The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-22

This Is the beginning Of the. second ,
: bdok OF the New Testament to be pub
ifshed bv The state Journal. -'The
Good News As Recorded by Mark
ended with the section printed on this
: page last saturday evening" The print
Z ing 81 the bible iu serial form was
undertaken by The State Journal more
: papers have followed the plan The
. Weymouth text is used in these publ
3 eations--The Editor-
EXPLAIN ALTON
Modern research has abundantly
:conffrmed the ancient tradition that
.the anonymous author Of the third
Gospel is none other than Luke the
beloved physician and the narrator
Of the Acts of the Apostles" tsee-
Col. iv. Il: 2 Tim iv. Il; Philem- 24)-
Even Renan acknowledges this. and
the objections of a few extremists ap-
pear 10 have been sufficiently
( ansv cred.
Tha date is not easy to settle. The
Z main problem is whether the book was
. written before or after the destruction
Z of Jerusalem in 10. A. d. Not a few
scholars whose views merit great
! respect still think that it preceded
that event but the majority OF critics
believe otherwise Three principal
dates have been suggested 6S, A d,
7 so. ~ D.. 100 a d II we accept
E SO a D.. we shall be in substantial
accord with Harnack. McGiffert. ana
. PIummer. who fairly represent the
best consensus of scholarly opinion
There is no evidence as to where
this Gospel was composed. although
its general style suggests the influence
Of some Hellenic centre. Its special
characteristics are plain It is written
in purer Greek than the other Gospels,
and is manifestly the most historic
and artistic II has also the widest
E outlook. having obviously been
for nd nGnnriallU
for Greeks. The Author was evidently
an educated man and probably
physician. and was also a close
observer
Eighteen of the parallels and six
Of the miracles found here are not
recorded elsewhere. Those portions
OF the Gospel narrativ~ which Luke
alone has preserved for are among
& the most beautiful treasures which We
possess. and We owe them in great
measure TO his desire TO make his
collection fun as possible" Luke's
object was rather to write history than
construct an apology and for this
reason his order is generally
{ chronological
This Gospel is often termed. and
not without reason. the Gospel of
E Paul" Luke's close association with
the great Apostle-an association to
which the record in the Acts and
also the Pauline Letters bear
testimony-at once warrants and
explains the ancient assumption that
we have here a writing as truly
ccloured by the influence of Paul as
that OF Mark was by Peter. This is
especially the Gospel Of gratuitous and
universal salvation Its integrity has
recently been placed beyond dispute
Marcion's edition of it in 40 a. d.
was e mutilation of the original
GOSPEL OF LUKE
Dedication
Seeing that many have attempted to
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are received with full assurance
= among us on the authority of those
who were from the beginning eye
witnesses and were devoted to the
. service OF the divine Message. it has
: seemed right to me also. after careful
investigation Of the facts from their
: commencement. to write for you, most
: noble Theophilus. a connected account,
that you may fully know the truth
: Of the things which you have been
Z taught by word of mouth.
The Parents of John tue Baptist
There was in the time Of Herod the
king Of Judaea. priest of the name
OF Zechariah, belonging TO the class
of Abijah- He had a wife who was a
descendant OF Aaron. and her name
was Elizabeth. They We're boil. of
sthem upright before God blamelessly
Z obeying all the Lords precepts and
ordinances But they had no child.
because Elizabe was barren; and
both of them were far advanced in
life
Joints Birth predicted
Vow while he was doing priestly
F duty before God in the prescribed
Z course OF his class. it fell to his lot
according TO the custom of the
priesthood-to go into the Sanctuary
OF the Lord and burn the incense;
and the whole multitude of the people
were outside praying. at the hour of
incense. Then there appeared to him
an angel of the Lord standing on the
right side of the altar of incense: and
Zechariah on seeing him was agitated
and terrified. But the angel said to
him.
DO not be afraid. Zechariah, for
-your petition has been heard: and your
wife Elizabeth will bear YOU a son,
and you are to call his name John.
Gladness and exultant joy shall be
yours and many will rejoice over his
birth. For he viii be great in the
sight OF the Lord: no wine or
2 fermented drink shall he ever drink
but he viii be filled with the Holy
Spirit from the very hour OF his birth.
Many Of the descendants of Israel Will
he turn to the Lord their God: and he
F will be His forerLnner in the spirit
and power OF Elijah. TO turn fathers
hearts to the children, and cause the
-rebellious TO walk in the wisdom of
the upright to make a people
perfectly ready f T the Lord"
BY what proof" asked Zechariah.
'.shall I know thfs2 For I am an old