A History of the Times (4 vols.)

by A. Hausrath

Publisher:

Williams and Norgate

, 1895

Overview

This collection is an English-language translation of German theologian Adolf Hausrath’s A History of the New Testament Times. In these texts, Hausrath recounts the history of the New Testament, uniting sacred events with their surrounding cultural developments. Drawing from the works of Philo and Josephus, Hausrath illustrates Christianity as a part of a historical process, not its product. A History of the New Testament Times is an engaging narrative filled with both spiritual reverence and Hausrath’s historical insights.

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Key Features

• Historical account of the New Testament era
• Portrayal of Christianity’s role in history
• Written to appeal to a wide readership

Praise for the Print Edition

[Hausrath] makes this memorable and agitated epoch live again in a very picturesque manner.

—Frédéric Lichtenberger, author, History of German Theology in the Nineteenth Century

Product Details

• Title: A History of the Times
• Author: Adolf Hausrath
• Translators: Charles T. Poynting, Philip Quenzer, and L. Huxley
• Publisher: Williams and Norgate
• Volumes: 4
• Pages: 1,084

A History of the New Testament Times: The Time of Jesus, vol. 1

• Author: Adolf Hausrath
• Translators: Charles T. Poynting and Phillip Quenzer
• Publisher: Williams and Norgate
• Publication Date: 1878
• Pages: 296

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

In this volume, Hausrath provides historical background about the Holy Land—including Galilee, Samaria, and Judea—at the time of Jesus’ birth. Topics include the state of public affairs; the Sadducees, Pharisees, and Essenes; the Roman dominion, and Herod’s life and reign.

Charles T. Poynting is cotranslator of A History of the New Testament Times: The Time of Jesus, the author of The Survival of the Fittest as the Law of Spiritual Life, and was a contributor to Sunday Stories for Home and School.

Phillip Quenzer is cotranslator of A History of the New Testament Times: The Time of Jesus.

A History of the New Testament Times: The Time of Jesus, vol. 2

• Author: Adolf Hausrath
• Translator: Charles T. Poynting and Phillip Quenzer
• Publisher: Williams and Norgate
• Publication Date: 1880
• Pages: 280

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

In this volume, after concluding his account of Herod’s reign, Hausrath details the life of Jesus, and the surrounding historical events.

A History of the New Testament Times: The Time of the Apostles, vol. 1

• Author: Adolf Hausrath
• Translator: L. Huxley
• Publisher: Williams and Norgate
• Publication Date: 1895
• Pages: 252

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

This volume is a history of the times of the apostles. Topics include religious life in the Roman Empire and Hausrath’s perspectives on the Empire’s Jewish communities.

L. Huxley is the translator of A History of the New Testament Times: The Time of the Apostles.

A History of the New Testament Times: The Time of the Apostles, vol. 2

• Author: Adolf Hausrath
• Translator: L. Huxley
• Publisher: Williams and Norgate
• Publication Date: 1895
• Pages: 256

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

This volume concludes Hausrath’s history of the times of the apostles. Topics include Caligula and his persecution of the Jewish people, Christianity in Palestine, the early churches, and the spread of Christianity.

About Adolf Hausrath

Adolf Hausrath (1837–1909) was a Protestant German theologian. His other works include Der Apostel Paulus, D. F. Strauss und die Theologie seiner Zeit, and Luther.