Project Gutenberg 2007-07-07 Public domain in the USA. 83 Blunt, John Henry 1823 1884 A Key to the Knowledge of Church History (Ancient) E-text prepared by Al Haines "A Key to the Knowledge of Church History (Ancient)" by John Henry Blunt is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work aims to provide readers with a concise overview of the origins, development, and state of the Christian Church up until the end of the 15th century. It focuses on skirting the complexities of pre-Reformation Church history while emphasizing the main truths and principles that will guide further exploration of the subject. At the start of the text, the author introduces the concept of the Church, describing it in both its external and spiritual dimensions. The Church is portrayed as both a corporate entity and a mystical body united under Christ. Initial discussions center on the foundation of the Church among the Jews, particularly highlighting the significance of key events such as the establishment of Holy Baptism and the Holy Eucharist. Blunt also begins to outline the role of the Apostles, particularly Peter, in laying the foundation for the Church, emphasizing the transformative impact of the Holy Spirit on their ministry following Pentecost. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 Church history -- Middle Ages, 600-1500 BR Text Browsing: History - Religious Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 374885 365542 2024-09-09T12:12:44.908840 2023-09-10T05:06:06.937310 text/html text/html 352955 2007-07-07T14:35:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 182381 2024-09-09T12:12:53.934785 application/epub+zip 187433 2024-09-09T12:12:48.027788 application/epub+zip 187433 2024-09-09T12:12:45.902794 application/epub+zip 413282 2024-09-09T12:12:57.863769 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 381643 2024-09-09T12:12:52.885802 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 380336 2022-09-10T10:35:45.579175 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 290665 290656 2024-09-09T12:12:43.761781 2023-09-10T05:06:05.832370 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 290527 2007-07-07T14:34:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 103176 2007-07-07T14:34:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 290557 2007-07-07T14:34:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 103186 2007-07-07T14:34:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18781 2024-09-09T12:12:59.181715 application/rdf+xml 18275 2024-09-09T12:12:47.119777 image/jpeg 3969 2024-09-09T12:12:46.922855 image/jpeg 172984 2024-09-09T12:12:44.935789 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog