The Fourfold Gospel: Volume 2, The Beginning

Edwin A. Abbott (1838?1926) was a British headmaster and theological scholar best known as the author of Flatland, an 1884 novella which was influential in the development of science fiction. Originally published in 1914, this book forms section 2 of a 5 volume work by Abbott on the four canonical gospels and the relationship between them. Taken together, the five volumes constitute part 10 of the Diatessarica, a series dealing with the gospels and their interpretation. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in biblical criticism and theology.

Introduction; 1. The beginning of the gospel; 2. John baptizing the people; 3. John preaching or prophesying; 4. The baptism of Jesus; 5. The temptation; 6. Journeying into Gallilee; 7. Jesus beginning to 'preach'; Appendix 1. Nazarence and Nazoraean; Appendix 2. The disciple that was 'known unto the high priest'; Appendix 3. The interpretation of early Christian poetry.