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Chapter I Questions
I. Does the writer overdo the importance of history? Would not "spiritual religion" suffice without a "historical basis," as some Indians and others suggest?
2. What would our evidence be for" spiritual religion" if we had not the record of actual history to check fancy and support the ventures of faith?
3. Does the writer underestimate the actual impress made on his age by Jesus? Was he not probably more widely known?
4. How can ordinary people" make sure of the experience behind the thought of Jesus?" Does this belittle him?
5. What becomes of ordinary simple people untrained in historical research, who are not experts and merely want help in living and dying? Could not the whole presentation of Christ be much simpler? Where does "revelation to babes" come in?