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Great Men of Great Periods  -  Period of Christ’s Apostles  -  Jews, Greeks, and Romans  -  Religious Civilization of the Jews  -  Their History and its Relation to that of the World  -  Heathen Preparation for the Gospel  -  Character and Language of the Greeks  -  Alexander  -  Antioch and Alexandria  -  Growth and Government of the Roman Empire  -  Misery of Italy and the Provinces  -  Preparation in the Empire for Christianity  -  Dispersion of the Jews in Asia, Africa, and Europe  -  Proselytes  -  Provinces of Cilicia and Judaea  -  Their Geography and History  -  Cilicia under the Romans  -  Tarsus  -  Cicero  -  Political Changes in Judaea  -  Herod and his Family  -  The Roman Governors  -  Conclusion

Jewish Origin of the Church  -  Sects and Parties of the Jews  -  Pharisees and Sadducees  -  St. Paul a Pharisee  -  Hellenists and Aramaeans  -  St. Paul’s Family Hellenistic but not Hellenizing  -  His Infancy at Tarsus  -  The Tribe of Benjamin  -  His Father’s Citizenship  -  Scenery of the Place  -  His Childhood  -  He is sent to Jerusalem  -  State of Judaea and Jerusalem  -  Rabbinical Schools  -  Gamaliel  -  Mode of Teaching  -  Synagogues  -  Student Life of St. Paul  -  His Early Manhood  -  First Aspect of the Church  -  St. Stephen  -  The Sanhedrin  -  St. Stephen the Forerunner of St. Paul  -  His Martyrdom and Prayer.

Funeral of St. Stephen  -  Saul’s continued Persecution  -  Flight of the Christians  -  Philip and the Samaritans  -  Saul’s Journey to Damascus  -  Aretas, King of Petra  -  Roads from Jerusalem to Damascus  -  Neapolis  -  History and Description of Damascus  -  The Narratives of the Miracle  -  It was a real Vision of Jesus Christ  -  Three Days in Damascus  -  Ananias  -  Baptism and first Preaching of Saul  -  He retires into Arabia  -  Meaning of the Term Arabia  -  Petra and the Desert  -  Motives to Conversion  -  Conspiracy at Damascus  -  Escape to Jerusalem  -  Barnabas  -  Fortnight with St. Peter  -  Conspiracy  -  Vision in the Temple  -  Saul withdraws to Syria and Cilicia.

Wider Diffusion of Christianity  -  Antioch  -  Chronology of the Acts  -  Reign of Caligula  -  Claudius and Herod Agrippa I  -  The Year 44  -  Conversion of the Gentiles  -  St. Peter and Cornelius  -  Joppa and Caesarea  -  St. Peter’s Vision  -  Baptism of Cornelius  -  Intelligence from Antioch  -  Mission of Barnabas  -  Saul with Barnabas at Antioch  -  The Name "Christian." - Description and History of Antioch  -  Character of its Inhabitants  -  Earthquakes  -  Famine  -  Barnabas and Saul at Jerusalem  -   Death of St. James and of Herod Agrippa  -  Return with Mark to Antioch  -   Providential Preparation of St. Paul  -  Results of his Mission to Jerusalem

Second Part of the Acts of the Apostles  -  Revelation at Antioch  -  Public Devotions  -  Departure of Barnabas and Saul  -  The Orontes  -  History and Description of Seleucia  -  Voyage to Cyprus  -  Salamis  -  Roman Provincial System  -  Proconsuls and Propraetors  -  Sergius Paulus  -  Oriental Impostors at Rome and in the Provinces  -  Elymas Bar-jesus  -  History of Jewish Names  -  Saul and Paul.

Old and New Paphos  -  Departure from Cyprus  -  Coast of Pamphylia  -  Perga  -  Mark’s Return to Jerusalem  -  Mountain Scenery of Pisidia  -  Situation of Antioch  -  The Synagogue  -  Address to the Jews  -  Preaching to the Gentiles  -  Persecution by the Jews  -  History and Description of Iconium  -  Lycaonia  -  Derbe and Lystra  -  Healing of the Cripple  -  Idolatrous Worship offered to Paul and Barnabas  -  Address to the Gentiles  -  St. Paul stoned  -  Timothy  -  The Apostles retrace their Journey  -  Perga and Attaleia  -  Return to Syria.

Controversy in the Church  -  Separation of Jews and Gentiles  -  Difficulty in the Narrative  -  Discontent at Jerusalem  -  Intrigues of the Judaizers at Antioch  -  Mission of Paul and Barnabas to Jerusalem  -  Divine Revelation to St. Paul  -  Titus  -  Private Conferences  -  Public Meeting  -  Speech of St. Peter  -  Narrative of Barnabas and Paul  -  Speech of St. James  -  The Decree  -  Public Recognition of St. Paul’s Mission to the Heathen  -  St. John  -  Return to Antioch with Judas, Silas, and Mark  -  Reading of the Letter  -  Weak Conduct of St. Peter at Antioch  -  He is rebuked by St. Paul  -  Personal Appearance of the two Apostles  -  Their Reconciliation.

Political Divisions of Asia Minor  -  Difficulties of the Subject  -  Provinces in the Reigns of Claudius and Nero  -  I. ASIA  -  II. BITHYNIA  -  III. PAMPHYLIA  -  IV. GALATIA  -  V. PONTUS  -  VI. CAPPADOCIA  -  VII  -  CILICIA  -  Visitation of the Churches proposed  -  Quarrel and Separation of Paul and Barnabas  -  Paul and Silas in Cilicia  -  They cross the Taurus  -  Lystra  -  Timothy  -  His Circumcision  -  Journey through Phrygia  -  Sickness of St. Paul  -  His Reception in Galatia  -  Journey to the Aegean   -   Alexandria Troas  -  St. Paul’s Vision.

Voyage by Samothrace to Neapolis  -  Philippi  -  Constitution of a Colony.  -  Lydia  -  The Demoniac Slave  -  Paul and Silas arrested  -  The Prison and the Jailer  -  The Magistrates  -  Departure from Philippi  -  St. Luke  -  Macedonia described  -  Its Condition as a Province  -  The Via Egnatia  -  St. Paul’s Journey through Amphipolis and Apollonia  -  Thessalonica  -  The Synagogue  -  Subjects of St. Paul’s Preaching  -  Persecution, Tumult, and Flight  -  The Jews at Beroea  -  St. Paul again persecuted  -  Proceeds to Athens.

Antral on the Coast of Attica  -  Scenery round Athens  -  The Piraeus and the "Long Walls."   -   The Agora  -  The Acropolis  -  The "Painted Porch" and the "Garden."  -  The Apostle alone in Athens  -  Greek Religion  -  The Unknown God. — Greek Philosophy  -  The Stoics and Epicureans  -  Later Period of the Schools  -  St. Paul in the Agora  -  The Areopagus  -  Speech of St. Paul  -  Departure from Athens.

Letters to Thessalonica written from Corinth  -  Expulsion of the Jews from Rome  -  Aquila and Priscilla  -  St. Paul’s Labors  -  Arrival of Timothy and Silas - First Epistle to the Thessalonians  -  St. Paul is opposed by the Jews, and turns to the Gentiles  -  His Vision  -  Second Epistle to the Thessalonians  -  Continued residence in Corinth.

The Isthmus and Acrocorinthus  -  Early History of Corinth  -  Its Trade and Wealth  -  Corinth under the Romans  -  Province of Achaia  -  Gallio the Governor  -  Tumult at Corinth  -  Cenchrea  -  Voyage by Ephesus to Caesarea  -  Visit to Jerusalem  -  Antioch.

The Spiritual Gifts, Constitution, Ordinances, Divisions, and Heresies of the Primitive Church in the Lifetime of St. Paul.

Departure from Antioch  -  St. Paul’s Companions  -  Journey through Phrygia and Galatia  -  Apollos at Ephesus and Corinth  -  Arrival of St. Paul at Ephesus  -  Disciples of John the Baptist  -  The Synagogue  -  The School of Tyrannus  -  Ephesian Magic  -  Miracles  -  The Exorcists  -  Burning of the Books.

St. Paul pays a Short Visit to Corinth  -  Returns to Ephesus  -  Writes a Letter to the Corinthians, which is now lost  -  They reply, desiring further Explanations  -  State of the Corinthian Church  -  St. Paul writes the First Epistle to the Corinthians.

Description of Ephesus  -  Temple of Diana  -  Her Image and Worship  -  Political Constitution of Ephesus  -  The Asiarchs  -  Demetrius and the Silversmiths  -  Tumult in the Theatre  -  Speech of the Town Clerk  -  St. Paul’s Departure.

St. Paul at Troas  -  He passes over to Macedonia  -  Causes of his Dejection  -  He meets Titus at Philippi  -  Writes the Second Epistle to the Corinthians  -  Collection for the Poor Christians in Judaea  -  Liberality of the Macedonians  -  Titus  -  Journey by Illyricum to Greece.

St. Paul’s Return to Corinth  -  Contrast with his First Visit  -  Bad News from Galatia  -  He writes the Epistle to the Galatians.

St. Paul at Corinth  -  Punishment of Contumacious Offenders  -  Subsequent Character of the Corinthian Church  -  Completion of the Collection  -  Phoebe’s Journey to Rome  -  She bears the Epistle to the Romans.

Isthmian Games  -  Route through Macedonia  -  Voyage from Philippi  -  Sunday at Troas - Assos  -  Voyage by Mitylene and Trogyllium to Miletus  -  Speech to the Ephesian Presbyters  -  Voyage by Cos and Rhodes to Patara  -  Thence to Phoenicia  -  Christians at Tyre  -  Ptolemais  -  Events at Caesarea  -  Arrival at Jerusalem.

Reception at Jerusalem  -  Assembling of the Presbyters  -  Advice given to St. Paul  -  The Four Nazarites  -  St. Paul seized at the Festival  -  The Temple and the Garrison  -  Hebrew Speech on the Stairs  -  The Centurion and the Chief Captain  -  St. Paul before the Sanhedrin  -  The Pharisees and Sadducees  -  Vision in the Castle  -  Conspiracy  -  St Paul’s Nephew - Letter of Claudius Lysias to Felix  -  Night Journey to Antipatris  -  Caesarea.

History of Judaea resumed  -  Roman Governors  -  Felix  -  Troops quartered in Palestine  -  Description of Caesarea  -  St. Paul accused there  -   Speech before Felix  -  Continued Imprisonment  -  Accession of Festus  -   Appeal to the Emperor  -  Speech before Agrippa.

Ships and Navigation of the Ancients  -  Roman Commerce in the Mediterranean  -  Corn-Trade between Alexandria and Puteoli  -  travelers by Sea  -  St. Paul’s Voyage from Caesarea, by Sidon, to Myra  -  From Myra, by Cnidus and Cape Salmone, to Fair Havens  -  Phoenix  -  The Storm  -  Seamanship during the Gale  -  St. Paul’s Vision  -  Anchoring in the Night  -  Shipwreck  -  Proof that it took Place in Malta  -  Winter in the Island  -  Objections considered  -  Voyage, by Syracuse and Rhegium, to Puteoli.

The Appian Way  -  Appii Forum and the Three Taverns  -  Entrance into Rome  -  The Praetorian Prefect  -  Description of the City  -  Its Population  -  The Jews in Rome  -  The Roman Church  -  St. Paul’s Interview with the Jews  -  His Residence in Rome.

Delay of St. Paul’s Trial  -  His Occupations and Companions during his Imprisonment  -  He writes the Epistle to Philemon, the Epistle to the Colossians, and the Epistle to the Ephesians (so called).

The Praetorium and the Palatine  -  Arrival of Epaphroditus  -  Political Events at Rome  -  Octaria and Poppaea  -  St. Paul writes the Epistle to the Philippians  -  He makes Converts in the Imperial Household.

Authorities for St. Paul’s Subsequent History - His Appeal it heard  -  His Acquittal  -  He goes from Rome to Asia Minor  -  Thence to Spain, where he resides Two Tears  -  He returns to Asia Minor and Macedonia  -  Writes the First Epistle to Timothy (Timothy)   -  Visits Crete  -  Writes the Epistle to Titus  -  He winters at Nicopolis  -  He is again imprisoned at Rome  -  Progress of his Trial  -  He writes the Second Epistle to Timothy (Timothy)   -  His Condemnation and Death.

The Epistle to the Hebrews  -  Its Inspiration not affected by the Doubts concerning its Authorship  -  Its Original Headers  -  Conflicting Testimony of the Primitive Church concerning its Author  -  His Object in writing it  -  Translation of the Epistle.

Acts  -  Romans  -  1 Corinthians  -  2 Corinthians  -  Galatians  -  Ephesians  -  Philippians

Colossians  -  1 Thessalonians  -  2 Thessalonians  -  1 Timothy  -  2 Timothy  -  Titus  -  Philemon  -  Hebrews