Lectures on the Origin and History of the Bible
Document Type
Lecture
Files
Date
1916
Summary
Among the manuscripts left by Earl C. Davis were a large collection concerning various aspects of the history of the Bible, which are collected here.
Lecture XI, "The Words of Jesus," provides a close study of the three synopitic Gospels, Matthew, Mark, and Luke. Davis' principle point is that each of these Gospels was written for a specific sociocultural purpose; none were written as history.
Mark is the earliest, and both Matthew and Luke take from Mark. Mark's primary purpose is to support a Pauline doctrinal point of view. In Mark there is no supernatural birth and no resurrection. Matthew, on the other hand, although it takes from Mark, is aimed at demonstrating the Jesus is the Messiah as prophesized in the Old Testament. Luke, which also takes from Mark, writes from the point of view of a Gentile who has been a companion of Paul.
Clipped to the manuscript for this lecture was a note, “This was the material used Tuesday Jan. 9, 1951".
The primary downloadable document contains the original document followed by the transcription. The bottom of each item page also features the primary document as an embedded pdf for browsing.
Transcription by Davis Baird. Item description based off writing and context provided by Davis Baird.
Keywords
Earl Clement Davis, sermons, minister, Unitarianism, religion, Bible
Recommended Citation
Davis, Earl Clement, "Lecture XI: The Words of Jesus" (1916). Lectures on the Origin and History of the Bible. 11.
https://commons.clarku.edu/origin_bible/11
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