It was, however, his own fault that his merit in this respect was not recognised in the nineteenth century, because in his “Life of Jesus for the German People” (1864), where he undertook to draw a positive historic picture of Jesus, he renounced his better opinions of 1835, eliminated eschatology, and, instead of the historic Jesus, portrayed the Jesus of liberal theology. IX. STRAUSS’S OPPONENTS AND SUPPORTERS _David Friedrich Strauss._ Streitschriften zur Verteidigung meiner Schrift über das Leben‐Jesu und zur Charakteristik der gegenwärtigen Theologie. (Replies to criticisms of my work on the Life of Jesus; with an estimate of present‐day theology.) Tübingen, 1837. Das Leben‐Jesu, 3te verbesserte Auflage (3rd revised edition). 1838‐1839, Tübingen. _August Tholuck._ Die Glaubwürdigkeit der evangelischen Geschichte, zugleich eine Kritik des Lebens Jesu von Strauss. (The Credibility of the Gospel History, with an incidental criticism of Strauss’s “Leben‐Jesu.”) Hamburg, 1837. _Aug. Wilh. Neander._ Das Leben Jesu‐Christi. Hamburg, 1837. Dr. Neanders auf höhere Veranlassung abgefasstes Gutachten über das Buch des Dr. Strauss’ “Leben‐Jesu” und das in Beziehung auf die Verbreitung desselben zu beachtende Verfahren. (Dr. Neander’s report, drawn up at the request of the authorities, upon Dr. Strauss’s “Leben‐Jesu” and the measures to be adopted in regard to its circulation.) 1836. _Leonhard Hug._ Gutachten über das Leben‐Jesu, kritisch bearbeitet von D. Fr. Strauss. (Report on D. Fr. Strauss’s critical work upon the Life of Jesus.) Freiburg, 1840. _Christian Gottlob Wilke._ Tradition und Mythe. Ein Beitrag zur historischen Kritik der kanonischen Evangelien überhaupt, wie insbesondere zur Würdigung des mythischen Idealismus im Leben‐Jesu von Strauss. (Tradition and Myth. A Contribution to the General Historical Criticism of the Gospels; with special reference to the mythical idealism of Strauss’s “Leben‐Jesu.”) Leipzig, 1837. _August Ebrard._ Wissenschaftliche Kritik der evangelischen Geschichte. (Scientific Criticism of the Gospel History.) Frankfort, 1842. _Georg Heinr. Aug. Ewald._ Geschichte Christus’ und seiner Zeit. (History of Christ and His Times.) 1855. Fifth volume of the “Geschichte des Volkes Israel.” _Christoph Friedrich von Ammon._ Die Geschichte des Lebens Jesu mit steter Rücksicht auf die vorhandenen Quellen. (History of the Life of Jesus with constant reference to the extant sources.) 3 vols. 1842‐1847. Scarcely ever has a book let loose such a storm of controversy; and scarcely ever has a controversy been so barren of immediate result. The fertilising rain brought up a crop of toad‐stools. Of the forty or fifty essays on the subject which appeared in the next five years, there are only four or five which are of any value, and even of these the value is very small.