The Gospel Problems And Their Solution Microform Being An Inquiry Into The Origin Of The Four Gospels

Author : T. R. Birks
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ISBN 13 : 9781331864523
Total Pages : 562 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (645 download)

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Download or read book Horae Evangelicae written by T. R. Birks and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-20 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Horae Evangelicae: Or, the International Evidence of the Gospel History; Being an Inquiry Into the Structure and Origin of the Four Gospels, Their Historical Consistency, and the Characteristic Design of Each Narrative The following work has been prepared with a double object in view. It is designed as a contribution to the historical evidence of Christianity; but still more, to throw a fuller light on the mutual relation of the Four Gospels, the special design and origin of each narrative, and their spiritual features as a Divine Revelation. The "Horee Paulinse," that master-piece of Paley, first suggested the idea of such a treatise. In preparing an extensive supplement to it, which has been lately published, with the title, "Horse Apostolicse," I was desirous to extend the principle from the Acts and Epistles of St, Paul to the Four Gospels. But a little examination proved that these required a different mode of treatment, to secure any result equally valuable. The principle of Undesigned Coincidence, which Paley so beautifully unfolds, must here be replaced by another, of hardly inferior importance, and which may be called the principle of Reconcilable Variation. To apply it, however, with real success, it was needful to enter fully on those difficult questions, which have been long debated and variously solved, with regard to the origin, the mutual connexion or independence, and the historical harmony, of the Gospel narratives. 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.