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2. How Miracles Help When the author had transformed the religious theologian into a sorcerer, he was also compelled to boast of the man who (1 Cor. 15:30) was hourly in danger and whose sufferings and “incessant” afflictions gave him the right to boast of himself that (2 Cor. 4:10) he was carrying the dying … Continue reading “2. How Miracles Help”
Critique of the Gospel History of the Synoptics by Bruno Bauer Volume 3 —o0o— 291 § 90. The Crucifixion, Death and Burial of Jesus. 1. The procession to Calvary Mark 15, 21, 22 Jesus is led out of the city to Golgotha (i.e. as Mark translates the name of this place, the place of … Continue reading “§ 90. The Crucifixion, Death and Burial of Jesus”
Critique of the Gospel History of the Synoptics by Bruno Bauer Volume 3 —o0o— Critique of the Gospel History of the Synoptics and John by Bruno Bauer. Third and final volume. Brauuschweig: Friedrich Otto. 1842 1 Eleventh section. The express revelation of Jesus as the Messiah. ————— § 67. The Confession of Peter. At last, … Continue reading “§ 67. The Confession of Peter”
Critique of the Gospel History of the Synoptics by Bruno Bauer Volume 2 —o0o— 255 § 46. Jesus’ discourse on the Baptist. Matth. 11, 7 -19. In the form in which Luke communicates it (C. 7, 24-28.), the speech of Jesus has a very lively course, a quickened rhythm, and the movement of the whole … Continue reading “§ 46. Jesus’ discourse on the Baptist”
Critique of the Gospel History of the Synoptics by Bruno Bauer Volume 2 —o0o— 206 § 44. The Instructional Speech. Matth. 10, 5-42. If Jesus neither called nor ever sent the Twelve, then he did not give them a special speech at their departure. We could therefore be very brief if asked whether Jesus actually … Continue reading “§ 44. The Instructional Speech”
Critique of the Gospel History of the Synoptics by Bruno Bauer Volume 1 —o0o— 299 Section Four. The Sermon on the Mount. Matthew 5:3 – 7:27 ——– § 19. The Introduction Matthew 5:3-16. 1. The Beatitudes. Matthew 5:3-15. Luke 6:20-26. Some keywords in the Beatitudes, with which Jesus, according to Matthew’s account, begins his sermon, … Continue reading “§ 19. The Introduction”
Critique of the Gospel History of the Synoptics by Bruno Bauer Volume 1 —o0o— 128 § 11. Chronological Note. It will be useful to remind those who are simultaneously hard and soft-hearted, and capable of such different emotions that they grant belief to Luke without reason but deny it to Matthew, of the chronology in … Continue reading “§ 11. Chronological Note”
Critique of the Gospel History of the Synoptics by Bruno Bauer Volume 1 —o0o— 106 § 9. The flight to Egypt and settlement in Nazareth. In his presentation of the prehistory, Luke incorporated the prophecy of the struggles which the Redeemer and, in him, the new principle would have to endure. Through the soul of … Continue reading “§ 9. The flight to Egypt and settlement in Nazareth”
Critique of the Gospel History of the Synoptics by Bruno Bauer Volume 1 —o0o— 92 § 8. The Star of the Magi. When Jesus was born in Bethlehem, Magi came from the East to Jerusalem and asked about the newborn King of the Jews, whose star they had seen. Herod, troubled by this news, called … Continue reading “§ 8. The Star of the Magi”
101 The Ephesians and the Colossians Letters I fully agree with the explanation given by Dr. Baur regarding the reproduction of Gnostic ideas in the letters to the Ephesians and Colossians, and I only find it necessary to provide some further clarification on the question of the chronological relationship between this Christian transformation and the … Continue reading “Third and Last Section – e. Ephesians and Colossians”
77 The Pastoral Epistles. Having now demonstrated the late origin of the four “major letters” that were previously considered as indisputably genuine, and assuming the unauthenticity of the nine other letters as proven by Dr. Vaur, the task left for my criticism is to incorporate the result obtained by the latter scholar, and in some … Continue reading “Third and Last Section – c. The Pastoral Epistles”
Criticism of the Pauline Epistles by B. Bauer Second Section The Origin of the First Corinthians Letter 1851 3 The Introduction. 1: 1-9. If it were really Paul who wrote to his Corinthians, he would not have addressed the church, which he could consider as his own work, with a phrase that points to a … Continue reading “BRUNO BAUER: Criticism of the Pauline Letters – II. Origin of the First Corinthians Letter”
345/346 VIII. The Completion of the New Testament Literature. 1. A Great History and a Late Poem. In a series of images, we have seen the fate of the Empire, the nationalities, and the social classes of the first two centuries of our era unfold before us. As diverse as the figures were that moved … Continue reading “BRUNO BAUER: Christ and the Caesars – VIII. The Completion of the New Testament Literature”
318 VII. The Time of Marcus Aurelius. We come to a conclusion and say farewell to the Caesars who ruled the world alongside the gradual rise of Christianity. They all contributed to the formation of the new faith and, in their individuality, depicted with expressive force a feature of the image in which the dissatisfied … Continue reading “BRUNO BAUER: Christ and the Caesars – VII. The Time of Marcus Aurelius”