Evil 217 No longer used—formerly Prayer 218 Humankind 219 No longer used—formerly Analogies 220 The Bible 220 Bible 221 Old Testament (Tanakh) 222 Historical books of Old Testament 223 Poetic books of Old Testament 224 Prophetic books of Old Testament 225 New Testament 226 Gospels and Acts 227 Epistles 228 Revelation (Apocalypse) 229 Apocrypha, pseudepigrapha, and inter-testamental works 230 Christianity 230 Christianity 231 God 232 Jesus Christ and his family 233 Humankind 234 Salvation and grace 235 Spiritual beings 236 Eschatology 237 No longer used—formerly Future state 238 Creeds, confessions of faith, covenants, and catechisms 239 Apologetics and polemics 240 Christian practice and observance 240 Christian moral and devotional theology 241 Christian ethics 242 Devotional literature 243 Evangelistic writings for individuals and families 244 No longer used—formerly Religious fiction 245 No longer used—formerly Hymnology 246 Use of art in Christianity 247 Church furnishings and related articles 248 Christian experience, practice, life 249 Christian observances in family life 250 Christian orders and local church 250 Local Christian church and Christian religious orders 251 Preaching (Homiletics) 252 Texts of sermons 253 Pastoral office and work (Pastoral theology) 254 Parish administration 255 Religious congregations and orders 256 No longer used — formerly "Religious societies" 257 No longer used — formerly "Parochial schools, libraries", etc. 258 No longer used — formerly "Parochial medicine" 259 Pastoral care of families, of specific groups of people 260 Social and ecclesiastical theology 260 Christian social and ecclesiastical theology 261 Social theology and interreligious relations and attitudes 262 Ecclesiology 263 Days, times, places of religious observance 264 Public worship 265 Sacraments, other rites and acts 266 Missions 267 Associations for religious work 268 Religious education 269 Spiritual renewal 270 History of Christianity 270 History, geographic treatment, biography of Christianity 271 Religious congregations and orders in church history 272 Persecutions in church history 273 Doctrinal controversies and heresies in general church history 274 Christianity in Europe 275 Christianity in Asia 276 Christianity in Africa 277 Christianity in North America 278 Christianity in South America 279 History of Christianity in other areas 280 Christian denominations 280 Denominations and sects of Christian church 281 Early church and Eastern churches 282 Roman Catholic Church 283 Anglican churches 284 Protestant denominations of Continental origin and related body 285 Presbyterian churches, Reformed churches centered in America, Congregational churches 286 Baptist, Restoration Movement, Adventist churches 287 Methodist churches; churches related to Methodism 288 No longer used