The Gospel And the Modern Man
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It was the practice of many of the early sects to pro- duce counterfeit gospels for the purpose of justify- ing some peculiar view. A considerable number of 94 THE GOSPEL AND THE MODERN MAN these have come down to us either in whole or in part, but with the possible exception of the Gospel of the Hebrews they are utterly unhistorical. In them all there are barely half a dozen incidents or sayings that can be accepted as in any sense genuine. In some cases these gospels contain elaborate descrip...tions of events preceding the birth of Christ, of his boyhood, of his crucifixion and resurrection, and of his descent to the abode of the departed spirits. The motive in such construction was either to give authority and weight to certain peculiar views or to supply the want of information about some period of Jesus' life. Both purposes are equally open to moral ob- jections from our own point of view. While it is true that such writings as these testify to the church's belief that Christianity is grounded on history, they also testify to the indifference of the early church to elemental historical accuracy.
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It was the practice of many of the early sects to pro- duce counterfeit gospels for the purpose of justify- ing some peculiar view. A considerable number of 94 THE GOSPEL AND THE MODERN MAN these have come down to us either in whole or in part, but with the possible exception of the Gospel of the Hebrews they are utterly unhistorical. In them all there are barely half a dozen incidents or sayings that can be accepted as in any sense genuine. In some cases these gospels contain elaborate descrip...tions of events preceding the birth of Christ, of his boyhood, of his crucifixion and resurrection, and of his descent to the abode of the departed spirits. The motive in such construction was either to give authority and weight to certain peculiar views or to supply the want of information about some period of Jesus' life. Both purposes are equally open to moral ob- jections from our own point of view. While it is true that such writings as these testify to the church's belief that Christianity is grounded on history, they also testify to the indifference of the early church to elemental historical accuracy.
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