Project Gutenberg 2006-04-17 Public domain in the USA. 185 Lightfoot, J. B. (Joseph Barber) 1828 1889 Lightfoot, Joseph Barber Durham, Joseph Barber Lightfoot, Lord Bishop of Essays on the work entitled "Supernatural Religion" Introduction -- The silence of Eusebius -- The Ignatian epistles -- Polycarp of Smyrna -- Papias of Hierapolis. I, II -- The later school of St. John -- The churches of Gaul -- Tatian's Diatessaron -- Discoveries illustrating the Acts of the Apostles. Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Essays on the work entitled 'Supernatural Religion'" by J. B. Lightfoot is a scholarly critique written in the late 19th century. This collection analyzes the arguments and criticisms presented in the anonymous book "Supernatural Religion," focusing primarily on its implications about the authenticity and historical significance of the New Testament Gospels. Lightfoot's essays aim to defend the credibility of early Christian writings while addressing various historical and theological claims made in "Supernatural Religion." The opening of this work serves as a preface, where the author outlines his motivations for compiling these essays. He expresses his initial reluctance to address the debates surrounding "Supernatural Religion" but was compelled to respond when a close friend was unjustly criticized therein. Lightfoot discusses the broader implications of the arguments found in "Supernatural Religion" and sets the stage for a detailed examination of its claims about the Gospel accounts and early Christian history. He hints at a systematic assessment of historical evidence, highlighting errors in the opposing arguments while stating his commitment to a fair and rigorous investigation into the foundations of Christian scripture. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 56.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Apologetics -- History -- 19th century Cassels, Walter Richard, 1826-1907. Supernatural religion Fathers of the church BL Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - Religious Category: Religion/Spirituality 850456 2025-08-07T14:37:12.645207 text/html 850277 2025-01-17T17:34:19.215395 text/html 382013 2025-08-07T14:37:24.229130 application/epub+zip 394434 2025-08-07T14:37:16.362133 application/epub+zip 376616 2025-08-07T14:37:14.984149 application/epub+zip 746675 2025-08-07T14:37:29.966123 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 696097 2025-08-07T14:37:23.133157 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 656856 2022-09-08T15:09:58.673980 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 780888 2025-08-07T14:37:12.105201 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 779670 2006-04-17T15:17:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 780279 2006-04-17T15:17:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20314 2025-08-07T14:37:30.103109 application/rdf+xml 19121 2025-08-07T14:37:15.495158 image/jpeg 4185 2025-08-07T14:37:15.240174 image/jpeg 278266 2006-04-17T15:17:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 277699 2006-04-17T15:17:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 378108 2025-08-07T14:37:12.707192 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia