dr. Harris Franklin Rail, President of Iliff School ofT heology ;T he Bible asL iterature, by Prof. Irving F. Wood and Prof. Elihu Grant, of Smith College; Social Institutions and I deals of theB ible, by Prof. Theodore G. Soares. University of Chicago; and The History, Principles and Methods of Religious Education, by Prof. F. H. Swift, University of Minnesota. The publishers take pleasure in announcing that the volumes on New Testament History and The Bible asL iterature are now ready. Professor Peritz svolume onO ld Testament History will be published in time for use during the second half of the college year 1914-1915. and the remaining volumes by Professors Soares andS wift in time for the opening of the 1915-1916 college year. These books have been prepared with a view to the requirements of the college course and the needs of the student.
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