Chapter III: Section 2: Biblical Criticism

1. Rationalism in Germany. The Schleiermacher reaction:
its heretical character. Orthodox hostility 420
2. Progress in both camps. Strauss's critical syncretism 423
3. Criticism of the Fourth Gospel 425
4. Strauss's achievement 425
5. Official reaction 426
6. Fresh advance. Schwegler. Bruno Bauer 426
7. Strauss's second Life of Jesus. His politics. His
Voltaire and Old and New Faith. His total influence 428
8. Fluctuating progress of criticism. Important issues
passed-by. Nork. Ghillany. Daumer. Ewerbeck. Colenso.
Kuenen. Kalisch. Wellhausen 431
9. New Testament criticism. Baur. Zeller. Van Manen 434
10. Falling-off in German candidates for the ministry as in
congregations. Official orthodox pressures 435
11. Attack and defence in England. The Tractarian reaction.
Progress of criticism. Hennell. The United States:
Parker. English publicists: F. W. Newman; R. W. Mackay;
W. R. Greg. Translations. E. P. Meredith; Thomas Scott;
W. R. Cassels 437
12. New Testament criticism in France. Renan and Havet 439