Project Gutenberg 2005-01-24 Public domain in the USA. 121 Paley, William 1743 1805 Payley, William Paley, Guillermo Evidences of Christianity Reading ease score: 48.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. E-text prepared by Michael Madden "Evidences of Christianity" by William Paley is a theological work written in the early 19th century. This treatise examines the historical and rational foundations of Christianity, arguing for its credibility through an analysis of the life and sufferings of its early followers, as well as the miraculous events attributed to its founder, Jesus Christ. The work seeks to establish that the accounts of these early witnesses are not only genuine but are also supported by a wealth of historical evidence. The opening of the book presents an acknowledgment of the author’s gratitude to the Honorable James York for a significant opportunity in academia. Paley sets the stage for his arguments by discussing the necessity for a divine revelation and how it would naturally be accompanied by miraculous events. He introduces the idea that even though miracles may seem improbable, they are not without their credibility when tied to the revelation of a deity. Paley emphasizes the sacrifices made by the original witnesses of Christianity, proposing that the nature of their trials and the integrity of their testimony provide substantial grounding for the faith's authenticity. This introduction lays a strong foundation for the subsequent exploration of evidence in favor of Christian belief throughout the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Apologetics -- Early works to 1800 BT Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 836734 836667 2024-10-06T14:34:08.166545 2023-09-07T04:52:23.870378 text/html text/html 836727 836660 2024-10-06T14:34:08.511587 2023-09-07T04:52:24.028375 text/html text/html 373919 2024-10-06T14:34:18.718496 application/epub+zip 387867 2024-10-06T14:34:11.843577 application/epub+zip 378869 2024-10-06T14:34:10.530519 application/epub+zip 674919 2024-10-06T14:34:24.542486 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 632875 2024-10-06T14:34:17.888550 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 587476 2022-09-07T18:16:15.860806 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 801379 801363 2024-10-06T14:34:07.464587 2023-09-07T04:52:23.367319 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 801230 2020-12-19T06:45:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 283460 2020-12-19T06:45:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18869 2024-10-06T14:34:24.675453 application/rdf+xml 13834 2024-10-06T14:34:11.090519 image/jpeg 3853 2024-10-06T14:34:10.806519 image/jpeg 367386 2024-10-06T14:34:08.582581 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia