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and authenticity of this Gospel are questions which con-
cern the Higher Biblical Criticism; but it is impossible to
believe that the Apostle could have written this book as we
have it in its present shape and contents. The author,
whether Yohannan (John) the son of Zebedee, or someone
else under that name, seems to be familiar with the doctrine
of the celebrated Jewish scholar and philosopher Philon
concerning the Logos (Word). It is well known that the
conquest of Palestine and the foundation of Alexandria by
Alexander the Great opened up, for the first time, a new
epoch for culture and civilization. It was then that the
disciples of Moses met with those of Epicurus, and the
mighty impact of the spiritual doctrines of the Bible on the
materialism of the Greek paganism took place. The Greek
and authenticity of this Gospel are questions which con-
cern the Higher Biblical Criticism; but it is impossible to
believe that the Apostle could have written this book as we
have it in its present shape and contents. The author,
whether Yohannan (John) the son of Zebedee, or someone
else under that name, seems to be familiar with the doctrine
of the celebrated Jewish scholar and philosopher Philon
concerning the Logos (Word). It is well known that the
conquest of Palestine and the foundation of Alexandria by
Alexander the Great opened up, for the first time, a new
epoch for culture and civilization. It was then that the
disciples of Moses met with those of Epicurus, and the
mighty impact of the spiritual doctrines of the Bible on the
materialism of the Greek paganism took place. The Greek