Evolution Of The Messianic Idea: A Study In Comparative Religion

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MEANING OF EVOLUTION under God, it produced ; only the fact needs emphasis that the divine activity among men cannot, in view of our greater knowledge of God and of His Creation, nowadays be believed to have been restricted (in pre-Christian times) to the Israelite nation ; indeed, one of the objects of the following pages is to try and show that the testimony of the Old Testament itself is against such a belief; and one of the most important factors in the evidence for this is the existence of just that " Messianic Idea " which is to form the subject of our present inquiry. When one speaks of Evolution in connexion with a religious subject such as the " Messianic Idea," which, as must be obvious, involves the study of Comparative Religion, there are two special dangers which are ever-present, and against which it is very necessary to guard oneself. The first of these is the danger of using the word Evolution in a wrong way ; what has often been in the present writer's mind is s About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology. Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

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