ACTS iv. 1-3, 5-7.
St. Peter's Teaching in Solomon's Porch and the Captain of the Temple--The Romans and Jewish Law--Discovery of Temple Tablet--The Sadducees and the Work of Opposition--Sadduceism and Modern Theories--Sceptics and Religious Intolerance-- Pliny and the Martyrs--Trial of the Apostles--Constitution of the Sanhedrin--Sadduceism and the Priesthood--St. Peter's Defence and Christ's Promise--Afford no Support to Unprepared Teaching in Ordinary Life--St. Peter and the Power of Christ's Name--The Sanhedrin and Miracles--The Jews and Magic--Reverence towards the Name of God--Early Symbolism and Christ's Name--Salvation through Christ and the Wider Hope 173-192
ACTS iv. 32-35.
The Holy Scriptures and the Errors of their Heroes-- Controversy between St. Jerome and St. Augustine--A Mistaken View of Christ's Second Advent the Source of Community of Goods--Communism and the Essenes--And Anabaptists--And Plymouthism--Source of Poverty in Jerusalem Church--Warning to Missionary Churches-- Apostolic Constitutions--And Primitive Missions--Fayûm Documents--Evils of Indiscriminate Almsgiving--True Christian Charity--Post Office Savings Banks--Jerusalem Communism and Modern Legislation and Ideals--A Warning and yet a Noble Conception--Connection of Enthusiasm and Spiritual Power 193-210
ACTS iv. 36, 37; v. 1-6.
Hebrews and Hellenists in the Synagogue and in the Church--Original Christians were Hebrews--Introduction of Hellenists--Who became the Bridge whereby Christianity was Communicated to the World--Barnabas and Greek Culture--A Native of Cyprus--His Personal Appearance--And History according to Simeon Metaphrastes--Personal Character--Story of Ananias--His Sin and Punishment-- Proved that Christianity had a Stern as well as a Loving Side--Dr. Vaughan's Application of this Incident 211-228
ACTS v. 38-40.
The Apostles again Brought before Sanhedrin--Because of St. Peter's Miracles--Note on the Miraculous Effects of St. Peter's Shadow and Hypnotism--St. Peter and Angelic Deliverances--Jortin's Theory--The Incarnation Rendered the Age a Special Time--The Sadducees and Materialism--Gamaliel a Pharisee--Effect of a Spiritual Creed on the Character--His Address--Cases of Judas and Theudas--Modern Illustrations--Gamaliel's Family History--Gamaliel in the _Clementine Recognitions_ and in Greek Christian Tradition--Gamaliel and Nicodemus in the _Bibliotheca_ of Photius--Gamaliel and the Spirit of Toleration--St. Augustine and Cornelius à Lapide--Conduct of the Apostles 229-245