1856. Volume 1 of 2. Conybeare's and Howson's study is widely acknowledged today to be a classic in the field of biblical scholarship. Precisely written, and accented with charts, maps, and forty-six helpful illustrations, this volume remains an outstanding text for students of Paul and general readers interested in the ancient world of the New Testament. Partial Contents: Great Men of Great Periods; Jewish Origin of the Church; Funeral of St. Stephen; Wider Diffusion of Christianity; Second Part of the Acts of the Apostles; Controversy in the Church; Arrival on the Coast of Attica; Letters to Thessalonica written from Corinth; The Spiritual Gifts, Constitution, Ordinances, Divisions and Heresies of the Primitive Church in the Lifetime of St. Paul; Departure from Antioch; St. Paul pays a short Visit to Corinth; Description of Ephesus; St. Paul at Troas; St. Paul at Corinth; Isthmian Games; Reception at Jerusalem; History of Judaea resumed; The Appian Way; Delay of St. Paul's Trial; The Praetorium and the Palatine; Authorities for St. Paul's subsequent History; and The Epistle to the Hebrews. Other volumes in this set are ISBN(s): 1419185020.