The Origin of the Gospel According to St. John (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Origin of the Gospel According to St. JohnThis prevailing theory may be stated as follows. The Gospel is a non-palestinian product, probably Of Anatolian (asia Minor) origin - so far the ecclesiastical tradition of a John of Ephesus may be accepted, it is essentially Hellenic, not Judaic, in style and language and thought. It is late in composition, removed by some generations from that of the Lord. In a word, it is a romance. It contains possibly some correct historical traditions, but at second or third hand, yet this element Of history is overwhelmed by an artificial construction Of fact and atmosphere which wholly distorts the historical kernel.The essay would meet one article of that thesis: Is the Gospel a Palestinian product or not? My question involves neither composition in Palestine, nor date Of the composition, nor problem of authorship.1 If it is a product alien to Palestine, its scenery, history, language and religion, the correctness of its evangelical tradition must be rigorously criticized, if not dis counted. If on the other hand it can be shown to correspond to the historical Palestinian milieu which it professes to present, the current theory of the Gospel must be subjected to equal criticism.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.