
Paganism Surviving in Christianity
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Chapters (384)
- PAGANISM SURVIVING IN CHRISTIANITY
- PREFACE.
- CONTENTS.
- CHAPTER I. REMAINS OF PAGANISM IN CHRISTIANITY.
- CHAPTER II. PAGAN METHODS OF INTERPRETING THE SCRIPTURES.
- Gnosticism.
- Biblical Exegesis.
- The Fathers as Allegorists.
- This Method Opposed by Some.
- Further Examples.
- CHAPTER III. ASIATIC PAGAN WATER-WORSHIP.
- Corrupting Influence of Pagan Water-Worship.
- Purity Sought through Baptism.
- Mithraic and Gnostic Baptism.
- Baptism of Blood.
- Baptism at Death, and for the Dead.
- Baptism and Serpent-Worship.
- The Sacred Nile.
- Water-Worship in India.
- Modern Buddhistic Baptism.
- Baptism among the Hindus:
- CHAPTER IV. WATER-WORSHIP IN NORTHERN EUROPE AND IN MEXICO.
- Water Securing Immunity from Disease.
- Water-Worship in Mexico.
- CHAPTER V. GREEK WATER-WORSHIP.
- Influence of the “Greek Mysteries.”
- Anointing and Baptism.
- Use of Spittle in Baptism.
- CHAPTER VI. PAGAN WATER-WORSHIP TRANSFERRED TO CHRISTIANITY.
- Baptism in the Early Church.
- Holy Water.
- Roman Catholics Defend this Use.
- Preparing Holy Water.
- Sun-Worship and Water-Worship.
- Summary.
- CHAPTER VII. PAGAN SUN-WORSHIP.
- The Simultaneous Development of Anti-Sabbathism and of Sunday Observance.
- Antinomianism and Anti-Sabbathism Unscriptural.
- CHAPTER VIII. SUNDAY OBSERVANCE UNKNOWN TO CHRISTIANITY BEFORE THE MIDDLE OF THE SECOND CENTURY.
- Christ’s Resurrection and Sunday.
- The Sabbath in the New Testament.
- Pagan Reasons for Observing Sunday.
- Clement on the Sabbath Law.
- Tertullian on the Sabbath.
- CHAPTER IX. STATE RELIGION A PAGAN INSTITUTION.
- Christ’s Attitude Toward the State.
- Roman Conception of Religion.
- Religious Syncretism.
- CHAPTER X. THE CONTROL OF CHRISTIANITY BY THE STATE UNDER CONSTANTINE AND HIS SUCCESSORS.
- Character of Constantine.
- CHAPTER XI. CONSTANTINE’S LEGISLATION CONCERNING THE PAGAN SUNDAY.
- Edict Concerning Aruspices.
- CHAPTER XII. OTHER FORMS OF PAGAN RESIDUUM IN CHRISTIANITY.
- A Low Standard of Christian Life.
- Faith in “Relics.”
- The Cross, its Sign, and other Charms.
- The Sign of the Cross in Baptism.
- Baptism and “Holy Water” as “Charms.”
- Miracles through Baptism.
- Delayed Baptism.
- Orientation at Baptism.
- CHAPTER XIII. SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED.
- Lights in Worship.
- “Orientation.”
- Easter Fires.
- Midsummer Fires.
- Beltane or Baal Fires.
- Penance.
- Mariolatry.
- The Mass.
- Purgatory and Prayers for the Dead.
- Saint Peter’s Keys.
- Representative Festivals.
- Christmas.
- Easter.
- Lent.
- CHAPTER XIV. FIVE CONCLUSIONS.
- (1) Reinstatement of the Bible.
- (2) Biblical Interpretation; Higher Criticism.
- (3) Concerning Baptism.
- (4) Sabbathism.
- (5) Christianity and the State.
- Last Words.
- FOOTNOTES:
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