Critical Examination of the Life of St. Paul
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1. Front matter2. INTRODUCTION.3. CHAPTER I. Is the Conversion of St. Paul a proof in favour of the Christian Religion?4. CHAPTER II. Opinions of the first Christians upon the Acts of the Apostles, and upon the Epistles and Person of St. Paul.5. CHAPTER III. Of the Authority of the Councils, of the Fathers of the Church, and of Tradition6. CHAPTER IV. Life of St. Paul, according to the Acts of the Apostles7. CHAPTER V. St. Paul styles himself the Apostle of the Gentiles—Causes of his Success.8. CHAPTER VI. Paul preaches in Asia Minor, Macedonia, and Greece9. CHAPTER VII. Preaching of St. Paul at Corinth and Ephesus10. CHAPTER VIII. The Apostle gets into embarrassments at Jerusalem, and is sent to Rome11. CHAPTER IX. Reflections on the Life and Character of St. Paul12. CHAPTER X. Of the Enthusiasm of St. Paul13. CHAPTER XI. Of the Disinterestedness of St. Paul14. CHAPTER XII. Of the imperious Tone and political Views of St. Paul15. CHAPTER XIII. Of the Humility, of St. Paul16. CHAPTER XIV. Of the Zeal of St. Paul; Reflections on this Christian Virtue17. CHAPTER XV. Of the Deceptions or Apostacy of St. Paul18. CHAPTER XVI. St. Paul's Hypocrisy19. CHAPTER XVII. St. Paul accused of Perjury, or the Author of the Acts of the Apostles, convicted of Falsehood.20. CHAPTER XVIII. Examination of St. Paul's Miracles21. CHAPTER XIX. Analysis of the writings attributed to St. Paul22. CHAPTER XX. Of Faith, in what this Virtue consists23. CHAPTER XXI. Of the Holy Ghost, and Divine Inspiration24. CHAPTER XXII. Of the Inspiration of the Prophets of the Old Testament25. CHAPTER. XXIII. Of the Descent of the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles, or their Divine Inspiration26. CHAPTER XXIV. General reflections on the foundations of Christian Faith, and on the Causes of Credulity27. CONCLUSION.