Preface

Lecture 1: On the Origin of Christianity in the Old Testament.
Method of Investigation—Christianity Appealed to Existing Hope—Evidence of the Messianic Hope—Hope Intensified in Suffering—Before the Close of the Canon—In what Sense Christ was of His Time—Origin of the Messianic Idea—The Messianic Hope Davidic—Post-Exilian Hopes—The Priest-Codex—Rabbinism and the Messianic Idea—The Idea of the Kingdom

Lecture 2: On the Kingdom of God as the Leading Idea of the Old Testament, and on Certain Recent Criticism Concerning the Arrangement and Date of the Canon
The Meaning of the Old Testament—The Law and the Prophets—The First Promise—The Future and the Present—Prophecy not Predicted History—Prophetic Teaching—The Heathen Development—The Jewish Development—Ideal Destiny of Israel—Christ and the Old Testament—Uncertainties of Negative Criticism—Literary Difficulties of the Theory—Critical Difficulties of the Theory

Lecture 3: The Faith and Rites of the Primitive Church are Confirmed by Indubitable Christian, and by Important Non-Christian Evidence
Primitive Belief of the Church—Statement of the Argument—The Primitive Church—The Two Periods—Trustworthiness of Canonical Writers—Pauline References to the Gospels—Evidence of the Gospel Narratives—Talmudic Evidence—Talmudic Notices of the Church—Rabbis and Early Christians—Jewish and Christian Controversy—Rabbis and Early Christians (Part 2)—Christianity and the Synagogue—Meetings for Religious Discussion—The Testimony of Josephus—The Epistle of Pliny—The Testimony of Pliny—The Church of the New Testament

Lecture 4: On Some Fundamental Principles Regarding the Study of Prophecy and its Fulfillment, Together with Remarks on Certain Special Prophecies
The Question of the Eunuch—The Fifty-Third Chapter of Isaiah—Reason of Fundamental Differences—The Fulfilment of Prophecy—Character of Prophecy—The Interpretation of Prophecy—The Fulfilment of Prophecy (Part 2)—Quotations in the New Testament—Revelation and Prophecy—Hebrew Terms for 'Prophet'—Prophets and 'Sons of the Prophets'—Prophet and Seer—Character of Prophecy (Part 2)—Prophecy to All Generations—Prophecies in the New Testament—The Messianic Goal

Lecture 5: On Prophetism and Heathen Divination, the Moral Element in Old Testament Prophecy, and the Biblical Canons for Distinguishing the True from the False Prophet
Object of the Old Testament—Heathen Divination—Prophecy and Divination—Heathenism and Revelation—Test of the True Prophet—The Proclamation of God—Test of a False Prophet—Conditionalness of Prophecy—Underlying Spiritual Realities—Prophecy Points Beyond Itself—The Terrible Contrast

Lecture 6: On the Spiritual Element in Prophecy: the Old Testament Pointed to a Spiritual Fulfillment in the Kingdom of God
Progression in Prophecy—Apostolic View of Prophecy—Statement of Objections—Proposed Interpretation—Spirituality of Legal Ordinances—Sacrifices—The 'Latter Days'—The Present and the Future—The Teaching of the Psalms—The Prophetic Future—The Dogmatic View of Prophecy—Development of Religious Ideas—The Great Contrast—Stages of History—In the Days of Cæsar Augustus

Lecture 7: On the History of the Recent Criticism of the Pentateuch, and on Some Difficulties Connected with its Results
The System of Astruc—The Theory of Eichhorn—Three Groups of Criticism—The 'Document-Hypothesis'—The Theory of Wellhausen—Historic Grounds of the Theory—The Theory of Wellhausen (Part 2)—Composition of the Pentateuch—General Objections—Sequences of the Theory—General Objections (Part 2)—Weight of the Argument—Further Sequences of the Theory—Erroneous Analogies—Original Institutions of Israel—Suggestions of Negative Criticism—Critical Conclusions

Lecture 8: Some Further Considerations Regarding the Composition and Date of the Pentateuch
Composition of the Pentateuch—General Statement—The State of Israel—Sacrificial Worship—In the Wilderness and in Canaan—The Settlement in Canaan—Hindrances to Mosaic Institutions—Remnants of Theocratic Institutions—Religious Institutions in Canaan—Religious Observances in Canaan—Religious Observances in Israel—Primitive Legislation Probable—Questions Raised—The Linguistic Argument—Two Branches of the Argument—Priests and Prophets—Prophetic References to the Law—Ezekiel and the 'Priest-Code'—Evidence of Mosaic Legislation—Primitive Laws—Later Rabbinic Modifications—Later Elements

Lecture 9: The Messianic Idea in the Later Stages of Israel's History: the Apocrypha and Their Relation to the Past and the Future
Post Exilian Literature—The Septuagint and Apocrypha—Earliest Apocrypha—The Formative Period—Results of the Exile—Judaism and Hellenism—Apocrypha and the Old Testament—Character and Date of Apocrypha—Dogmatics of the Apocrypha—Critical and Literary Questions—The 'Time-Spirit' in the Apocrypha—The Messianic Hope

Lecture 10: On the Different Movements of National Life in Palestine in their Bearing on the Messianic Idea; on the Nationalist Movement in its Connection with Pseudepigraphic Literature: the Pseudepigrapha, and their Character
The Messianic Hope—Changes in the Messianic Idea—The Period of the Exile—After the Exile—The Nationalist Movement—Christ and All Other Teachers—Nationalist Visions—The Nationalists and the Church—Character of the Pseudepigrapha—Pseudepigrapha and the Church

Lecture 11: Analysis and Contents of the Pseudepigraphic Writings; Their Teaching Concerning the Messiah and Messianic Times
The Pseudepigrapha—Interest of this Literature—Its Messianic Teaching—Messianic Times—The Signs of Messiah—The Teaching of Christ

Lecture 12: The Last Stage in Messianic Prophecy: John the Baptist; His Character and Preaching. The Fulfillment in Christ
The Character of the Baptist—The Testimony of John—The Preaching of the Baptist—John not a Fanatic—The Preaching of John—Old Testament References—The Great Fulfilment

APPENDICES:
1. Eichhorn's Arrangement of Genesis
2. Analysis of the Pentateuch and of its Criticism
Orthodox View—Modern Reconstruction—Modern Hypothesis—Wellhausen's QP—Rabbinic Modifications

 

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