INSCRIPTION, the, on the Cross, 249.
INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA, on deification of Buddha and Confucius,
511, 512;
on Mithra, 520;
debaucheries of Christian Agapae, 556.
INTEMPERANCE ENCOURAGED, 387.
IRENAEUS, all of the Gospels first mentioned by, 53;
on duration of Jesus’ ministry, 210, 211;
on age of Jesus at death, 291–294.
ISIS, 532; and Mary, 535, 536.
ISRAELITES, idolatry of, 477,
478;
polytheism of, 480, 481.
ISTAR, descent of into Hell, 526.
JACKSON, Rev. Samuel, Pagan origin of Christmas affirmed by, 564, 565.
JAMES, not mentioned by John, 140.
JAMES AND JOHN, the calling of, 135, 136;
request of, or concerning, 189.
JAMES THE LESS AND JOSES, parents of, 137, 138.
JAMES, on justification by works, 367.
JAIRUS, daughter of, 162.
JECHONIAS, who was his father? when was he begotten? 86;
curse pronounced against, 87.
JEFFERSON, Thomas, on the Trinity, 342, 343;
on miraculous conception, 347;
believed Christ and his Twelve Apostles to be derived from stellar
worship, 466;
on carnal affection of women for Jesus, 529.
JEHOVAH, a god of the atmosphere, 470;
a god of fire, 471, 472.
JEROME, on marriage, 389;
on Adonis and Christ, 528.
JESUS, see Christ.
JESUS OF NAZARETH, his existence possible, 10, 14, 24;
conflicting statements regarding the date of his birth, 66–72;
various opinions of Christian scholars regarding time he was born,
69, 70;
place of birth, 73–75;
genealogies of, 76–95;
from which of David’s sons was he descended? 88;
the naming of, 101;
residence of his parents prior to his birth, 116, 117;
mediums of communication concerning, 119;
age at beginning of his ministry, 120;
age of when John the Baptist began his ministry, 123;
had J. B. been cast into prison when he began his ministry? charge of
concerning Samaritans, 132;
had he a home? 142;
did he perform many miracles at the beginning of his ministry? 144;
discrepancies regarding events at beginning of his ministry, 152–154;
refers to John the Baptist’s advent as an event long past, on
“a prophet not without honor,” etc., 164;
the carpenter—the carpenter’s son, 165;
number baptized by his disciples, 169;
reason of for going into a mountain, 170;
walking on the sea, 171, 172;
his Messiahship, when revealed to his disciples, 176;
his route to last passover, 182,
183;
healing of blind Bartimeus, 183,
184;
on divorce, 185;
his lamentation on Jerusalem, 198;
number of visits to Jerusalem, 208, 209;
to what country was ministry chiefly confined? 209;
length of ministry, 209;
teachings ascribed to, not authentic, 211, 212;
announcement of his betrayal, 213;
manner of disclosing his betrayer, 214;
arrest of, 219–221;
preliminary examination of, 221,
222;
trial of before Sanhedrim, 225;
charge of blasphemy, 226;
words of regarding temple of his body, 228;
mistreatment of during trials, 233, 234, 240, 241, 245;
trial of before Herod, 236;
trial of before Pilate, 238–240;
scourging of, 241;
the mocking of, 243, 244;
the crucifixion of, 245–273;
by whom crucified, 245, 246;
casting lots for the garments of, 251, 252;
last words of, 253–257;
reasons for removing body of from cross, 270, 271;
burial of, 274;
embalming of, 274–276;
age of, at time of death, 291–294;
how long did he remain in the grave? 296;
discrepancies regarding visits to tomb of, 296–301;
appearances of mentioned by Evangelists, 301–303;
appearances of mentioned by Paul, 303, 304;
doubts of disciples concerning resurrection of, 308;
nature of his appearances, 311–317;
final command of to disciples, 332;
number of days remained on earth after resurrection, 333;
prophecy of concerning destruction of temple, 353, 354;
filial ingratitude of, 391,
392;
when did he announce his Messiahship? 356;
opinions of neighbors, friends, and brothers concerning divinity of,
357, 358.
JOHN, egotism of, 421.
JOHN, the Gospel of, internal evidence against authenticity of,
56;
baptism of Jesus not mentioned by, 126.
JOHN THE BAPTIST, who was he? the advent of fulfilled what prophecy?
prediction concerning, 121;
was he acquainted with Jesus prior to his baptism? 123;
his testimony concerning Jesus, 124, 125;
number baptized by, 125;
is he a historical character? 127,
128;
reason for beheading, 166,
167.
JONES, Sir William, on Krishna, 501, 503, 504.
JOSEPH, who was his father? 88;
not subject to taxation, 105,
106;
on substitution of for “father” in A. V., 117, 118.
JOSEPHUS, F., knew nothing of Christ, 26;
passage in relating to Christ a forgery, 27–39;
arguments against genuineness of passage in, 28–31;
passage in rejected by Christian Fathers, 30;
clause containing name of Christ in passage relating to James an
interpolation, 37;
concerning Herod, Archelaus and Cyrenius, 66–68;
on high priests, 128, 129;
concerning an alleged prophet, 228;
his tribute to Pharisees, 397;
on teachings of Essenes, 552.
JOSIAH, successor of, 85,
86;
relation to Jechonias, 86.
JUDAS, apostles bearing the name of, 139;
his betrayal of Jesus, 214,
215;
what he did with the money, 215;
fate of, 217.
JUDEA, coasts of beyond Jordan, 182.
JUSTUS OR TIBERIUS, no mention of Christ by, 26, 27.
KADISH, the, Lord’s Prayer borrowed from, 152.
KALISCH, Dr., devils and angels of Persian origin, 517.
KEIM, Theodor, on passage in Josephus, 35.
KING, C. W., on Isis and Mary, 535, 536.
KITTO, on death by crucifixion, 253.
KRISHNA, 500–504;
parallels between Krishna and Christ, 500–502.
KUENIN, Dr., on Pauline Epistles, 61.
LAKE, Rev. J. W., on Logos, 493, 494;
on Mithra, 519, 520.
LANG, Andrew, on Baldur, 563.
LARDNER, Dr., his arguments against genuineness of passage in Josephus, 31, 32.
LAST SUPPER, day of occurrence, 202–204.
LAZARUS, the raising of, 186–188;
rich man and, 385, 386.
LEBBEUS, 139.
LECKY, W. E. H., on filthiness of early Christians, 380, 381;
on Christian asceticism, 393–395;
on Zeus, 538;
on absorption of rival faiths by Christianity, 571;
on sexual depravity of Christians during middle ages, 452, 453;
Scotland and Sweden, 456, 457;
on polytheism of medieval Christians, 481, 482;
on Seneca and Christianity, 497,
498.
LEGGE, Rev. James, on Confucius and the Golden Rule, 513.
LEMPRIERE, on use of holy water by Greeks, 554.
LEPERS, cleansing of, 183.
LETO, 540.
LEVIRATE MARRIAGE, 91.
LOGOS (WORD), the, 492–495;
the idea ancient and widespread, 493.
LORD’S PRAYER, origin of, 150–152.
LORD, Rev. Dr. Nathan, on slavery, 388.
LUKE, his statement concerning annual visits of Jesus to Jerusalem conflicts with Matthew, 118.
LUTHER, James, Jude, Hebrews, and Revelation rejected by, 58, 60,
61;
justification by works denounced by, 367, 368.
MACHERUS, location of, 167.
MANES, on identity of Mithra and Christ, 522.
MANSEL, Dean, on Christianity and miracles, 17, 18.
MARQUETTE, Mrs. Gage on, 455, 456.
MARRIAGE, teachings of Christ regarding, 389;
teachings of Paul regarding, 424,
425.
MARTYR, Justin, Gospels unknown to, 52;
declares that the Magi were from Arabia, 110;
Jesus Christ and sons of Jupiter, 543;
on similarity of the cures of Christ and Esculapius, 547.
MARY, lineage of, 92–95;
hymn of, borrowed from Samuel, 103, 104;
relationship of to Christ, 344,
345;
on perpetual virginity of, 346.
MARY MAGDALENE, visit of to tomb, 297;
appearance of Jesus to, 305.
MASSACRE OF INNOCENTS, 111–114.
MATTHEW, a Roman Catholic Gospel, 54;
was James the Less a brother of, 138.
MAURICE, Rev. Thomas, on births of Krishna and Christ, 500, 501.
MEDIATORIAL IDEA, the, 485–487;
of Persian and Roman origin, 486.
M’CLINTOCK AND STRONG’S CYCLOPEDIA, on Phallic Worship,
447;
on analogous events in the histories of Krishna and Christ, 502;
on doctrines of Zoroaster, 516,
517;
on Christianity and Mithraism, 522;
on Osiris, 531, 532;
on Apollo, 540;
on Christ and Plato, 547, 548, 551.
M’DERMOTT, Hon. Allan L., on injustice of holding Jews responsible for death of Christ, 364.
M’NAUGHT, Rev. Dr., on genealogies, 89.
MEINHOLD, Prof., on religious formulas, 381;
on Hercules and Christ, 541.
MEREDITH, E. P., on identity of Christian Agapae with Bacchanalian and Eleusinian feasts, 555.
MESSIAH, the, must be a son of David, 76, 91;
Jewish argument against Jesus as, 490, 491.
MESSIANIC IDEA, the, 487–492;
of Persian origin, 487, 488.
MESSIANIC PROPHECIES, Isaiah vii, 14;
Genesis xlix, 10;
Isaiah ix, 6;
Jeremiah xxiii, 5, 6;
Daniel ix, 25;
92–101;
two kinds of, 100, 101; 488, 489.
MICHELET, on first fruits of bride claimed by parson, 455, 456.
MILL, John Stuart, best moral teachings not of Christian origin, 414.
MILMAN, Dean, on passage in Josephus, 35;
on resurrection of saints, 319;
on polytheistic forms of Christianity, 482;
on Logos, 493;
Pagan mysteries adopted by the church, 557.
MIRACLES OF CHRIST, 14–17;
impossibility of, 18;
arguments of Hume against, 19.
MITHRA, 519–523;
picture of, 520.
MONOTHEISM, 483–485;
Jewish, 484.
MONTUCI, Prof., on revelation of Trinity in Laou-tsze’s writings, 514, 515.
MOSAIC LAW, on abrogation of, 370.
MOSHEIM, on Apocryphal Gospels, 359;
polytheism of church admitted by, 482;
on adoption of heathen mysteries by early Christians, 556, 557;
early paganization of Christianity conceded by, 575, 576.
MUELLER, Max, on sun worship, 464;
on Buddha, 505, 508, 510.
MUSTARD SEED, the, 190.
MYTH, meaning of, 434;
different kinds of, 434, 435;
various hypotheses regarding nature of Christ, 435–442;
sources of Christ, 444.
NAIN, widow of, raising from the dead the son of, 156, 157.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE, declares the sun to be the true God, 458.
NATURE-WORSHIP, 469–473.
NAZARENE AND NAZARITE, 115, 116.
NAZARETH, texts affirming as the place of Jesus’ birth, 73, 74.
NEANDER, on motive of Judas for betraying Jesus, 217.
NEWMAN, Prof. F. W., on the healing of the blind man and the raising
of Lazarus, 188;
on Zacharias, son of Barachias, 198;
on Christ’s abuse of Jews, 395, 396.
NEWTON, John, on relics of sun-worship, 459, 463, 464;
on vestiges of ancient fire-worship, 473;
on the palm as a Phallic symbol, 477;
on transference of dogmas of immaculate conception and perpetual
virginity from Isis to Mary, 535.
NEWTON, Bishop, on Christian fetichism, 479;
on worship of Virgin and saints, 482.
NEWTON, Rev. Dr. R. Heber, on the paganization of Christianity, 576.
NEWTON, Sir Isaac, on the Trinity, 342;
on corruptions of text, 347,
348.
NORSE MYTHOLOGY, 561;
survivals of in Christianity, 564,
565.
NOYES, Rev. J. H., sexual irregularities fostered by religious revivals, 457.
OATHS, respecting, 382.
ODIN, 560–562.
OORT, Rev. Dr., on sun-worship among early Israelites, 460, 461;
Abram, Isaac, etc., names of tribes, 570.
ORIGEN, believed stars to be rational beings, 467.
OSIRIS, 530–532.
OZIAS, relation of to Joram, 85.
PAGAN WRITERS, no mention of Christ by, 27.
PAGANISM, list of Christian ideas and doctrines derived from, 566–569.
PAINE, Thomas, on Epistles, 290;
on resurrection and ascension, 335, 336.
PAPIAS, not acquainted with Four Gospels, 52.
PARKHURST’S HEBREW LEXICON, Hercules a prototype of Christ, 542.
PARTON, James, Platonic origin of Christian system affirmed by, 549.
PASCAL, on marriage, 389.
PASCHAL MEAL, description of, 204.
PATRIARCHS, antediluvian, a dynasty of Babylonian kings, 569.
PAUL, the miraculous conception and miracles of Christ unknown to,
63;
the doctrine of a material resurrection denied by, 63, 64;
discordant statements concerning appearance of Jesus to, 309;
Christ the first to rise from dead affirmed by, 327, 328;
on nature of Christ, 347;
on justification by faith, 367;
on woman and marriage, 424,
425;
his condemnation of learning, 425,
426;
persecutions of, 427, 428;
his characterization of Christians, 430.
PAULINE EPISTLES, all but four of spurious, 60, 61.
PETER, speech of before disciples, 218;
his denial of Jesus, 234–236, 420;
concerning witnesses to Christ’s resurrection, 326;
on nature of Christ, 347.
PETER, the calling of, 133,
134;
son of whom, 135;
attempt of to walk on the water, 172;
his discovery of Jesus’ Messiahship, 176;
coin in fish’s mouth, 180,
181.
PHALLIC WORSHIP, see Sex Worship.
PHILO, no mention of Christ by, 26;
the mocking of Jesus borrowed from, 244;
and John, parallels drawn from concerning Logos, 494, 495.
PHLEGON, concerning eclipse, 265.
PHOTIUS, passage in Josephus rejected by, 31.
PILATE, Pontius, trial of Jesus before, 238–240.
PILGRIMAGES, Holy, dissoluteness attending, 454, 455.
PLATO, 547–551; his
immaculate conception, 547,
548;
his philosophy, 548, 549;
on the immortality of the soul, 549, 550.
PLINY THE YOUNGER, letter of, 43–46;
arguments against genuineness of letter, 44–46.
POLYTHEISM, 479–483.
POTTER’S FIELD, prophecy concerning purchase of, 216.
PRAYER, efficacy of, 377–379.
PROCTOR, Richard A., sun myths connected with Jesus, 462, 463.
PROSTITUTION, sacred, 450–457.
PUBLICANS AND SINNERS, dining with, 160.
PUNISHMENT, endless, doctrine of, 373, 374.
PYTHAGORAS, 551–553;
parallels between teachings of and Christ, 552.
QUIRINALIA, its correspondence to Ascension Day, 560.
QUIRINUS, 559, 560;
his ascension, 560.
RAMATHA, Bishop of, on Buddhist and Christian scriptures, 509.
RAWSON, A. L., on Prometheus, 545.
READE, Winwood, on Christians, 431, 432;
on antiquity of Egypt’s religion, 536, 537.
RELIGIOUS FORMULA, “In the name of Jesus,” 381.
RENAN, his Life of Jesus, 8;
on miracles, 20;
Mark oldest of Gospels affirmed by, 55;
on date of crucifixion, 281,
282;
on alleged appearances of Jesus, 317;
on second advent, 355;
on belief of Jesus in demoniacal possession, 404;
on Messiahship of Jesus, 489.
RESURRECTION, the. See Jesus.
RESURRECTION OF SAINTS, 318, 319.
REVELATION, canonicity of questioned by Christian scholars, 59, 60.
RICH MAN AND LAZARUS, parable of, 385, 386.
RIDPATH, John Clarke, on astral worship, 465;
on Persephone and Eve, 539;
on Greek sepulture, 544, 545;
on Saturnalia, 558, 559.
ROBERTSON, Rev. Frederick, on fanaticism and lewdness, 457.
ROWER, Rev. Heinrich, affirms Greek origin of Matthew’s and Luke’s stories concerning birth of Jesus, 542, 543.
ROUSSEAU, on Christ and slavery, 389.
SALA, relation of to Arphaxad, 85.
SALATHIAL, son of whom? 87.
SANDAY, Rev. Wm., on the feeding of 4,000, 174;
on the hour of crucifixion, 251.
SANHEDRIM, trial and treatment of Jesus before, 225–234.
SATURNALIA, identity of with festival of Christmas, 558, 559.
SAVAGE, Dr. M. J., on sacraments, 377.
SCRIBNER’S BIBLE DICTIONARY, on discrepancy between Synoptics
and John regarding Last Supper, 204;
on conflicting statements of Mark and John regarding anointment,
201, 204;
on double mention of the cup, 208;
on errors of Synoptics concerning crucifixion, 277;
concerning day of crucifixion, 283.
SCHAFF, Rev. Dr. Philip, on resurrection, 338, 339.
SCHLEIERMACHER, Dr., declares Luke to be a mere compilation,
54;
on conflicting accounts of events following the birth of Jesus,
111.
SCOTT, Thomas, on corruption of text of John xviii, 24, 222.
SENECA, his writings chief source of the Ideal or Perfect Man,
496, 498;
on Zeus, 538.
SERMON ON THE MOUNT, where delivered, 147.
SEVENTY, the, 141.