Historical Essays

These essays, by one of the pre-eminent New Testament scholars of the nineteenth century, demonstrate Lightfoot's wide range as a historian, theologian, and thoughtful Christian. Four of these five essays began as lectures, delivered in the 1870s. The last essay was written shortly before Lightfoot's death. Contents1. Christian Life in the Second and Third Centuries2. Comparative Progress of Ancient and Modern Missions3. England During the Latter Half of the Thirteenth Century4. The Chapel of St. Peter and the Manor-House of Auckland5. Donne, the Poet-Preacher