The Supernatural in the New Testament Possible, Credible, and Historical Or: An Examination of the Validity of Some Recent Objections Against Christianity as a Divine Revelation By the Rev. Charles A. Row, M.A. Prebendary of St. Paul’s Author of “The Jesus of the Evangelists,” “The Nature and Extent of Divine Inspiration,” “The Moral Teaching of the New Testament,” Etc. London Frederic Norgate 1875 CONTENTS Dedication. Chapter I. Introduction. The Position of the Controversy Between the Opponents and the Defenders of Christianity. Chapter II. Definitions of Terms. Chapter III. The Supernatural Elements Contained in the New Testament: In What Do They Consist? And What View Do Its Writers Take Respecting Them? Chapter IV. Miracles, What Do They Prove? Chapter V. The Antecedent Improbability of Miracles.—The Unknown and Unknowable God. Chapter VI. The Objection That Miracles Are Contrary To Reason Considered. Chapter VII. The Allegation That No Testimony Can Prove The Truth Of A Supernatural Event. Chapter VIII. The Objection That The Defenders Of Christianity Assume Certain Facts The Truth Of Which Can Only Be Known By Revelation, And Then Reason From Those Facts To The Truth Of The Bible, Considered. Chapter IX. Demoniacal Miracles—General Considerations. Chapter X. The Existence And Miracles Of Satan. Chapter XI. Possession: Is The Theory That It Was Madness Subversive Of The Historical Value Of The Gospels Or Inconsistent With The Veracity Of Christ? Chapter XII. Possession, If An Objective Reality, Neither Incredible Nor Contrary To The Ascertained Truths Of Mental Science. Chapter XIII. The Alleged Credulity Of The Followers Of Jesus. Chapter XIV. The Love Of The Marvellous—Its Bearing On The Value Of Testimony To Miracles. Chapter XV. Our Summary Rejection Of Current Supernaturalism Considered In Its Bearing On The Evidence For Miracles. Chapter XVI. General Objections To Miracles As Credentials Of A Revelation. Chapter XVII. The Historical Evidence On Which The Great Facts Of Christianity Rest—General Considerations. Chapter XVIII. The Testimony Of The Church, And Of St. Paul’s Epistles, To The Facts Of Primitive Christianity. Their Historical Value Considered. Chapter XIX. The Evidence Furnished By The Epistles To The Facts Of Our Lord’s Life, And To The Truth Of The Resurrection. Chapter XX. The Resurrection Of Jesus Christ An Historical Fact. Chapter XXI. The Historical Value Of The Gospels As Deduced From Previous Considerations. Chapter XXII. The Historical Character Of The Gospels As Deduced From Their Internal Structure. Footnotes [Cover Art]