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Delitzsch, Friedrich

 
9781333975739: Whose Son Is Christ? (Classic Reprint): Two Lectures on Progress in Religion: Two Lectures on Progress in Religion (Classic Reprint)

Sinopsis

A clear, evidence-based look at how ancient texts were read, rewritten, and understood as the story of Jesus developed.

In this work, the author surveys how early gospel texts were altered and how those changes shaped Christian beliefs. It traces how quotations from the Old Testament were used to claim prophecies for Jesus, and why some passages were reinterpreted to fit a developing picture of the Messiah. The discussion ties together textual evidence, manuscript history, and the broader history of early Christian thought.

The book challenges readers to rethink familiar narratives by showing how linguistic choices and historical context influenced the meaning of key passages. It argues that recognizing these edits can illuminate the development of doctrine and the way Christmas and other beliefs are traditionally understood.

  • Exposes how certain gospel passages were edited or reinterpreted.
  • Explains connections between Old Testament quotations and New Testament claims about Jesus.
  • Discusses the impact of textual history on Christian doctrine and practice.
  • Offers a historical view of how early Christianity engaged with broader religious ideas.

Ideal for readers of religious history, biblical scholarship, and theology seeking a careful, text-focused exploration of how the New Testament came to be read as it is today.

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Excerpt from Whose Son Is Christ?: Two Lectures on Progress in Religion

Religion is an affair of the heart and becomes entwined with the affections from youth onwards, like one's native language and one's mother country. Wherever the heart is concerned, um sought interference in the affairs of others is both Objectionable and dangerous, and nothing is further from the intention of these lectures than to alienate anyone from the faith Of his fathers. The pious Israelite who, faithful to the usages of his forefathers, prays to the One Eternal who once led his people out of Egypt; the Christian who is confident of reconciliation with God his Father through Jesus Christ, his Saviour the Mohammedan who, in obedience to the precepts of the Prophet, prostrates himself in the dust five times a day before Allah, the All Merciful and Gracious - shall our Father in Heaven not be equally near to all these his chil dren, provided that they prove their devoutness by their deeds? For Without works assuredly every form of faith is dead.

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.

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Excerpt from Whose Son Is Christ?: Two Lectures on Progress in Religion

The two Lectures here presented to English readers were delivered by Professor Friedrich Delitzsch to the Lessing Society in Berlin on November 6th and 13th, 1907. They were published in 1908 under the title Zur Weiterbildung den Religion.' In kindly giving permission to issue them in this country, Prof. Delitzsch desired that the title to be prefixed to the second German edition, Wessen Sohn ist Christus should also be adopted for the English translation.

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.

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