A Chronological Synopsis Of The Four Gospels
Publisher: George Bell & Sons
Published: 1877
Place of publication: London, England
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: TABLE OF CONTENTS.; title: Author's Preface xv; title: Introduction 1; title: I. The object of the work, 1. II. The necessity for, and scientific claims of the enquiry, 2. III. What the resolution of the question requires, and its possibility, 14. IV. Point of view of our enquiry, 19. V. Principles of the undertaking, 24.; title: SECTION I.; title: The Birth and Childhood of Christ 33; title: Chapter I.; title: Where was Christ horn? 34; title: Matthew and Luke agree that our Lord was born at Bethlehem,; title: 34. Discrepancy of Matthew and Luke stated, ami explained, 35. Meaning of avaxvpew, 37. The term Nazarene explained, 42. Testimony of John, ib. Our Lord's ... not Galilee, 44 ; nor Samaria, 46 ; but Judea, 47.; title: Chapter II.; title: When was Christ horn? 49; title: Four data to determine the year, 50. First Datum. Tho reign of Herod the Great, 51. The day of Herod's death, 56.; title: Second Datum. The star of the wise men, 57. The star a real one, 58. Enquiry into its nature, 60. Keppler's view of the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn, 62. Tycho Brahe's new star, 67. That of the Chinese tables, 68.; title: Third Datum. The taxing, 71. Objections to its historical character, 72. (1) A general census at this time not improbable, and confirmed by other writers, 73. Dio, 82. Monumentum Ancyranum, 87. (2) Objections based on Judea being still governed by its own princes stated and met, 91. Insurrection of Matthias, 98. Theudas identified with Matthias, 100. (3) Objections against Bethlehem being the place of the taxing met, 102.; title: (4) Not improbable that Mary would accompany Joseph, 104. (5) Supposed confusion of the earlier census with that under Quirinus, 105. icpdirn used in a comparative sense, 112. Fourth Datum. Our Lord's age at the commencement of His ministry, Lu. iii. 23, 117. General conclusion as to the year of Christ's birth, 126. Investigation into the month of Christ's birth, 127. Various data.; title: The inventio Osiridis, 130. The course of Abia, 133. The time of driving out the flocks, 138. Conclusion as to the month, 142.; title: Additional Note on the earlier Proconsulate of Quirinus as maintained by A. W. Zumpt, 143.]; title: Chapter III.; title: Succession of Events in the History of Our Lord's Childhood 151; title: Zacharias' place of residence, 151. Arrangement of the narratives of Matthew and Luke, 152. Flight into Egypt, 158.; title: Our Lord's first visit to Jerusalem, 159.; title: SECTION II.; title: From the beginning of the ministry of John the Baptist and of Christ, to the Baptist's imprisonment, and Christ's return from Jerusalem to Galilee after the Feast of Purim 160; title: Chapter I.; title: The General Harmony of the Text 160; title: Chapter II.; title: Chronological Determination of the Two Limiting Points of the Period 164; title: The "Terminus a quo." (I) Our Lords Baptism by John, 164. Calculation of the " forty and six years," Joh. ii. 20, 165. The day of the baptism not intended, Joh. i. 29—34, 167. The data supplied, Lu. iii. 1, 2, 171. (1) The 15th year of Tiberius, tb. (2) Pontius Pilate, 173. (3) Tetrarchy of Philip, (4) That of Antipas, (5) That of Lysanias. Objections seated and removed, 174. (5) Annas and Caiaphas, 183. . interpreted of the Nasi, 184. The data refer not to the Baptist's first public appearance, 191 ; but to his imprisonment, 195. Date of our Lord's baptism, 200.; title: — (II.) Commencement of the Baptists ministry, 202.; title: The "Terminus ad quem." (L) Christ's return to Galilee after the Feast of Purim, 204. Discussion of the . meaning of . , Joh. V. 1, tb. Yeadar the Jewish intercalary month, tb. ; in what month was Purim celebrated, 205. This . probably Purim, 208; interpretation of Joh. iv. 35, 212; other arguments in favour of Purim, 215 ; objections answered, 218.; title: — (II.) Christ's return to Galilee after the Baptists imprisonment, 221. This return identified with that implied, Joh. vi. 1, tb. Meaning of the "second sabbath after the first," 222. Scaligee's view, 226. True view, 228. Date of the connection between Antipas and Herodias, 235. Position of Janon and Salim, 244. Place of Herod's feast, 246.; title: Chapter III.; title: The Succession of Events in this Period. 247; title: Data for this period, 248. Arrangement of Joh. i. 19 — iv. 54, tb. General harmony of events, 253.; title: SECTION III.; title: From Christ's return to Galilee after the Baptists imprisonment, to His journey to the Feast of Tabernacles 258; title: Chapter I.; title: The Text of the Section as a whole 258; title: The tribute-money not a Jewish, but a Roman tax, 259. Date of Christ's journey to the Feast of Tabernacles thus fixed, 264.; title: Chapter II.; title: The Text in detail 265; title: A. Relation between John and Luke, 266. Feeding of the Five Thousand, 267. Christ's discourse at Capernaum, 270.; title: Peter's confession, 271. The Apostles gradually prepared for their office, 272.; title: B. Arrangement of Synoptical Narrative by means of John and Luke, 273.; title: (I.) Tabular arrangement of Mar. i. 14 — vi. 44 based on Lu. iv. 44 — ix. 17, 275 ; remarks on preceding arrangement, 277. Events of the former half of the section, 283.; title: Events of the latter half, 285. Meaning of the term . , 286. Tabular arrangement of Matt. iv. 12 — xiv. 21 based on Lu. iv. 14 — ix. 17, 291. Characteristics of Matthew's Gospel, 292. Remarks on preceding arrangement, 293. Relation of Matthew's Gospel to the . , 296. Sermon on the Mount, 297.; title: (II.) Relation and tabular arrangement of the events Lu. ix. 18 — 50, Mar. vi. 45 — ix. 50, Matt. xiv. 22 — xviii. 35, Joh. vi. 16 — vii. 14, 300.; title: Chapter III.; title: General Result of the Examination of this Section, 305; title: SECTION IV.; title: From Our Lord's journey to the Feast of Tabernacles, to His last kingly entry into Jerusalem, 307.; title: The initial and terminal points of the section, 307. Relation of John's narrative to that of Luke, 308. Discussion of Luke's account, 310. Meaning of the term 314. Mission of the Seventy, 317. Luke's omissions supplied from John, 319. Tabular arrangement, 321. Cure of the blind men at Jericho, 322.; title: SECTION V.; title: From Our Lord's last kingly entry into Jerusalem, to His Death and Burial. Passion Week 323; title: Chapter I.; title: The day of Our Lord's Death 324; title: (I.) On what day of the Week was our Lord crucified? 324. Meaning of the terra x apao-Ktuiij 325, General conclusion in favour of Friday, 329.; title: (II.) Was our Lord crucified on the fifteenth or fourteenth of Nisan f 329. Discussion of tho fundamental passages in the Pentateuch, 331. Tho testimony of Josephus, 334.; title: The Paschal festivals not fixed to certain days of the week, 336. Hitzig's arrangement of Passion-week, 342. The 15th of Nisan might fall on a Friday, ib. Does John place the crucifixion on the 14th of Nisan? 347. Alleged impossibility of holding criminal courts on tho 15th of Nisan discussed, 348. Other objections met, 352. Argument from the Paschal controversy of the second century, 355. Investigation of Joh. xii. 1, 364 ; of Joh. xiii. 1, 2, 365 ; and of Joh. xviii. 28, 367. rh xd(rxa identified with the Chagiga, 368. Harmony of John and the Synoptists maintained, 372.; title: (III.) The year and day of our Lord's death, 372. The attempt to determine the question frcm the darkness, 373 ; from the Roman consuls, 375 ; aud from mystical grounds, ib.; title: Chapter II.; title: The Events of Passion Week 376; title: The supper at Bethany, 377. Palm Sunday, 378. Monday, 379. Tuesday, ib. ; Wednesday, 382. Maundy Thursday, 383. Harmony of tho narrative of tho Last Supper, 384.; title: Good Friday, 386. Our Lord's agony, ib. His trial and condemnation, ib. Peter's denial, 388 ; the place of trial, ib. ; the time, 390. Discrepancy between John and the Synoptists as to the time of the crucifixion cleared up, 392.; title: Our Lord's crucifixion and death, 399 ; His burial, ib.; title: SECTION VI.; title: From Our Lord's Burial to His Ascension 406; title: Chapter I.; title: Our Lord in the Grave 400; title: Chapter II.; title: Our Lords Resurrection. The Forty Days. His Ascension 402; title: The reality of our Lord's resurrection, 402. Examination of 1 Cor. xv. 4 — 8, 403 ; the appearances not arranged by 8t. Paul chronologically, 404. Discrepancy between Lu. xxiv. 49 and the other Synoptists removed, 406. (1) Onr Lord's appearances in Judea, 408; the Marys, 409. (2) The appearances in Galilee, 416. (3) The last appearance in Judea and the Ascension, 417. St. Paul acquainted with the Ascension, 418.; title: Excursus on the Form of the Jewish Year at the time of Christ, 420.; title: Table of Jewish Festivals from 1 Nisan, 28 a.d. 781 a.u.c. to 21 Nisan, 30 a.d. 783 A.U.G., 458.; title: Comparative View of the Dates assigned to the Birth, Baptism, and Death of Christ, 461.; title: Index of Passages of Scripture explained or illustrated, 463.; title: General Index, 467.