EXPLANATORY NOTES ON POINTS OF SPECIAL DIFFICULTY IN THE HARMONY 253 1. About Harmonies of the Gospels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 2. Synoptic Criticism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 3. The Authorship of the Fourth Gospel . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 4. The Jesus of History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 5. The Two Genealogies of Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 6. The Probable Time of the Saviour's Birth . . . . . . . . . 262 7. The Feast of John 5:1, and the Duration of Our Lord's Ministry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 8. The Four Lists of the Twelve Apostles . . . . . . . . . . . 271 9. The Sermon on the Mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 10. The Combination of Luke and John . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 11. Did Christ Eat the Passover? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279 12. The Hour of the Crucifixion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284 13. The Time of the Resurrection of Christ . . . . . . . . . . 287 14. The Length of Our Lord's Stay in the Tomb . . . . . . . . . 289 A LIST OF THE PARABLES OF JESUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 A LIST OF THE MIRACLES OF JESUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294 LIST OF OLD TESTAMENT QUOTATIONS IN THE GOSPELS . . . . . . . . . 295 A LIST OF SOME UNCANONICAL SAYINGS OF JESUS . . . . . . . . . . . 302 SIMILAR INCIDENTS AND CHIEF REPEATED SAYINGS . . . . . . . . . . 304 CHIEF DIVISIONS OF THE HARMONY PART I: THE SOURCES OF THE GOSPELS § 1 PART II: THE PRE-EXISTENT STATE OF CHRIST AND HIS INCARNATION § 2 PART III: THE TWO GENEALOGIES IN MATTHEW AND LUKE § 3 PART IV: THE BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD OF THE BAPTIST AND OF JESUS §§ 4-19. (Probably B.C. 7 to A.D. 7) PART V: THE BEGINNING OF THE BAPTIST'S MINISTRY §§ 20-23. (Probably A.D. 25) PART VI: THE BEGINNING OF CHRIST'S PUBLIC MINISTRY §§ 24-36. (In all parts of Palestine. Probably A.D. 26 and 27) PART VII: THE GREAT GALLILEAN MINISTRY §§ 37-71. (Probably A.D. 27 to 29) PART VIII: THE SPECIAL TRAINING OF THE TWELVE IN DISTRICTS AROUND GALILEE §§ 72-95. (Probably Passover in A.D. 29 to Tabernacles in A.D. 29) PART IX: THE LATER JUDEAN MINISTRY §§ 96-111. (Probably Tabernacles to Dedication in A.D. 29) PART X: THE LATER PEREAN MINISTRY §§ 112-127. (Probably Dedication in A.D. 29 to Last Journey in A.D. 30) PART XI: THE LAST PUBLIC MINISTRY IN JERUSALEM §§ 128a-138. (Friday before the Passover to Tuesday of Passion Week, A.D. 30 or 29) PART XII: IN THE SHADOW WITH JESUS §§ 139-152. (Tuesday afternoon to Thursday night of Passion Week, A.D. 30 or 29) PART XIII: THE ARREST, TRIAL, CRUCIFIXION, AND BURIAL OF JESUS §§ 153-168. (Early Friday morning to Saturday of Passion Week, A.D. 30 or 29)