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Life of Jesus Christ in Its Historical Connexion and Historical Developement The Life of Jesus Christ in Its Historical Connexion and Historical Developement. Author(s): Neander, Augustus (1789-1850) Publisher: Grand Rapids, MI: Christian Classics Ethereal Library Description: Neander believed that as a historian, he had a duty to retell Jesus© life story in writing. Like an artist who paints a picture of Jesus according to his or her vision, Neander was inspired to produce the image of Jesus as a historical teacher and figure. This investigation into the life and ministry of Jesus begins with his birth and childhood. From there, Neander explores the culture in which Jesus lived before his public ministry began. Then, Neander provides readers with a de- scriptive analysis of Christ©s public ministry, first giving us a detailed account of Jesus© time in preparation for his ministry. While studying the public ministry of Christ, readers will dis- cover fascinating details about Christ©s method, his miracles, and his selection and training of the apostles. The author even examines the individual encounters that Jesus had in a variety of different cities that he visited during his ministry. Neander©s historical investigation of Jesus© life and works in an incredibly edifying project that will enlighten Christians in their spiritual studies. Emmalon Davis CCEL Staff Writer i Contents Title Page 1 Prefatory Material 3 The Author’s Address. 3 Translator’s Preface. 6 Preface to the First Edition. 13 Preface to the Third Edition. 16 Preface to the Fourth Edition. 21 Contents 22 Introduction 44 Chapters I and II. 45 Chapter I. The Idea of the History of Christ in General. 45 § 1. The Indifference of Criticism rejected. 46 § 2. The Truth, that Christ is God-MAN, presupposed. 48 § 3. This presupposed Truth and the Historical Accounts mutually confirm 49 and illustrate each other. Chapter II. Sources for the History of Christ. 52 § 4. Traditional Origin of the Synoptical Gospels. 53 § 5. Genuineness of John's Gospel. 54 § 6. Results of Criticism. 55 Book I. Birth and Childhood of Jesus. 56 Chapter I through III. 57 Chapter I. Preliminary Remarks. 57 § 7. Scantiness of our Information in regard to this Period of Christ’s 58 Life.—Nothing further really essential to the Interests of Religion. § 8. Fundamentally opposite Modes of apprehending the Accounts. 59 Chapter II. The Miraculous Conception. 60 ii § 9. The Miraculous Conception demanded a priori, and confirmed à 61 posteriori. § 10. Mythical View of the Miraculous Conception.—No trace of it in the 62 Narrative.—No such Mythus could have originated among the Jews. § 11. Objections to the Narrative drawn from the subsequent Dispositions of 65 Christ's Relatives, answered (1) from the nature of the case; (2) from the name JESUS. § 12. Analogical Ideas among the Heathen. 67 Chapter III. The Birth of Christ. 69 § 13. The Birth of Christ in its Relations to the Jewish Theocracy. 70 § 14. The Miraculous Events that accompanied the Birth of Christ. 71 § 15. The Taxing.—Birth of Christ at Bethlehem. 72 § 16. The Announcement to the Shepherds. 74 § 17. The Sacrifice of Purification, and the Ransom of the First-born; their 76 Weight as Proof against the Mythical Theory. § 18. Simeon’s Prophetic Discourse. 78 § 19. The Longing of the Heathen for a Saviour.—The Star of the Wise Men. 80 § 20. The Massacre of the Innocents and the Flight into Egypt. 83 § 21. The Return to Nazareth. 85 § 22. Brothers and Sisters of Jesus; the Mention of them in the Gospel 86 Narrative, Proof of its historical Character. § 23. Consciousness of Messiahship in the Mind of Jesus.—Jesus among the 87 Doctors. Book II. The Mental Culture of Jesus. His Life to the Time of His Public Ministry. 90 Chapters I through II. 91 Chapter I. Jesus Not Educated in the Theological Schools of the Jews. 91 § 24. The Pharisees. 92 § 25. The Sadducees. 93 § 26. The Essenes. 95 § 27. Supposed Influence of the Alexandrian—Jewish Doctrines. 97 § 28. Affinity of Christianity, as absolute Truth, for the various opposing 98 Religious Systems. § 29. Christ's Teaching revealed from within, not received from without. 99 iii § 30. The popular Sentiment in regard to Christ's Connexion with the Schools. 100 Chapter II. Course of Christ’s Life up to the Opening of His Public Ministry. 102 § 31. Growing Consciousness of His Messiahship in Christ. 103 Book III. Preparatives to the Public Ministry of Christ. 105 Part I. Objective Preparation. The Ministry of John the Baptist. 106 Chapter I. The Calling of the Baptist, and His Relations to the Jews. 107 § 32. How far the Baptist revived the Expectation of a Messiah. 108 § 33. Causes of Obscurity in the Accounts left us of the Baptist.—Sources: The 109 Evangelists. Josephus. § 34. The Baptist's Mode of Life and Teaching in the Desert. 112 § 35. John as Baptist and Preacher of Repentance. 113 § 36. Relations of the Pharisees and Sadducees to the Baptist. 114 § 37. Relations of John to the People, and to the narrower circle of his own 116 Disciples. § 38. John's Demands upon the People compared with those of Christ. —His 117 humble Opinion of his own Calling. Chapter II. Relation of the Baptist to Messiah. 118 § 39. John's Explanation of his Relation to the Messiah. The Baptism by Water 119 and by Fire. § 40. John's Conception of Messiah's Kingdom. 120 § 41. John's Recognition of Jesus as the Messiah. 121 § 42. The Phenomena at the Baptism, and their Import. 127 Part II. Subjective Preparation. The Temptation. 136 Chapter I Import of the Individual Temptations. 137 § 43. The Hunger. 138 § 44. The Pinnacle of the Temple. 139 § 45. Dominion. 140 Chapter II. Import of the Temptation as a Whole. 141 § 46. Fundamental Idea. 142 § 47. The Temptation rot an inward one, but the Work of Satan. 143 Book IV. The Public Ministry of Christ in Its Real Connexion. 146 Part I. The Plan of Christ. 147 iv Chapter I. 148 § 48. Had Christ a conscious Plan? 149 § 49. Connexion with the Old Testament Theocracy. 151 § 50. Christ's Steadfast Consciousness of his Messiahship. 152 § 51. No alterations of Christ's Plan. 153 § 52. Two-fold bearing of the Kingdom of God—an inward, spiritual Power, 157 and a world-renewing Power. Chapter II. The Plan of Christ in Its Relation to the Old Testament Idea of the 159 Kingdom of God. § 53. Christ's Observance of the Jewish Worship and Law. 160 § 54. His Manifestation greater than the “Temple.” 162 § 55. The Conversation with the Samaritan Woman. 164 § 56. The 'Destroying' and 'Fulfilling' of the Law. 165 § 57. The Interpolation in Luke, vi., 4. (Cod. Cant.) 167 Chapter III. New Form of the Idea of the Person of the Theocratic King. 169 § 58. The Names SON of GOD and SON of MAN. 170 § 59. Import of the Title SON of MAN, as used by Christ himself—Rejection 171 of Alexandrian and other Analogies. § 60. Import of the Title SON of GOD. 173 Part II. The Means and Instruments of Christ. 175 Chapter I. 176 § 61. Christ a Spiritual Teacher. 177 § 62. Different Theatres of Christ's Labours as Teacher. 178 § 63. Choice and Training of the Apostles to be subordinate Teachers. 179 Chapter II. Christ's Mode of Teaching in Regard to Its Method and Form. 180 § 64. His mode of Teaching adapted to the Stand-point of his Hearers. 181 § 65. His Teaching presented Seeds and Stimulants of Thought. 182 § 66. Its Results dependent upon the Spirit of the Hearers. 183 § 67. His Mode of Teaching corresponds to the General Law of Developement 186 of the Kingdom of God. § 68 Idea of the Parable.—Distinction between Parable, Fable, and Mythus. 187 § 69. Order in which the Parables were Delivered.—Their Perfection.—Mode 189 of Interpreting them. v § 70. Christ's Teaching not confined to Parables, but conveyed also in longer 190 Discourses. § 71. John's Gospel contains chiefly connected and profound Discourses; and 191 Why? § 72. The Parable of the Shepherd, in John, compared with the Parables in 193 the other Gospels. § 73. Necessity of Accommodation. 194 § 74. Distinction between Positive (Material) and Negative (Formal) 195 Accommodation; the latter necessary, the former inadmissible. § 75. Christ's Application of Passages from the Old Testament. 197 Chapter III. Christ’s Choice and Training of the Apostles. 198 § 76 Christ's Relation to the Twelve.—Significance of the Number 199 Twelve.—The Name Apostle. § 77. Choice of the Apostles.—Of Judas Iscariot. 201 § 78. The Apostles Uneducated Men. 203 § 79. Two Stages in the Dependence of the Apostles upon Christ. 205 § 80. Christ's peculiar Method of training the Apostles. 206 Chapter IV. The Church and Baptism. 207 § 81. Founding of the Church.—Its Objects. 208 § 82. Name of the Church.—Its Form traced back to Christ himself. 210 § 83. Later Institution of Baptism as an Initiatory Rite. 213 Chapter V. The Miracles of Christ. 214 § 84. Connexion of Christ's Miracles with his Mode of Teaching. 215 § 85. Negative Element of the Miracle.—Its Insuficiency. 216 § 86. Positive Element.—Teleological Aim of Miracles. 218 § 87. Relation of Miracles to the Course of Nature. 219 § 88. Relation of the individual Miracles to the highest Miracle, the 220 Manifestation of Christ. § 89. Relation of Miracles to History. 221 § 90. Miracles deemed an essential Sign of Messiahship. 222 § 91. Apparent Discrepancies, and Mode of Removing them. 224 § 92. The Sign of the Prophet Jonah. 227 § 93. 'Destroy this Temple,' &c. 228 vi § 94. Christ's Distinction between the material Element of Miracles and their 229 essential Object.—John, vi., 26. § 95. Christ appealed to the Miracles as Testimonies; John, xv., 24.—Three 230 different Stages of Faith.
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