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Critique of the Gospel History of the Synoptics by Bruno Bauer Volume 2 —o0o— 40 § 31. The Request of Two Disciples. Matth. 8, 19-22. As Jesus is on the way to the ship or perhaps already in the act of boarding it – for at the end of this shorter section it says: … Continue reading “§ 31. The Request of Two Disciples”
Critique of the Gospel History of the Synoptics by Bruno Bauer Volume 1 —o0o— 371 § 23. Unconnected Sayings. Matthew 7:1-10. 1. Judging. Chapter 7, verse 1. Matthew suddenly returns to the speech of Luke, which he included in the Sermon on the Mount. He quotes the Lord as saying, “Do not judge, so that … Continue reading “§ 23. Unconnected Sayings”
Critique of the Gospel History of the Synoptics by Bruno Bauer Volume 1 —o0o— 322 §20. The New Law. Matth. 5, 17—48. In an almost completed, only interrupted at a few points, context, Jesus explains how his relationship to the law should be understood. Firstly, the question arises whether this fairly long explanation is connected … Continue reading “§ 20. The New Law”
Critique of the Gospel History of the Synoptics by Bruno Bauer Volume 1 —o0o— 283 §18. Transition to the Sermon on the Mount. 1. The account of Matthew. Ch. 4:23-5:1. Matthew does not mention that after the calling of the four fishermen, Jesus went to Capernaum, preached and healed there. According to his account, … Continue reading “§ 18. Transition to the Sermon on the Mount”
Critique of the Gospel History of the Synoptics by Bruno Bauer Volume 1 —o0o— 142 Second section. The preparations for Jesus’ public appearance. § 12. The effectiveness of the Baptist. 1. The locality. In those days, as Matthew has already told us, when Jesus lived in Nazareth, John the Baptist appeared and called his people … Continue reading “§ 12. The effectiveness of the Baptist”
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— 121 § 10. The origin of the Gospel account of Matthew’s infancy. First, let us dispel the false notion that can easily arise from a superficial understanding of our above interpretation. Schneckenburger **) had already attempted to assert that the account … Continue reading “§ 10. The origin of the Gospel account of Matthew’s infancy”
Critique of the Gospel History of the Synoptics by Bruno Bauer Volume 1. Leipzig: Otto Wigand, 1841. (machine translated by Neil Godfrey, March 2023) v Preface The point at which we begin the critique of the synoptic Gospels is the following. The traditional hypothesis, according to which the content of the Gospels had its source … Continue reading “Preface and Contents”
I have machine translated all three volumes of Kritik der evangelischen Geschichte der Synoptiker (1841-1842) I expect there will be an occasional error since my powers of focus are limited over 1150 pages and on a few occasions (only a few!) rely on my impressions from skimming the content and checking through Fraktur and Greek … Continue reading “BRUNO BAUER: Critique of the Gospel History – English translation”
Criticism of the Pauline Epistles by B. Bauer Third and Last Section The Second Letter to the Corinthians. 1852 3 The Opening. 1: 3-11. What drives the author, the supposed apostle, to speak at length about his distress and suffering in the opening? Is he trying to show that a man who suffers so much … Continue reading “BRUNO BAUER: Criticism of the Pauline Letters – III. Third and Last Section – a. 2 Corinthians”
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”
Criticism of the Pauline Epistles by B. Bauer First Section The Origin of the Galatians Epistle 1850 3 Preface We will put an end once and for all to the mistakes and unsuccessful attempts of the apologists, who started from the assumption that it is both possible and necessary to integrate the Pauline letters with … Continue reading “BRUNO BAUER: Criticism of the Pauline Letters – I. Origin of the Galatians Epistle”
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”
276 VI. Hadrian and Christian Gnosis. 1. The Empowered Nero. Among the five emperors who, after the fall of the last Flavian, allowed the Senate free hand in legislation, Hadrian occupies the same position as Nero in the line of Julio-Claudian princes. Those five had risen above the embittered mood with which the first emperors … Continue reading “BRUNO BAUER: Christ and the Caesars – VI. Hadrian and Christian Gnosis”