
Paganism Surviving in Christianity
By Abram Herbert LewisLength8h 40m
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GenreSpirituality and Religion
Length8 hrs 40 mins
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Publish dateDec 12, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1PREFACE.
36Christ’s Attitude Toward the State.
2CHAPTER I. REMAINS OF PAGANISM IN CHRISTIANITY.
37Roman Conception of Religion.
3Gnosticism.
38Religious Syncretism.
4Biblical Exegesis.
39Character of Constantine.
5The Fathers as Allegorists.
40Edict Concerning Aruspices.
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6This Method Opposed by Some.
41A Low Standard of Christian Life.
7Further Examples.
42Faith in “Relics.”
8Corrupting Influence of Pagan Water-Worship.
43The Cross, its Sign, and other Charms.
9Purity Sought through Baptism.
44The Sign of the Cross in Baptism.
10Mithraic and Gnostic Baptism.
45Baptism and “Holy Water” as “Charms.”
11Baptism of Blood.
46Miracles through Baptism.
12Baptism at Death, and for the Dead.
47Delayed Baptism.
13Baptism and Serpent-Worship.
48Orientation at Baptism.
14The Sacred Nile.
49Lights in Worship.
15Water-Worship in India.
50“Orientation.”
16Modern Buddhistic Baptism.
51Easter Fires.
17Baptism among the Hindus:
52Midsummer Fires.
18Water Securing Immunity from Disease.
53Beltane or Baal Fires.
19Water-Worship in Mexico.
54Penance.
20Influence of the “Greek Mysteries.”
55Mariolatry.
21Anointing and Baptism.
56The Mass.
22Use of Spittle in Baptism.
57Purgatory and Prayers for the Dead.
23Baptism in the Early Church.
58Saint Peter’s Keys.
24Holy Water.
59Representative Festivals.
25Roman Catholics Defend this Use.
60Christmas.
26Preparing Holy Water.
61Easter.
27Sun-Worship and Water-Worship.
62Lent.
28Summary.
63(1) Reinstatement of the Bible.
29The Simultaneous Development of Anti-Sabbathism and of Sunday Observance.
64(2) Biblical Interpretation; Higher Criticism.
30Antinomianism and Anti-Sabbathism Unscriptural.
65(3) Concerning Baptism.
31Christ’s Resurrection and Sunday.
66(4) Sabbathism.
32The Sabbath in the New Testament.
67(5) Christianity and the State.
33Pagan Reasons for Observing Sunday.
68Last Words.
34Clement on the Sabbath Law.
69FOOTNOTES:
35Tertullian on the Sabbath.
70INDEX.