Full Description
First published in 1934 as the second edition of a 1930 original, this book contains the text of the Hulsean Lectures for 1929 on the teachings of Jesus and the apostles. Scott was the first non-clergyman to hold this lectureship, and in these lectures he charts the development and gradual evolution of the teachings of Jesus though their interpretation by later teachers. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Christian teaching.
Contents
Preface; 1. The master: character of his ethical teaching; 2. The master: his criticism of evil; 3. The master: his method of goodness; 4. The apostle: reproduction and development of the ethical teaching of Jesus; 5. The apostle: illustrations of his ethical principles; 6. Limitations and their removal; Detached notes; Index of quotations.
