Excerpt from A Sketch of the Character of Jesus: A Biblical Essay

The 'Sketch of the Character of Jesus, ' the work of Dr. Schenkel, Professor of Theology in the University of Heidelberg and 'Kirchenrath' in the Grand Duchy of Baden, which is here presented to the English public, has created an interest beyond the limits of Germany, having been already translated into Dutch, French, Italian, and Swedish, and also into English, in America, by W. H. Furness, D.D., whose work has been made use of in preparing the present translation.

In Germany, Dr. Schenkel's 'Sketch of the Character of Jesus' met with opposition from a part of the clergy, who even attempted to shake the official position of the author, but the whole Liberal party stood by him, and the ecclesiastical court dismissed the accusation as unfounded.

It was not Dr. Schenkel's intention to write the life, but to delineate the moral character of Jesus, which he represents as unique, incomparable, exalted over all, and every unprejudiced reader will see that the book has proceeded from the purest reverence and admiration for the Saviour of the World.

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