Gospel-Criticism and Historical Christianity

Excerpt from Gospel-Criticism and Historical Christianity: A Study of the Gospels and of the History of the Gospel-Canon During the Second Century; With a Consideration of the Results of Modern Criticism While the attempt has not been made to write a history of the course of Gospel-criticism, it has been found to subserve the purpose of the work to indicate in connec tion with some of the problems discussed the progress of critical inquiry, particularly as to the theories of the composition of the first three Gospels in treating of the Synoptic Problem. The entire study has necessarily been conducted with a constant reference to the works of the great masters of Gospel-criticism, particularly to those of the unequalled German masters; but the writer has endeavored to maintain an independence of judgment in all cases, and to observe a becoming modesty, as he hopes will be apparent, whenever he has found himself obliged to reach conclusions opposed to those of learned and eminent authorities. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.