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who had heard them to those who had not. Later on it was
that the sayings and teachings of the Master were reduced
to writing. Jesus was no longer the Rabbi, but the Logos
- the Divine Word; no longer the Forerunner of the Para-
clete but his very Lord and Superior. His pure and true
words were adulterated and mixed with myth and legend.
For a time he was expected at any moment to come down
from the clouds with legions of angels. The Apostles had
all passed away; the second coming of Jesus Christ was
delayed. His person and doctrine gave rise to a variety of
religious and philosophical speculations. Sects succeeded
one another; Gospels and Epistles under different names and
titles appeared in many centers; and a multitude of the
Christian scholars and apologists combated and criticized
each other's theory. If there had been written a Gospel
that the sayings and teachings of the Master were reduced
to writing. Jesus was no longer the Rabbi, but the Logos
- the Divine Word; no longer the Forerunner of the Para-
clete but his very Lord and Superior. His pure and true
words were adulterated and mixed with myth and legend.
For a time he was expected at any moment to come down
from the clouds with legions of angels. The Apostles had
all passed away; the second coming of Jesus Christ was
delayed. His person and doctrine gave rise to a variety of
religious and philosophical speculations. Sects succeeded
one another; Gospels and Epistles under different names and
titles appeared in many centers; and a multitude of the
Christian scholars and apologists combated and criticized
each other's theory. If there had been written a Gospel