Gospels - Revision history

Scartho77: Removed the quote from Sayers which I uploaded some minutes ago.

2020-01-02T22:33:05Z

Removed the quote from Sayers which I uploaded some minutes ago.

Scartho77: Just another format change.

2020-01-02T22:27:39Z

Just another format change.

Scartho77: Just a format change.

2020-01-02T22:25:44Z

Just a format change.

Scartho77: Added quote about noting teachings which have been given many times.

2020-01-02T22:23:39Z

Added quote about noting teachings which have been given many times.

Scartho77: Moved the Irenaeus quote here from the wikiChristian New Testament page. I had uploaded it there.

2019-07-20T13:50:45Z

Moved the Irenaeus quote here from the wikiChristian New Testament page. I had uploaded it there.

Scartho77: Quotes by nineteenth century Harvard Professor Simon Greenleaf - just added a link to his wikipedia page.

2018-04-10T22:19:18Z

Quotes by nineteenth century Harvard Professor Simon Greenleaf - just added a link to his wikipedia page.

Scartho77: Another spelling error.

2018-04-04T21:03:57Z

Another spelling error.

Scartho77: A few more spelling errors dealt with.

2018-04-04T21:01:29Z

A few more spelling errors dealt with.

Scartho77: Corrected spelling mistake.

2018-04-04T20:57:54Z

Corrected spelling mistake.

Scartho77: /* Quotes */ Added quotes from nineteenth century Harvard Professor Simon Greenleaf.

2018-04-04T20:52:23Z

‎Quotes: Added quotes from nineteenth century Harvard Professor Simon Greenleaf.

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 * The connexion of the word or the act of Jesus with the restoration of the blind, lame and dead, to sight, and health, and life, as cause and effect, is a conclusion which, our reason is compelled to admit, from the uniformity of their concurrence, in such a multitude of instances, as well as from the universal conviction of all, whether friends or foes, who beheld the miracles which he wrought.  (Section 38.)
 * Either the men of Galilee were men of superlative wisdom, of extensive knowledge and experience, and of deeper skill in the arts of deception, than any and all others, before or after them, or they have truly stated the astonishing things which they saw and heard.  (Section 48, page 47.)
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 [http://www.classicalsubjects.com/samples/The-Man-Born-to-Be-King-Sample.pdf Sayers DL (1943), "The Man born to be King",] Introduction, p23.  [Sayers provides a twentieth-century analogy for the task facing the four evangelists of recording teachings which the Saviour had given repeatedly to many audiences.]
-: "The Sadhu’s mind is an overflowing reservoir of anecdote, illustration, epigram, and parable, but he never makes the slightest effort to avoid repetition; in fact he appears to delight in it. 'We do not,' he says, 'refuse to give bread to hungry people because we have already given bread to others.' Hence we have constantly found the same material occurring in more than one of the written or printed authorities we have used. 'My mouth,' he says, 'has no copyright'; and many sayings that we had noted down from his own lips we afterwards discovered to be already in print. In most cases the versions differ
+: "The Sadhu’s mind is an overflowing reservoir of anecdote, illustration, epigram, and parable, but he never makes the slightest effort to avoid repetition; in fact he appears to delight in it. 'We do not,' he says, 'refuse to give bread to hungry people because we have already given bread to others.' Hence we have constantly found the same material occurring in more than one of the written or printed authorities we have used. 'My mouth,' he says, 'has no copyright'; and many sayings that we had noted down from his own lips we afterwards discovered to be already in print. In most cases the versions differ extraordinarily little, but we have always felt free to correct or supplement one version by another at our own discretion." Streeter and Appasamy: The Sadhu.
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 [http://www.classicalsubjects.com/samples/The-Man-Born-to-Be-King-Sample.pdf Sayers DL (1943), "The Man born to be King",] Introduction, p23.  [Sayers provides a twentieth-century analogy for the task facing the four evangelists of recording teachings which the Saviour had given repeatedly to many audiences.]
-: "The Sadhu’s mind is
+: "The Sadhu’s mind is an overflowing reservoir of anecdote, illustration, epigram, and parable, but he never makes the slightest effort to avoid repetition; in fact he appears to delight in it. 'We do not,' he says, 'refuse to give bread to hungry people because we have already given bread to others.' Hence we have constantly found the same material occurring in more than one of the written or printed authorities we have used. 'My mouth,' he says, 'has no copyright'; and many sayings that we had noted down from his own lips we afterwards discovered to be already in print. In most cases the versions differ
-an overflowing reservoir of anecdote, illustration, epigram, and parable, but he never makes the
+extraordinarily little, but we have always felt free to correct or supplement one version by another at our own discretion." Streeter and Appasamy: The Sadhu.
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 * The connexion of the word or the act of Jesus with the restoration of the blind, lame and dead, to sight, and health, and life, as cause and effect, is a conclusion which, our reason is compelled to admit, from the uniformity of their concurrence, in such a multitude of instances, as well as from the universal conviction of all, whether friends or foes, who beheld the miracles which he wrought.  (Section 38.)
 * Either the men of Galilee were men of superlative wisdom, of extensive knowledge and experience, and of deeper skill in the arts of deception, than any and all others, before or after them, or they have truly stated the astonishing things which they saw and heard.  (Section 48, page 47.)
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 For example:
-* The story of Jesus walking on water ([[Mark 6]] and [[Matthew 14]])
+* The account of Jesus walking on water ([[Mark 6]] and [[Matthew 14]])
 ** In [[Mark 6]], Mark comments that the disciples were amazed because they did not understand and their hearts were hardened
 ** Matthew only comments that the disciples were afraid
-* The story of children being brought to Jesus ([[Mark 10]], [[Matthew 19]], [[Luke 18]]
+* The record of children being brought to Jesus ([[Mark 10]], [[Matthew 19]], [[Luke 18]]
 ** In Mark, Jesus is indignant and upset at his disciples
 ** This indignation is not noted in Matthew or Luke
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 ==Quotes==
 ''[https://archive.org/details/examinationofte00gree Greenleaf S (1847), "Examination of the testimony of the four evangelists, by the rules of evidence administered in courts of justice", London, England, A Maxwell.]  The author, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Greenleaf Simon Greenleaf, LL.D.], was Royall Professor and then Dane Professor of Law in Harvard University.  An article in the North American Review described him as "the honoured head of the most distinguished and prosperous school of English law in the world" (page v).''

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 ==Quotes==
-''[https://archive.org/details/examinationofte00gree Greenleaf S (1847), "Examination of the testimony of the four evangelists, by the rules of evidence administered in courts of justice", London, England, A Maxwell.]  Simon Greenleaf, LL.D., was Royall Professor and then Dane Professor of Law in Harvard University.  An article in the North American Review described him as "the honoured head of the most distinguished and prosperous school of English law in the world" (page v).''
+''[https://archive.org/details/examinationofte00gree Greenleaf S (1847), "Examination of the testimony of the four evangelists, by the rules of evidence administered in courts of justice", London, England, A Maxwell.]  The author, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Greenleaf Simon Greenleaf, LL.D.], was Royall Professor and then Dane Professor of Law in Harvard University.  An article in the North American Review described him as "the honoured head of the most distinguished and prosperous school of English law in the world" (page v).''
 * These copies of the Holy Scriptures ... it is quite erroneous to suppose that the Christian is bound to offer any further proof of their genuineness or authenticity.  It is for the objector to show them spurious; for on him, by the plainest rules of law, lies the burden of proof.  (Section 10, page 9.)
 * [T]he Four Evangelists should be admitted in corroboration of each other, as readily as Josephus and Tacitus, or Polybius and Livy.  (Section 28.)

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 =====Each Gospel gives a different perspective on specific events in Jesus' life=====
-Each Gospel writer paints a picture of events in Jesus' life and so recounts the stories slightly differently giving a particular perspective thus enhancing our understanding of Jesrs
+Each Gospel writer paints a picture of events in Jesus' life and so recounts the stories slightly differently giving a particular perspective thus enhancing our understanding of Jesus
 For example:

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 * The woman at the well occurs only in John ([[John 4]])
 * The parable of the [[Prodigal Son]] occurs only in Luke ([[Lrke 15]])
-* The record of soldiers grarding Jesus' tomb after his death occurs only in Matthew ([[Matthew 28]])
+* The record of soldiers guarding Jesus' tomb after his death occurs only in Matthew ([[Matthew 28]])
 * The healing of the blind man at Bethsaida occurs only in Mark ([[Mark 8]])
 =====Each Gospel gives a different perspective on specific events in Jesus' life=====
-Each Gospel writer paints a picture of events in Jesus' life and so recoints the stories slightly differently giving a particular perspective thrs enhancing orr rnderstanding of Jesrs
+Each Gospel writer paints a picture of events in Jesus' life and so recounts the stories slightly differently giving a particular perspective thus enhancing our understanding of Jesrs
 For example:

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 Not every bit of information about Jesus is contained within a single Gospel - the writers have chosen to recount certain events or words
-Hence 4 Gospels means more information is known abort Jesus
+Hence 4 Gospels means more information is known about Jesus
 For example:

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		+	''[https://archive.org/details/examinationofte00gree Greenleaf S (1847), "Examination of the testimony of the four evangelists, by the rules of evidence administered in courts of justice", London, England, A Maxwell.] Simon Greenleaf, LL.D., was Royall Professor and then Dane Professor of Law in Harvard University. An article in the North American Review described him as "the honoured head of the most distinguished and prosperous school of English law in the world" (page v).''
		+	* These copies of the Holy Scriptures ... it is quite erroneous to suppose that the Christian is bound to offer any further proof of their genuineness or authenticity. It is for the objector to show them spurious; for on him, by the plainest rules of law, lies the burden of proof. (Section 10, page 9.)
		+	* [T]he Four Evangelists should be admitted in corroboration of each other, as readily as Josephus and Tacitus, or Polybius and Livy. (Section 28.)
		+	* Far greater discrepancies can be found in the different reports of the same case, given by the reporters of legal judgments than are shown among the evangelists; and yet we do not consider them as detracting from the credit of the reporters, to whom we still resort with confidence, as to good authority. (Section 36.)
		+	* The connexion of the word or the act of Jesus with the restoration of the blind, lame and dead, to sight, and health, and life, as cause and effect, is a conclusion which, our reason is compelled to admit, from the uniformity of their concurrence, in such a multitude of instances, as well as from the universal conviction of all, whether friends or foes, who beheld the miracles which he wrought. (Section 38.)
		+	* Either the men of Galilee were men of superlative wisdom, of extensive knowledge and experience, and of deeper skill in the arts of deception, than any and all others, before or after them, or they have truly stated the astonishing things which they saw and heard. (Section 48, page 47.)

	==Links==		==Links==