We Know Something Of The History Of

Freedom Was Conditioned By Man's Physical Body, Heredity, And Environment.

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.

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 Most That One Of Jewish Faith Can Do - And Some Have Gladly Done It - Is To Say That Jesus Was The Greatest In The Long Succession Of Jewish Prophets. None Can Acknowledge That Jesus Was The Messiah Without Becoming A Christian.

Christians Were Regarded As Separated From Society And Therefore Destructive Of The Greco-roman Way Of Life.