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Identifier: earlydaysofchrist00gran (find matches)
Title: The early days of Christianity
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Grant, Frederick C. (Frederick Clifton), 1891-1974
Subjects: Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
Publisher: New York, Cincinnati, The Abingdon press
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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, the Court of the Men of Israel, theCastle of Antonia, the Coimcil Chamber of theSanhedrin. Draw a diagram and locate these inyour notebook. 2. Explain the plan of James and the elders for Paul to conciliate the Law-observing Christians in Jerusa-lem. Why was the plan a dangerous one? 3. Explain the truth or untruth of the Jewish accoimt of Pauls preaching and work among the Gentiles. 4. Look up the rites of purification (Nimibers 6: 13-21; these were appointed for Nazirites, but weremodified for those who had fulfilled ordinary vows);and see the article Purification in the Bible dic-tionary. 5. Read Pauls defense, Acts 22:1-21. What were its chief points? How and why was it cut short? 6. Read the account of the conspiracy in Acts 23:12-22. Pauls nephew is never mentioned again. He mayhave been a Christian, but probably was not—asChristians he and his mother would not have learnedof the plot. But he was a brave lad, and possessedsome of the courageous spirit of his heroic imcle. It
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^-GbUC LIBRART PAULS ARREST 199 took real grit to go to the captain and inform againsthis own people, the priests, and the men vowed tocommit murder. 7. Read Lysias letter to the governor in dispatching the prisoner to him. Acts 23: 26-30. Find Antipatris onthe map. Trace Pauls journey imder guard toCsesarea. 8. Was Paxils generosity wasted? Is it worth while being kind even to those who do not appreciate it.? CHAPTER XXII THE APPEAL TO CESAR For two years Paul was to remain a prisoner inCaesarea. Instead of an immediate trial, which mightreasonably have been expected, ending either with con-viction or acquittal, he was kept in prison during theentire remaining term in office of the governor of theprovince. No doubt the governor thought this theeasiest way to insure the peace: if Paul were released,the authorities might have more trouble on their hands! TWO YEARS IN C^SAREA Five days after Pauls hasty transference from theCastle of Antonia in Jerusalem to the Palace of Herodin Caesare

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