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   Page numbers in this book are indicated by numbers enclosed
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THE BOOKS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT

by the

REV. LEIGHTON PULLAN

Fellow and Tutor of St. John Baptist's College, Oxford.







  "If you choose to obey your Bibles, you will
  never care who attacks them."--RUSKIN.



Fourth Edition Revised

Rivingtons
34 King Street, Covent Garden
London
1912



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PREFACE

This book is intended to meet the widely prevalent need of an
introduction to the New Testament which is neither a mere hand-book nor
an elaborate treatise for specialists.  It is written in a conservative
spirit, and at the same time an ample use has been made of recent
critical investigation.

It has been impossible to give an exhaustive proof of the position
maintained, but no matter of great importance has been overlooked. The
arguments will be intelligible to educated persons who are unacquainted
with the Greek language.

The author has sometimes derived much help from the articles in Dr.
Hastings' _Dictionary of the Bible_.  The dates which have been adopted
are in most cases those adopted in {vi} that Dictionary by Dr. Sanday
and Mr. C. H. Turner.

His best thanks are due to the Rev. E. W. Pullan, Mr. J. F. Briscoe,
and Mr. E. W. Corbett, for the kind help which they have given him in
the preparation of the book.




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CONTENTS

CHAPTER                                    PAGE

        TABLE OF APPROXIMATE DATES.............   x
     I. THE NEW TESTAMENT .................   1
    II. THE GOSPELS ....................   9
   III. THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. MATTHEW ........  33
    IV. THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. MARK..........  49
     V. THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. LUKE..........  64
    VI. THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. JOHN..........  80
   VII. THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES.............. 102
  VIII. THE EPISTLES OF ST. PAUL.............. 116
    IX. 1 AND 2 THESSALONIANS ............... 125
    