The birth of the Gospel: a study of the origin and purport of the primitive allegory of the Jesus

257 Pages·1957·7.45 MB·English

by  William Benjamin Smith

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A STUDYO F THE ORIGINA ND PURPORT
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PRIMITIVAEL LEGORYO F THE JESUS
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TabolfCe o ntents
PrefParceese.n Wtiilnlgi Baemn jamSimni th 1.X
AnO riteanntb iyto hEed itor
Xlll
I. The TempSoerqaule nce xiii
ThPer er-iCshnJt eiasus xv
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3·E ccDee us xvu
4·C riteria xx
CHAPTERO NE. AourtF'ohswr oerd 1
1. Att hCer adolfet hCeu lt I
2.J ewiNsaht ioCnoanls ciousness 5
CHAPTER TwoT.h Tei tSlo-eno fn- Muaasse dD ainnia enld EnochIO
I. InD aneil 10
2.I nE noch 12
CHAPTERT HRETE.h e STio-otnfl-enM atihnNe e wT esmteant 29
1. Int hSey nopGtoiscp ealnsdA cts 29
iD.i sputMeeda nings 29
iiA.n I nductAinvael ysis 35
TheT itSloen -of-iMnta hnFe o urGtohs pel 51
2.
3·C omment 54
CHAPTERF ouRT.h Sey mbisotWliapcra nd Woof 6
s
I. Casitnt hMeo ulodf S cripture s6
2.Co nversiNoontsC ,u res 61
3·S ymbolEivce nts 63
4·D ogmaDsr amatized 64
5·N o OtheMre aniNnege ded 66
CHAPTFEIRV EC.o trnibuTteosrotyni my
&J
1.I sratehleS on-of-God &J
iT.h eE ldeTrh ought
&J
v
TabolfeC ontents
vt
TheL ateVri ew( Gospels)
ii.
iiTih.eG nostTiicn g(e oClsoinsasand Ephaenssi)
2.Fo urEtzhra and t hSeo n-of-God
iI.n troduction
iiDi.a logwuietsDh e ity
iiSiy.mb olViics ions
ivC.on clusfiroonFms o urEtzhr a
3·R evelation
4·S traSyt ra�s
iJ.a mes
it'. Timothy
ii"iW.e nAtb ouDto inGgo od"
S·P ost·ApoAsuttohloircs
iD.i dcahe
SheeprhodfH ermas
ii.
iiIig.na tius
CHAPTESRi xT.h Sep iorfti htFe o urGtohs pel 9S
iJ.o hVenr stuhseS ynoptics 95
Onlyt hMee aninSgi gnifies 98
ii.
ClosiSncge nes 108
iii.
ivA.nA ddendum II4
v.Vi eweadsa W hole II6
CHAPTESRE VETN.h Gee enrPailc ture I23
iT.h eG reaPte rsonification I23
I33
ZioVne rsus Antioch
ii.
iiiM.e ato?r Milk? I73
CHAPTERE IGHST.u mmary I43
APPENDIX.
TheC hronoloofgt hye E arlGyn ostSiecc tAs V;i ndication
ofH ippolytus ISI
CoNTENOTFS A PPENDIX
I.E ditFoorr'esw ord I5 3
IIA.u tohrI'nst roduction IS4
IIPIa.r aTlelxetls Compared ISS
A.B rachmanes ISS
B.A ratus IS6
C.N aassenes I57
TableC oonft ents
vii
Peratae 177
D.
E.S ethians r8o
F.J ustitnhuGesn ostic 181
G.S imonG iotft a 138
H.V alentinus r86
I.M arcutsh Gen ostic 194
J. BasanidlL iedsessGe nro stics 198
K.Th e Docetae 200
L.M onoimus 290
M.L ateHre retics 210
IV.F inCaolm meonnAt p pdeinx 211
V.E ditSourm'amsr yA popfde inwxi,t Pho st-script 212
VI.L iosftt hTee xtPuaarla Hllaednllsei dn Adpipxe n 214
221
INDEX

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