The original Jesus
Subtitle: der Goldgrund des Lebensbildes Jesu
By: by Otto Borchert ; translated by L.M. Stalker
Contributors: Stalker, L. M., translator; Wilson, R. Mercer (Richard Mercer), 1887- editor
Series: Lutterworth library -- 1; Lutterworth library -- 1.
Publisher: Lutterworth Press
Published: 1933
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 479
Subjects: Person and offices; Christology
Work titles: Goldgrund des Lebensbildes Jesu
Notes: Originally published in English 1933.

Editor's preface signed: R. Mercer Wilson.

Includes appendix, general index and scripture index.
Table of contents: title: The foolishness in the picture of Jesus its value in the scientific defence of Christianity. Introduction : the development of the theme; title: Direct proof of the offence in the life-story of Jesus. The stumbling-block characteristics in the Messiah ; The foolish Son of man ; The opposition within His own circle ; Jesus in contradiction to our ideas; title: The stumbling-block characteristics in Jesus : the various reactions. In the reactions of history ; In the reactions of Greece and the Orient : Jesus according to the apocryphal Gospels ; In the reaction of Germanism ; Jesus on Roman territory, or the papacy; title: The results of the offence apparent in the picture. The faithfulness of the account given ; The necessity of the miracles ; The supra-worldliness of Jesus' person ; The result an appeal to the will; title: The beauty of the picture : the glory of Jesus exhibited anew to scorners and admirers. Introduction : the development of the theme; title: In the outer court : the natural endowments of Jesus. Jesus' physical equipment ; Jesus' gifts of soul ; Natural mental gifts of Jesus; title: In the holy place : the religious and moral personality of Jesus. Jesus and God ; Jesus and mankind ; Jesus and the world; title: Why we cannot leave our consideration of Jesus here; title: In the holy of holies : the mystery of Jesus' personality Jesus our Lord. Jesus in His own judgement ; How far this course is Jesus' own doing ; How far this is a manifestation of God's working in Jesus.