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CONTENTS.

BOOK III.
THE RELATION OF THE RELIGIOUS ELEMENT TO JESUS OF NAZAERETH, OR A DISCOURSE OF CHRISTIANITY.
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Chap. I. Statement of the Question and the Method of Inquiry 153
II. Removal of some Difficulties. Character of the Christian Records 158
III. The Religious and Theological Doctrines of Jesus 163
IV. The Authority of Jesus, its Real and Pretended Source 173
V. The Essential Excellence of the Christian Religion 187
VI. The Moral and Religious Character of Jesus of Nazareth 192
VII. Mistakes about Jesus—his Reception and Influence 198


BOOK IV.
THE RELATION OF THE RELIGIOUS ELEMENT TO THE GREATEST OF BOOKS, OR A DISCOURSE OF THE BIBLE.
Chap. I. Position of the Bible—Claims made for it—Statement of the Question 211
II. An Examination of the Claims of the Old Testament to be a Divine, Miraculous, or Infallible Composition 218
III. An Examination of the Claims of the New Testament to be a Divine, Miraculous, or Infallible Composition 234
IV. The Absolute Religion independent of Historical Documents—The Bible as it is 242
V. Cause of the False and the Real Veneration for the Bible 245


BOOK V.
THE RELATION OF THE RELIGIOUS ELEMENT TO THE GREATEST OF HUMAN INSTITUTIONS, OR A DISCOURSE OF THE CHURCH.
Chap. I. Claims of the Christian Church 253
II. The Gradual Formation of the Christian Church 258
III. The Fundamental and Distinctive Idea of the Christian Church—Division of the Christian Sects 269
IV. The Catholic Party 271
V. The Protestant Party 289
VI. Of the Party that are neither Catholics nor Protestants 316
VII. The Final Answer to the Question 319


The Conclusion 325