The Psalms, The Anthology Of The Hymns

The History Of Christianity, Therefore, Must Be Of Concern To All Who Are Interested In The Record Of Man And Particularly To All Who Seek To Understand The Contemporary Human Scene.

John The Baptist, Who We Are Told Was Related By Blood To Jesus, Was Preaching The Impending Judgement Of God, Urging Repentance And Moral Reform, And Baptizing In The Jordan River Those Who Responded.

Christianity Emerged From The Religion Of Israel. Or Rather, It Has As Its Background A Persistent Strain In That Religion. To That Strain Christians Have Looked Back, And Rightly, As The Preparation In History For Their Faith.

The Prophets And The Writers Of The Psalms Were Clear That God Was Continuing To Work In The Universe And In All History. They Declared That He Had Created The Universe.

We Know Something Of The History Of The Spread Of Christianity, But Much Passed From Recorded Memory And Much Was Transmitted By Tradition Whose Accuracy Has Been Repeatedly Questioned.