James MacKinnon’s The Historic Jesus online

Today’s free book is James MacKinnon’s study of the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. My thanks to Book Aid for making a copy of this public domain title available for digitisation.

James MacKinnon [1860-1945], The Historic Jesus. London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1931. Hbk. pp.407. [Click here to visit the download page for this book]

Table of Contents

• Preface

1. The Nativity
   • The Supernatural Generation
   • The Sequel
2. The Years of Preparation
   • Political and Social Conditions
   • Education and Self-Development
3. The Advent of Jesus
   • The Forerunner
   • Baptism and Temptation
   • The Beginning of Jesus’ Mission
   • A Judaean Mission?
4. The Galilean Mission
   • The Course of the Mission
   • Character of the Mission
5. The Southern Mission
   • On the Way to Jerusalem
   • Jesus and the Pharisees
   • Teaching the Multtude and Disciples
   • The Johannine Supplement
6. The Last Days at Jerusalem
   • The Advent of the Mission
   • Final Encounter with Religious Leaders
   • The Son of Man
7. Farewell
   • Betryael and Last Supper
   • The Jiohannine Version
8. The End
   • Arrest and Inquest
   • Trial and Crucifixion
9. The Resurrection of Jesus
   • Spiritual or Bodily?
   • Reality of the Resurrection
10. The Master
    • His Originality
    • God and the Kingdom of God
    • The New Righteousness
    • Jesus and the Law
11. The Healer
    • The Healing Ministry
    • Method and Means of Healing
    • Credibility of the Healing Ministry
    • The Supernatural Words of Jesus
12. The Self-Manifestation of Jesus
    • Was Jesus Conscious of Pre-Existence
    • Jesus as Historic Personality
    • Jesus and God

• Index