Where Did Jesus Die? — Page xxii
? xxii such as the generation, crucifixion and resurrection must be examined in the same manner as we examine other historical works. Like proofs must be demanded. When investigating past events we must carefully sift the evidence so as to separate the reliable from the unreliable, and accept what seems reason- able and acceptable to human intelligence in the light of other similar cases. 7. Finally, in examining the particular case of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, we must bear in mind that the Gospels were written when the death of Jesus on the cross, for some rea- son or other, was already believed in by the majority, though not by all sects calling themselves Christians. If, therefore we find events mentioned in the Gospels which do not bear out this belief, it is because such events were so well known that they could not be easily omitted from a record of the events. In view of the importance of the subject, I earnestly request the reader to consider the contents of this booklet carefully and with- out prejudice, so that he may reach the right conclusion. Now when this book is going to the press for the sixth print, I should like to add the following to the aforesaid introduction: In August 1939, just before World War II broke out, I printed a leaflet, a hundred thousand in number, under the caption ‘The Tomb of Jesus Christ in India’. Hardly 4,000 of them were dis- tributed in Greater London and its suburbs, when, in view of the changed circumstances I purposely postponed the distribution till the end of the War. When the war was over and the civilized world again had a chance of breathing freely, six Muslim missionaries