You shall be as Gods [antikvár]

FOREWORD I want to express my ^atitude to all those who have generously helped me in the completion of this book. Mr. Neal Kozodoy has read the whole manuscript and has made unportant critical and constructive suggestions that have considerably improved the book. Professor James Luther Adams, Professor Kristar Stendahl, Monsignor Ivan lUich, Father Jean Lefevbre have been most generous in helping my understanding of the Christological literature in connection with the story of the Passion. Mr. Arthur A. Cohen has also contributed valuable criticism and suggestions, and Mr. Joseph E. Cunneen has greatly helped the manuscript with his thoughtful and constructive editing. I want to thank most warmly Miss Beatrice Mayer, who for fifteen years has not only typed and retyped all my manuscripts with great care, including this one, but who has also done a first and very helpful editing of the text. E. F.