Excerpt from Christ's View of the Kingdom of God: A Study in Jewish Apocalyptic and in the Mind of Jesus Christ, Bruce Lectures

The following pages incorporate a series of Bruce Lectures given in the Theological College of the United Free Church, Glasgow, in 1914. Various circumstances have delayed their preparation for publication, and in the form in which they now appear almost nothing remains of the original lectures except the argument. It is hoped, however, that by this delay and revision the argument has gained in clearness and in force, especially as it has been possible to relate it in some degree to events and aspirations of the present time. The book is issued in the hope that it may be of service to students of the Gospels, for whom the Eschatological Question still constitutes the gateway to all higher and fuller historical understanding of these precious documents. The writer is indebted to many, both teachers and friends, who have helped him, above all to the revered and beloved teacher, at whose suggestion the task of preparing these lectures was first undertaken. What he owed to Dr. James Denney for counsel and encouragementfhefcan, however, never adequately tell. The literary references are given in the foot notes. In the preparation of the book for the press the writer has been greatly assisted by Prof. John E. Mcfadyen, and he is specially indebted to Prof. H. R. Mackintosh for his kindness in contributing the Introductory Note.

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