Date of Award
7-1933
Degree Type
Bachelors Essay
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Department
Theology
First Advisor
Francis X. Nebrich
Second Advisor
William J. Grace
Abstract
The New Testament! The most important book in the world! With it, Christianity stands; without it, Christianity falls! Ignoring the overwhelming and impregnable proofs by which it was clearly demonstrated that the Gospels are genuine, that the authors are trustworthy and that the documents are complete, a certain class of "critical" scholars sought to impugn the authenticity of this book of books by aiming the shafts of their criticism against its strange style, crooked grammar, unintelligible words, and the late date of the manuscript evidence. Year by year the attacks grew in volume and boldness, until suddenly the critics were faced by a startling series of discoveries. Their attack was not only brought to a standstill, but changed into a complete rout. These discoveries consisted of ancient papers called papyri, texts of the New Testament of an earlier date than ever before known, and, finally, primitive Christian documents.
Recommended Citation
Zummach, Francis E., "The New Testament in the Light of Recent Discoveries" (1933). Bachelors’ Theses. 1251.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/bachelor_essays/1251
Included in
Biblical Studies Commons, Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion Commons
Comments
A thesis submitted to the faculty of the College of Liberal Arts, Marquette University, in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.