Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

Excerpt from Supernatural Religion, Vol. 2 of 3: An Inquiry Into the Reality of Divine Revelation It is not necessary for our purpose to go into any ana lysis of the character of the Clementines. It will suffice to say that they almost entirely consist of discussions between the Apostle Peter and Simon the Magician regarding the identity of the true Mosaic and Christian religions. Peter follows the Magician from city to city for the purpose of exposing and refuting him, the one, in fact, representing Apostolic doctrine and the other heresy, and in the course of these discussions occur the very numerous quotations of sayings of Jesus and of Christian history which we have to examine. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.

Walter Richard Cassels is the speculated author of the anonymous work Supernatural Religion. Speculation that Cassels is the author surfaced in 1895 after his publication of a series of theological articles. Cassels however never publicly acknowledged his authorship of Supernatural Religion. Not much is known about his private life or how he became an early Christianity expert. He wrote poetry and was an art collector. Never married, he died in London on 10 June 1907.

This 3-volume work is the result of many years of earnest and serious investigation, undertaken in the first instance for the regulation of personal belief of the author. His main object has been conscientiously and fully to state the facts of the case, to make no assertions the grounds for which are not clearly given, and as far as possible to place before the reader the materials from which a judgment may be intelligently formed regarding the important subject discussed. Fear of the results of investigation, in author's opinion, should deter no man, for the issue in any case is gain: emancipation from delusion, or increase of assurance. That which is true in Religion cannot be shaken; that which is false no one can desire to preserve._x000D_ Contents:_x000D_ Miracles in Relation to Christianity_x000D_ Miracles in Relation to the Order of Nature_x000D_ Reason in Relation to the Order of Nature_x000D_ The Age of Miracles_x000D_ The Permanent Stream of Miraculous Pretension_x000D_ Miracles in Relation to Ignorance and Superstition_x000D_ The Synoptic Gospels:_x000D_ Clement of Rome – The Epistle of Barnabas – The Pastor of Hermas_x000D_ The Epistles of Ignatius – The Epistle of Polycarp_x000D_ Justin Martyr_x000D_ Hegesippus – Papias of Hierapolis_x000D_ The Clementines – The Epistle to Diognetus_x000D_ Basilides – Valentinus_x000D_ Marcion_x000D_ Tatian – Dionysius of Corinth_x000D_ Melito of Sardis – Claudius Apollinaris – Athenagoras – The Epistle of Vienne and Lyons_x000D_ Ptolemæus and Heracleon – Celsus – The Canon of Muratori – Results_x000D_ The Fourth Gospel:_x000D_ The External Evidence_x000D_ Authorship and Character of the Fourth Gospel_x000D_ The Acts of the Apostles:_x000D_ The External Evidence_x000D_ Evidence Regarding the Authorship_x000D_ Design and Composition_x000D_ Primitive Christianity_x000D_ Stephen the Martyr_x000D_ Philip and the Eunuch. Peter and Cornelius_x000D_ Paul the Apostle of the Gentiles_x000D_ The Direct Evidence for Miracles:_x000D_ The Epistles and the Apocalypse_x000D_ The Evidence of Paul_x000D_ The Resurrection and Ascension:_x000D_ The Relation of Evidence to Subject_x000D_ The Evidence of the Gospels_x000D_ The Evidence of Paul_x000D_ Conclusions

Stressing the historical and theological significance of pivotal figures and movements, William Baird guides the reader through intriguing developments and critical interpretation of the New Testament from its beginnings in Deism through the watershed of the Tubingen school. Familiar figures appear in a new light, and important, previously forgotten stages of the journey emerge. Baird gives attention to the biographical and cultural setting of persons and approaches, affording both beginning student and seasoned scholar an authoritative account that is useful for orientation as well as research.