In Chapter XIV. we considered the _external testimony_ to the _Four Gospels_, and decided that this was very strongly in their favour. At the close of the second century they held the same position among Christians as they do at present; during the middle of that century Justin shows that they were publicly read, together with the Old Testament Prophets; while the few earlier writers whose works have come down to us also seem to have known them. In Chapter XV. we considered their _internal evidence_, and found that it strongly supported the above conclusion; so combining the two, we have an almost overwhelming argument in favour of their genuineness. In Chapter XVI. we considered an additional argument of great importance, derived from the _Acts of the Apostles_. There are strong reasons for dating this book about A.D. 60; and if so it proves a still earlier date for the first three Gospels. In Chapter XVII. we considered the _Resurrection of Christ_, and the accounts we have of it in the Four Gospels. And we decided that these Narratives, in spite of some obvious discrepancies and omissions had every appearance of being thoroughly trustworthy. Indeed their complete agreement in important points, their mutual explanations, and their signs of early date are all strongly in their favour. In Chapter XVIII. we considered the testimony of the First Witnesses, and examined in detail their veracity, knowledge, investigation, and reasoning; and each seemed to be supported by irresistible evidence. Therefore the opposite theories, which are based on denying these points, and are called respectively the _Falsehood_, the _Legend_, the _Vision_, and the _Swoon_ Theory, are quite untenable. So we must either accept the Resurrection of Christ; or deny it, in spite of all the evidence, and solely because of the miraculous nature of the event. In Chapter XIX. we considered the other New Testament _Miracles_, and came to the conclusion that they also occurred. Indeed their marks of truthfulness, and their publicity together with the fact that they were never disputed at the time, make the evidence in their favour extremely strong. In Chapter XX. we considered the argument from _Prophecy_; and discussed in detail Isaiah's Prophecy of the Lord's Servant, and the Psalm of the Crucifixion, and then glanced at several others. And we pointed out how completely these prophecies were fulfilled in Christ, and how utterly hopeless it was to find any other fulfilment of them. So here again the choice lies between either accepting these prophecies, or disputing them simply because they are prophecies, and imply superhuman knowledge. In other words, we must either admit the marvel of a Divine Revelation, or else we must face the _mental_ difficulty of believing that all these coincidences were due to chance, the improbability of which can scarcely be calculated.