THE JESUS PROBLEM A RESTATEMENT OF THE MYTH THEORY BY J. M. ROBERTSON, M.P. [ISSUED FOR THE RATIONALIST PRESS ASSOCIATION, LIMITED] London: WATTS & CO., 17 JOHNSON'S COURT, FLEET STREET, E.C. 4 1917 CONTENTS PAGE Prefatory Note vii Chapter I.--THE APPROACH 1 Chapter II.--THE CENTRAL MYTH 24 § 1. The Ground of Conflict 24 § 2. The Sacrificial Rite 31 § 3. Contingent Elements 39 § 4. The Mock-King Ritual 50 § 5. Doctrinal Additions 53 § 6. Minor Ritual and Myth Elements 57 § 7. The Cross 61 § 8. The Suffering Messiah 64 § 9. The Rock Tomb 67 § 10. The Resurrection 70 Chapter III.--ROOTS OF THE MYTH 72 § 1. Historical Data 72 § 2. Prototypes 91 § 3. The Mystery-Drama 96 Chapter IV.--EVOLUTION OF THE CULT 107 § 1. The Primary Impulsion 107 § 2. The Silence of Josephus 121 § 3. The Myth of the Twelve Apostles 126 § 4. The Process of Propaganda 135 § 5. Real Determinants 148 Chapter V.--ORGANIZATION AND ECONOMICS 157 § 1. The Economic Side 157 § 2. Organization 162 Chapter VI.--EARLY BOOK-MAKING 170 § 1. The "Didachê" 170 § 2. The Apocalypse 173 § 3. Epistles 176 Chapter VII.--GOSPEL-MAKING 182 § 1. Tradition 182 § 2. Schmiedel's Tests 188 § 3. Tendential Tests 192 § 4. Historic Summary 202 Chapter VIII.--SUPPLEMENTARY MYTH 207