An Examination of the Testimony of the Four Evangelists, by the Rules of Evidence Administered in Courts of Justice. With an Account of the Trial of Jesus. By Simon Greenleaf. [A Harmony of the Gospels.]C. C. Little & J. Brown, 1846 - 543 pages |
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... dead , and his moral charac- ter is forgotten , we can ascertain it only by a close inspection of his narrative , comparing its details with each other , and with contemporary accounts and collateral facts . This test is much more ...
... dead , and his moral charac- ter is forgotten , we can ascertain it only by a close inspection of his narrative , comparing its details with each other , and with contemporary accounts and collateral facts . This test is much more ...
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... ( or Mark ) and John , were too unlearned to forge the story of his life , and two , Matthew and Luke , were too learned to be deceived by imposture . Christ had risen from the dead , and that only 52 PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS .
... ( or Mark ) and John , were too unlearned to forge the story of his life , and two , Matthew and Luke , were too learned to be deceived by imposture . Christ had risen from the dead , and that only 52 PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS .
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... dead , and had they not known this fact as certainly as they knew any other fact . ' If it were morally pos- 1 If the witnesses could be supposed to have been biased , this would not destroy their testimony to matters of fact ; it would ...
... dead , and had they not known this fact as certainly as they knew any other fact . ' If it were morally pos- 1 If the witnesses could be supposed to have been biased , this would not destroy their testimony to matters of fact ; it would ...
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... dead , not merely because we ourselves never saw it , for indeed that would be a very limited ground of deduction ; and our belief was fixed on the subject long before we had any considerable experience , - fixed chiefly by authority ...
... dead , not merely because we ourselves never saw it , for indeed that would be a very limited ground of deduction ; and our belief was fixed on the subject long before we had any considerable experience , - fixed chiefly by authority ...
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... dead man . Mr. Hume's argu- ment requires us to believe this as the lesser improbability of the two- as less unlikely than the rising of one from the dead ; and yet every one must feel convinced , that were he placed in the situation we ...
... dead man . Mr. Hume's argu- ment requires us to believe this as the lesser improbability of the two- as less unlikely than the rising of one from the dead ; and yet every one must feel convinced , that were he placed in the situation we ...
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angel apostles baptized begat behold believe besought Bethlehem Bethsaida Blessed bread called Capernaum cast child Christ Christian circumstances cometh dead devils disciples discourse Elias evangelists evidence evil fact faith Father Galilee Gospel hand hath healed hear heard Herod Holy Ghost Jerusalem Jesus answered Jesus said unto Jesus saith Jews John the Baptist Jordan Joseph Josephus Judas Judea Juttah kingdom of heaven Lord Lord's LUKE MARK Mary Master Matth MATTHEW miracles mother mother of Jesus multitude narratives Nazareth ness parable passover Peter Pharisees preach priests prophet publicans sabbath-day saith unto say unto scribes sent servant ship sick Simon Simon the Canaanite son of Zebedee spake straightway synagogue testimony thine things thou art thou hast thou shalt tion truth twelve unto thee Verily VIII whosoever witnesses woman word worship writers