Twelve Apostles the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac, 20, 78;
identical with the twelve apostles of the Jewish High Priest, 135 foll.;
Paul’s rivalry with them, 134, 138
Universities of Oxford and Cambridge have ignored the study of Christian antiquities, 216
Van Manen’s favourable estimate of Acts accepted by Messrs. Drews and Robertson, 113 foll.;
his absurd system of dating ancient literature espoused by Messrs. Robertson and Drews, 119, 125 foll., 137
Virgin Birth Legend, Messrs. Robertson and Drews insist that it was part and parcel of the earliest evangelical tradition, 44 foll., 170, 175;
in spite of their virgin births, Plato and Augustus are admitted by Mr. Robertson to have been real men, 49 foll.;
lateness of Gospel records thereof admitted by Mr. Robertson, 50, 92
Virgin Mary, late introduction of her feasts in the Church, 171
Weiss, Prof. Jo., on influence of the Septuagint on Luke’s account of the birth of John the Baptist, 206
Wellhausen’s commentary on the Gospels, 169;
his view of the date of composition of the Gospels of Mark and Luke, 97
Wendland, Prof. Paul, on the Sacaea, 53
Wessely’s papyrus mentions “Jesus the God of the Hebrews,” 39
William Tell myth, 42