A manual of the Gospels: being an abridgment of the author's "Harmony and exposition of the Gospels;" for the use of Sunday schools, Bible classes, and families

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MANUAL OP THE GOSPELS

BEING AN ABRIDGMENT OF THE AUTHOR'S

Chapter I. Introductory Kvkxt8

Time, about thirteen months. § 1. — Preface to Luke's Narrative nam 2

Luke i, 1—1.

§ 2. — Introduction to John's Memoir 2

J-hn i, l-l*.

§ 3.— The Birth of John the Baptist Predicted 3

Jerusalem, the Temple, "Holy Place;" [middle of May'} 13. C. 7.

Mark i, 1 ; Luki- i, 5-25.

§ 4. — The Annunciation to Mary, that she is to be

the Mother of the Messiah o

Nazareth; [early In November f] B. C. 7.

§ 5.— Mary's Visit with Elisabeth G

Juttah ; [November?] B. C. 7.

§ 6. — The Birth and Naming of John the Baptist 7

Juttah ; [latter part of February ?~\ B. C. 6.

Luke i, 57-80 ; Matt, iii, 4.

§ 7. — Joseph's Vision of an Angel in a Dream 8

Nazareth ; [April /] B. C. 6.

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Chapter II. Christ's Infancy, Childhood And Private Life

Time, about twelve years and Jive months.

§ 8.— The Nativity of Christ page 9

Bethlehem ; [about the first of August?} B. C. 6.

§ 9. — Christ's Ancestry, both Natural and Legal 10

Matt, i, 1 ; Luke iii, 23-38.

§ 10. — The Appearance of an Angel to Certain Shepherds, who thereupon Visit the Infant Saviour , 11

Pastures near Bethlehem ; [first of August ?} B. C. 6.

§ 11. — The Circumcision and Naming of Christ 12

Bethlehem; [early in August?} B. C. 6.

§ 12. — The Infant Presented at the Temple, to be

legally Redeemed 12

Jerusalem, the Temple, Gate of Nicanor; [middle of September?} B. C. 6.

§ 13.— The Visit of the Magi 13

Jerusalem and Bethlehem ; [July ?} B. C. 5.

§ 14.— The Flight into Egypt 14=

From Bethlehem ; [July ?} B. C. 5.

§ 15. — The Massacre of the Bethlehemite Infants 15

Bethlehem ; [August?} B. C. 5.

§ 16.— The Return from Egypt 15

To Nazareth; [April?} B. C. 4.

Matt, ii, 19-23.

§ 17.— The Boyhood of Jesus 16

Nazareth and Jerusalem ; [April 9-19 ?] A. D. 8.

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Chapter III

THE INTRODUCTION OF OUR SAVIOUR'S MINISTRY. Time, about one yar.

§ 18.— The Mission of John the Baptist pao« 17

Desert of Judea, along the Jordan ; [March /] A. I). I

Luke iii, 1-18.

§ 19.— The Baptism of Christ 19

The Jordan, near its month; [August?] A. D. 25.

Matt, iii, 13-17 ; Luke iii, 23.

§ 20.— The Temptation of Christ 19

The Desert of Jade*, and Jerusalem ; [teptanhcr and tkUbtrf] a. D.J

Matt, iv, 1 11.

§ 21. — John's Testimony to Jesus 20

Bethany-U •yond-Jmdun ; [Varly in March?] A. D. 20. J, hn i, 19-36.

§ 22. — Christ gains his first Disciples 22

Jiethany beyund-Jonlan ; [t-arly in March?] A. D. 20.

John i,

| 23.— Water changed to Wine at a Wedding 23

Cana; [farmer part of Mnrckf] A. i>. 20.

§ 21. — Christ makes a short Visit to Capernaum 21

[Middle of] Murch, A. D. 26.

Johnii, II

Chapter IV. The First Year Of Our Saviour's More Public Ministry

§ 25. — At his First Passover, Christ expels the Traders from the Temple 2-L

Jerusalem, the Temple, Court of the Gentiles; [Friday, March 22 ?] A. D. 26.

John ii, 13-22.

§ 2G. — The Interview with Nicodemus 25

Jerusalem ; [between March 22 and 28 ?] A. D. 26.

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§ 27.— Christ's Public Labors elicit Further Testimony from John pagk 26

Along the western side of the Jordan, [at the shore opposite East Bethany?] in Judea, and Enon in Samaria ; Summer of A. D. 26.

John iii, 22-36.

§ 28. — The Imprisonment of John the Baptist 27

Castle of Macherus, a little east of the Dead Sea, in Perea; [October f] A. D. 26.

§ 29. — On his way to Galilee, Christ converts a Samaritan Woman 28

Shechem ; [December ?] A. D. 26.

John iv, 1-42.

§ 30.— Christ Teaches publicly in Galilee 31

Various Synagogues in the southern part of Galilee ; [December and January?] A. D. 26-7.

§ 31.— The Nobleman's Son cured 31

Cana and Capernaum; [January f] A. D. 27.

§ 32. — Christ, being rejected at Nazareth, fixes his

residence at Capernaum 32

[January?] A. D. 27.

§ 33. — The Miraculous Draught of Fishes introduces the Definite Call of Peter and Andrew, and

of James and John 34

Lake Gennesareth, a little [south ?] from Capernaum ; [January?] A. D. 27.

§ 34. — A Demoniac restored to Sanity 35

Capernaum ; [January ?] A. D. 27.

§ 35.— The Cure of Peter's Mother-in-law, and others. 36 Capernaum ; [January ?] A. D. 27.

Mark i, 29-34; Matt, viii, 17.

§ 36.— The First Tour of Galilee 36

[February and March ?~\ A. D. 27.

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§ 37. — A Leper cured page 37

Some town in Galilee ; [February or March f] A. D. 27.

§ 38.— Cure of a Paralytic 38

Capernaum ; [close of March?] A. D. 27.

§ 39.— The Call of Matthew 39

Near the shore of Lake Gennesareth, not far from Capernaum ; [early in April f] A. D. 27.

Mark ii, 13, 14.

Chapter V

THE SECOND YEAR OF OUP. SAVIOUR'S MORE PUBLIC MINISTRY.

§ 40. — At his Second Passover, Christ Cures a Disabled Man, and Discourses to his Persecutors 39

" Jerusalem ; Saturday, April 12, A. D. 27.

§ 41. — Christ Defends his Disciples for Plucking

Grain on the Sabbath 42

[On their way to Galilee ;] Saturday, April 19, A. D.27.

Matt, xii, 1-8.

§ 42.— The Cure of the Withered Hand 43

[Capernaum?] Saturday, April [26?] A. D. 27.

Mark iii, 1-6.

§ 43. — Multitudes are Cured of their Diseases 44

Lake Gennesareth, near Capernaum ; [early in] May, A. D. 27.

§ 44. — After a Night spent in Prayer, Christ Selects

his Twelve Apostles 45

A mountain near Capernaum; [May?] A. D. 27.

§ 45.— The Sermon on the Mount 46

Near Capernaum ; [May ?] A. D. 27.

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§ 46. — The Centurion's Servant Cured pag* 52

Capernaum ; [May ?] A. D. 27.

Luke vii, 1-10.

§ 47.— The Widow's Son restored to Life 53

Luke vii, 11-17.

§ 48. — John's Message to Christ 53

Castle of Macherus, and Galilee [in the vicinity of Nain and Capernaum?] ;' [June?] A. D. 27.

§ 49. — Kind Offices of a Woman to Christ at a Pharisee's Table 54

Galilee [on the way from the vicinity of Nain toward Capernaum ?] ; [June ?] A. D. 27.

Luke vii, 36-50.

§ 50.— The Second Tour of Galilee 66

[June to September?'] A. D. 27.

Luke viii, 1-3.

§ 51. — The Restoration of a Demoniac to Sanity, with

the connected Incidents 57

Capernaum; [October?] A. D. 27.

§ 52. — Discourses to the Disciples and Multitude 61

Capernaum ; [ October ?] A. D. 27.

§ 53. — Parables addressed to the Populace 64

Lake Gennesareth, near Capernaum; [October ?] A. D. 27.

§ 54. — Explanation of the Parables 66

Capernaum; [October?] A. D. 27.

§ 55. — Passage across Lake Gennesareth, with the

connected Incidents 69

[October?] A. D. 27.

§ 56.— The Cure of Two Demoniacs 70

South-eastern shore of Lake Gennesareth, near Gadara; [October?] A. D. 27.

Mark v, 1-21.

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•Matthew's Feast, and the connected Incidents PAGE 72

Capernaum ; [November f] A. D. 27.

-While going to Resuscitate Jairus's Daughter, Jesus Cures a Woman of her Hemorrhage... 73 Capernaum; [November ?~\ A. D. 27.

■Two Blind Men and a Dumb Demoniac Cured. 75 Capernaum ; [November ?~\ A. D. 27.

■Second Rejection of Christ at Nazareth 76

[December f] A. D. 27.

Mark vi, 1-6.

•Third Circuit in Galilee, in extension of which the Apostles are detached with Instructions . 77

[January to March f] A. D. 28.

•Herod beheads John the Baptist, and thinks him Revived in the person of Christ 79

Maclierus [and Galilee ? ; March ?~\ A. D. 28.

•Upon the Return of the Apostles, Christ Retires with them across the Lake, where he Feeds more than Five Thousand persons.... 80 Capernaum and north-eastern coast of Lake Gennesareth, near Bethsaida-in-Perea ; [Thursday, March 25 .*] A. D. 28.

§ 64. — In Returning, Christ Walks upon the Water... 82 Lake and Plain of Gennesareth, and Capernaum; [Thursday and Friday?] March [25 and 26?] A. D. 28.

§ $5. — Christ's Discussion in the Synagogue, and its

effects upon his Followers 83

Capernaum ; Saturday, March [27 ?] A. D. 28.

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Chapter VI. The Third Year Of Our Saviour's More Public Ministry

PORTION I.

Christ's subsequent stay in galilee.

Time, six months.

§ 66. — Christ avoids attending this Third Passover at

Jerusalem ..page 87

[Capernaum?] Sunday, March 28, A. D. 28.

John vii, 1.

§ 67. — Confutation of Pharisaic Superstitions concerning Lustration 87

[Capernaum ? early in] Apr-'l^ A. D. 28.

Mark vii, 1-1 G; Matt, xv, 12-20.

§ 68. — The Demoniac Daughter of a Syro-Phenician

Woman Cured 89

North-western part of Galilee; [April?] A. D. 28.

§ 69. — After Curing a Deaf Stammerer and Many other Invalids, Christ Feeds a Multitude of over Four Thousand Persons 90

The Decapolis ; [May f] A. D. 28.

§ 70. — The Pharisees and Sadducees again Demanding a Confirmatory Portent, Christ Cautions his Followers against their Doctrines 91

Western shore of Lake Gennesareth near Dalmanutha, and north-eastern shore not far from Bethsaida-in-Perea ; [May f] A. D. 28.

Bethsaida-in-Perea ; [Mayf\ A. D. 28.

Mark viii, 22-26.

§ 72. — A Second Profession of Faith in him by the Apostles, leads Christ to Predict his Passion and the Trials of his Followers 94

§ 73.— The Transfiguration 95

[Mount Hermon ?] May, A. D. 28.

Matt, xvii, 1-13.

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§ 74. — Cure of a Demoniac, whom the Disciples had

Failed to Restore to Sanity pack 97

Mark ix, 14-29 ; Luke xvii, 5, 6.

§ 75. — Christ again Predicts his Passion 99

On his Passage through northern Galilee; [June?] A. D. 28.

§ 76.— The Sacred Half-Shekel miraculously Provided 99

Capernaum ; [June f] A. D. 28.

Matt, xvii, 24-2T.

§ 77. — Christ Exhorts his Contentious Disciples to

Mutual Deference and Forbearance 100

Capernaum ; [June?] A. D. 28.

§ 78.— The Mission of the Seventy 103

[Capernaum ?] ; [early in September ?~\ A. D. 28.

§ 79. — Christ's Final Departure from Galilee for Jerusalem, with the Incidents on the Journey. 103 Galilee and Samaria ; latter part of September, A. D. 28.

CHAPTER VI.— PORTION H.

Christ's subsequent itinerancy through judea and terea.

Time, six months less one week.

§ 80.— Christ's Public Teaching at the Festival of

Tabernacles, with the Connected Incidents. 105 Jerusalem, the Temple, [Court of the Women?] ; Wednesday, September 24: to Sunday, September 28, A. D. 28.

§ 81.— The Adulteress Pardoned 108

Jerusalem, the Temple, [Court of the Women?] ; Monday, September 29, A. D. 28.

John viii, 2-11.

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§ 82.— Further Public Teaching of Christ, with the Violent Issue of the Ensuing Discussion PAGE 109

Jerusalem, the Temple, Court of the "Women ; Tuesday and Wednesday, September 30 and October 1, A. D. 28.

John viii, 12-59.

§ 83. — The Seventy Return with a Report of Success,

which Inspires their Master with Joy 112

[Mount of Olives?] ; [early in] October, A. D. 28.

§ 84. — Christ Answers a Lawyer, by Denning the

Duty of Love to One's Neighbor 113

Environs of Jerusalem ; [middle of October,'] A. D. 28.

§ 85. — A Visit with Martha and Mary 114

Bethany ; [former part of November f\ A. D. 28.

§ 86. — Directions concerning Prayer 114

[Mount of Olives?] ; [late in November f] A. D. 28.

Luke xi, 1-13.

Jerusalem; Saturday, November 27, A. D. 28.

§ 88. — The Investigation before the Sanhedrim, with

Christ's Discourses on the Subject 117

Jerusalem ; Sunday, November 28, A. D. 28.

§ 89. — Christ Discourses at the Festival of Dedication 120

Jerusalem, the Temple, Solomon's Portico ; between the Tuesdays, November 80 and December 7, A. D.28.

§ 90. — Christ Withdraws from Jerusalem, and Gains

more Converts 121

Bethany-beyond-Jordan ; December, A. D. 28.

§ 91. — The Revivification of Lazarus 121

Bethany [near Jerusalem] ; [January?] A. D. 29.

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§ 92. — The Determination of the Sanhedrim pagb 124

Jerusalem ; [January ?] A. D. 29.

§ 93. — Christ Retires from the Neighborhood of Jerusalem, and afterward Attracts Numerous

Followers beyond the Jordan 125

Ephron andPerea ; [January and February?] A. D. 29.

John xi, 54 ; Mark x, 1.

§ 94. — A Female Cured of Spinal Paralysis 125

Perea ; [latter part of February ?] A. D. 29.

Luke xiii, 10-17.

§ 95. — Christ Sets out leisurely for Jerusalem, Teaching on the Way 126

Luke xiii, 22-30.

§ 96. — The Insidious Warning against Herod 127

Luke xiii, 31-33.

§ 97.— While Taking a Meal with an Eminent Pharisee, Christ Cures a Dropsical Person, and Discourses to the Company concerning Modesty, Charity, and the Necessity of a Prompt Compliance with the Offers of the Gospel... 127 Perea; [beginning of March?] A. D. 29.

Luke xiv, 1-15 ; Matt, xxii, 1-14.

§ 98. — Resolute Self-denial Requisite for True Dis-

cipleship 130

§ 99. — The Gospel specially Seeks to Reclaim those that are Conscious of their Alienation from God 130

Perea ; [early in March?] A. D. 29.

Luke xiv, 1-32 ; xix, 10.

§ 100. — The Prudence of Securing God's Favor by a

Devout Use of the Privileges of Life 133

Luke xvi, 1-13.

§ 101. — Salvation not Connected with Wealth 134

Contents

§ 102. — The Messiah already Come PA gk 135

Ferea; [former part of March?] A. D. 29.

Luke xvii, 20, 91.