I promised myself long ago that if I ever found software capable of reading and translating Old German fonts then my first priority would be to translate Bruno Bauer’s Kritik der Evangelien und Geschichte ihres Ursprungs = Critique of the Gospels and a History of their Origin.
I have now completed that task. All six books in the three volumed work are here translated.
It’s mostly machine translated but still quite readable, I think. If you would like to suggest smoother translations of any passages do leave a comment or email me. Thanks again.
Where there are footnotes I have coloured the row to make it easier to follow the page order in table format.
The volumes were originally published in 1850-1851.
First Book: The Fourth Gospel
- Foreword
- Ch 1 – John the Baptist & Disciples
- Ch 2 – Miracle at Cana
- Ch 3 – Cleansing the Temple
- Ch 4 – Nicodemus
- Ch 5 – Last words of the Baptist
- Ch 6 – Jesus in Samaria
- Ch 7 – Second Miracle in Galilee
- Ch 8 – First Sabbath Violation
- Ch 9 – The Miraculous Feeding
- Ch 10 – Sabbath Dispute Continued
- Ch 11 – The Adulteress
- Ch 12 – Dispute about Person of the Lord continues
- Ch 13 – Second Sabbath Forgiveness
- Ch 14 – Conclusion
Second Book: The Birth and Childhood of Jesus
- Ch 1 – Descent of Jesus from David
- Ch 2 – Childhood Story of Luke
- Ch 3 – Origin of Luke’s Gospel Prehistory
- Ch 4 – The Prehistory of Matthew
Third Book: The Original Prehistory
Fourth Book: Public Activity of Jesus
- Ch 1 – The First Appearance of Jesus in Galilee
- Ch 2 – The Calling of the First Four Apostles
- Ch 3 – The Sermon on the Mount
- Ch 4 – The Compilation of Matthew
- Ch 5 – The Compilation of Luke
- Ch 6 – The Plan of the Original Story
- Ch 7 – The Confrontations with the Law and the Pharisees
- Ch 8 – The Parable Speech
- Ch 9 – The Four Miracles
- Ch 10 – The Instruction of the Apostles
Fifth Book: The Conclusion and Completion of Jesus’ Public Ministry.
First Section: The Elijah Deeds of Jesus
Second Section: The Explicit Revelation of Jesus as the Messiah
- Ch 1 – The Confession of Peter
- Ch 2 – The Prophecies of Jesus about His Suffering
- Ch 3 – The Transfiguration
- Ch 4 – The Little Ones
- Ch 5 – Divorce
- Ch 6 – The Rich Man
- Ch 7 – The Request of the Zebedees
Third Section: Jesus’ Ministry in Jerusalem
- Ch 1 – The Entry into Jerusalem
- Ch 2 – The Cursing of the Fig Tree and the Purification of the Temple
- Ch 3. – The Controversy over the Authority of Jesus
- Ch 4 – The Controversy between Jesus and his Opponents
- Ch 5 – Jesus’ Discourse on the Last Things
Sixth Book: The Suffering, Death and Resurrection of Jesus
- Ch 1 – The Raising of Lazarus
- Ch 2 – The Anointing of Jesus at Bethany
- Ch 3 – The Last Supper of Jesus
- Ch 4 – The Soul-Struggle of Jesus in Gethsemane
- Ch 5 – The Arrest of Jesus
- Ch 6 – The Interrogation before the High Priest
- Ch 7 – The Interrogation before Pilate
- Ch 8 – Crucifixion, Death, and Burial of Jesus
- Ch 9 – Resurrection and Ascension
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