Toward the Understanding of Jesus (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Toward the Understanding of Jesus<br><br>The present study was first published with two other historical essays in 1921 under the title, "Toward the Understanding of Jesus and Other Historical Studies."<br><br>The background of the teachings of Christ are naturally of greater interest to the reading public than researches on the fall of Rome or the agrarian conditions of medival Europe. It is therefore deemed advisable by the publishers to issue "Toward the Understanding of Jesus" separately and thus meet the demand of a wider public.<br><br>In the preface of the original edition I tried to make it quite clear that this study is not a contribution to so-called higher criticism but rather to historical understanding. To explain the purpose of this little book therefore I venture to quote from the preface of the original edition - "The first study deals with the historical problem presented by the teachings of Jesus. The problem is - why such unprecedented teachings at that particular time This study, therefore, deals, if you please, with the 'fullness of time.' To the scientific historian everything that has happened happened in the 'fullness of time' and to understand intimately and realistically that 'fullness' is the task of history.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This 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.