Chapter XIV.--ORTHODOXY AND THE "ORAL" HYPOTHESIS

The "oral" hypothesis of the Rev. A. Wright. His approximations to the "liberal" chronology as against the Blass school. His candour. Hypothesis of fifty-two Lessons. Another "selection" theory--selection from oral traditions locally cherished. Wide departures of Mr. Wright from his theory. Unaccountableness of apostolic information. The tradition as to baptism. Problem of the duration of the Ministry, and of the one or four visits to Jerusalem. The oral hypothesis, like the others, more compatible with the myth-theory than with the tradition. Stand on the Resurrection 129