CHAP. IV. JOHN COMPARED WITH THE THREE OTHER GOSPELS. 19
We therefore conceive the following arrangement to show the true order of succession, as
concerns the occurrences of the last six months of our Lord's Ministry:
| Luke | k. H. m. |
Jesus journeying towards Jerusalem. Unkind reception met with at Samaria. Seventy disciples. The lawyer's question. The good Samaritan. . Jesus at Bethany: the one thing needful. |
| John | 10. 22–39. 10. 40–42. |
Jesus at Jerusalem at the feast of the Dedication (December). Jesus retires to Bethabara, beyond Jordan. |
| Luke | n. K. o. p. |
Instruction on prayer. Jesus dining with a Pharisee, and subsequent discourses. The slaughter of certain Galileans. The unfruitful figtree. An infirm woman healed. |
| John. | 11. 1–16 | The message of Lazarus's illness reaches Jesus. |
| Luke | L. r. s. t. u. v. |
Jesus again on a journey towards Jerusalem. Discourses. Herod's menace etc. A Sabbath—dinner. Dropsy healed. Parable of the great supper. On counting the cost. Three parables on the seeking of what is lost. The unjust steward. The Pharisees reproved. The rich man and Lazarus. Offences to be overcome by genuine faith and humility. |
| John. | 11. 17–53. 11. 54–57. |
Jesus at Bethany. Lazarus raised. The Sanhedrim's decree. Jesus retires to Ephraim. The Passover near. |
| Luke | w. x. y. |
Jesus again on His way to Jerusalem (on the boundaries between Samaria Address on the last times. The judge and the widow. The Pharisee and the publican. |
| Matt. Mark & Luke. | Compound—Chain No. 4. and Luke cc. Zacchæus etc. | |
| All four. | Events of the Passion—week. |
CHAPTER V.
As yet our investigations have been confined to the harmonization of the four Gospels, i. e.
to the task of interweaving the four inspired records of our Lord's life and ministry so as to
present One whole and continuous narrative. But since this life of Christ on earth is one which
passed within time and space, science cannot rest satisfied without doing its utmost to ascertain
the true and precise place in Universal History, which must be assigned to the History of Christ.
Nor can this aim be considered utterly unattainable, as long as the sacred writers themselves
supply us with dates referring to contemporaneous history. Though very scarce indeed, these
given dates, when followed out, will enable us to some extent to accomplish our object. Before
examining them, however, we subjoin a table showing the relation of the present Christian era
to the ancient Roman era (A. U. C. = Anno Urbis Conditae=the year from the building of the
city i.e. Rome, which event took place in 753 before Christ; hence A. U. C 1=753 B. C.
| A. U. C. 750 = 4 B. C ,, 751 = 3 ,, ,, 752 = 2 ,, ,, 753 = 1 ,, |
A. U. C. 754 = 1 A. D. 1) ,, 755 = 2 ,, ,, 762 = 9 ,, 1)=Anno Domini, The year of our Lord. |
A. U. C 780 = 27 A. D. ,, 781 = 28 ,, ,, 782 = 29 ,, ,, 783 = 30 ,, |
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