The National Teacher-Training Institute Text-Books Volume 3; The Sunday-School Teacher's Pedagogy (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 Excerpt: ...resisting temptation, and urging all to "search the Scriptures," for they bore testimony of him. He knew the Old Testment prophecies so well and minutely that he fulfilled them to the very letter in his life, and made an advanced revelation upon them in his own teaching. Even at the age of twelve years he astonished the Jewish doctors with his questions and answers concerning the Jewish religion. If Christ studied and learned the Bible in order to teach it, how much more should we (6) He knew the people. Not only did he know their nature and constitution, as shown above, but he knew the special people among whom he labored and taught. He knew their affairs of government, manners and customs, methods of business, the history of their country, current events, as well as their religious opinions. See Matt. 17: 24-26; 25: 1-12, 14-18; Mark 12: 15-17; Luke 7: 4447; 16: 1-8; 13: 1-s; John 3: 14; 14: 22. 2. Characteristics of his teaching. The uniqueness of Jesus stands out in the characteristics of his teaching as greatly as in his knowledge. The world's greatest teachers still come to him to find the way of all ways. (1) Originality. We must teach what we learn from others; but Christ was original. We may discover truth, Christ creates it; we may learn the truth, but Christ is the truth. In this characteristic we do not despair of our own teaching, but we are greatly encouraged. When we teach the truth he taught we may know it is not tradition, but original. This we should not try to imitate, since the truth we teach is not ours, but his. (2) Authority. "He taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes." He made assertions solely upon his own authority. "Moses said unto you, so and so, but I say unto you," etc. (See Sermo...