The virgin birth of Christ /

The virgin birth of Christ /

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Machen, J. Gresham (John Gresham), 1881-1937.
Edition:	1st ed.
Imprint:	New York : Harper, 1930.
Description:	vii, 415 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Thomas Smyth lectures (Decatur, Ga.) ; 1927.
Subject:	Virgin birth Infancy narratives (Gospels)
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13210520

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Notes:	"Containing in substance ... the Thomas Smyth lectures which the author had the honor of delivering at Columbia Theological Seminary in the spring of 1927." Includes bibliographical references and index. committed to retain from JKM Seminaries Library 2023 JKM University of Chicago Library

Table of Contents:

The virgin birth in the second century
The birth narrative an original part of the third gospel
Characteristics of the Lucan narrative
The hymns of the first chapter of Luke
The origin and transmission of the Lucan narrative
The integrity of the Lucan narrative
The narrative in Matthew
The relation between the narratives
The inherent credibility of the narratives
The birth narratives and secular history
The birth narratives and the rest of the New Testament
Alternative theories : preliminary considerations
The theory of Jewish derivation
The theory of pagan derivation
Conclusion and consequences.