The Beginnings of the Christian Church: Lectures Delivered in the Chapter-room of Winchester Cathedral

by William Henry Simcox

Publisher:

Rivingtons

, 1881

Overview

The fact that this book originated as a set of lectures presented at Winchester Cathedral gives the content an incredibly accessible and informal style. For this reason, it is perfect for the student of scripture and the early church interested in developing their knowledge of churches first few centuries, but have no interest in being overwhelmed by technical details.

Contents

• The Church at Jerusalem
• The Jewish and Gentile Churches
• The Church and the Empire
• The Close of the Apostolic Age
• The Sub-Apostolic Church
• The Successors of the Apostles
• The Church of the Apologists
• The Church of the Martyrs

Praise for the Print Edition

All that Mr. Simcox wrote was original and ingenious. . . .

—The Expositor

Product Details

• Title: The Beginnings of the Christian Church: Lectures Delivered in the Chapter-room of Winchester Cathedral
• Author: William Henry Simcox
• Publisher: Rivingtons
• Publication Date: 1881
• Pages: 428

About William Henry Simcox

William Henry Simcox (1842–1889) was a Biblical and Classical scholar of the highest caliber. Fellow of Queen’s College, Oxford and Rector of Harlaxton, Simcox was active in the study of the book of Revelation, early Christian history, textual criticism, and Greek grammar. He contributed to the translation of John Chrysostom’s Homilies on the Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans for Philip Schaff’s Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Vol. XI. Outside of the realms of Biblical studies, he wrote the first major biography of William Shakespeare’s patron Barnabe Barnes. His family was also close friends with novelist George Eliot. At the age of forty-seven, he was involved in a variety of projects including the collation of Greek manuscripts of Revelation, the Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges and Cambridge Greek Testament volumes on Revelation, and an extensive study of the style of the New Testament authors. His brother and fellow scholar, George Simcox, edited and saw to publication his two Revelation commentaries, as well as The Writers of the New Testament.