The Christ: A Critical Review and Analysis of the Evidences of His ExistenceRemsburg, John E. (John Eleazer)
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The Christ: A Critical Review and Analysis of the Evidences of His Existence
Remsburg, John E. (John Eleazer)
Jesus Christ -- Historicity; Jesus Christ -- Rationalistic interpretations; Rationalism
Luke: Before (iv, 38, 39; v, 10).
Matthew and Mark: After (Matt. iv, 18, 19; viii, 14, 15; Mark i, 16,
17; 30, 31).
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Were James and John with Jesus when he performed this cure?
Mark: They were (i, 29).
Luke: They were not. They had not yet been called (iv. 38, 39; v,
10, 11).
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When was the centurion's servant healed?
Matthew: Between the cleansing of the leper and the curing of Peter's
mother-in-law (viii, 2-14).
Luke: Not until after both these cures had been performed (iv, 38,
39; v, 12, 13; vii, 1-10).
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Who came for Jesus?
Matthew: The centurion came himself (viii, 5).
Luke: The centurion did not come himself, but sent the Jewish elders
for him (vii, 2-4).
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Where was he when he performed this miracle?
Matthew and Luke: In Capernaum (Matt. viii, 5; Luke vii, 1).
John: In Cana (iv, 46).
According to Matthew and Luke, Jesus was in Capernaum while the
patient lived elsewhere; according to John, Jesus was in Cana while
the patient lived in Capernaum. John says he was a nobleman's son,
but all critics (as well as the Archbishop of York, in his "Harmony
of the Gospels") agree that he refers to the same miracle.
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When did he still the tempest?
Matthew: Before Matthew was called from the receipt of custom (viii,
23-27; ix, 9).
Mark: After Matthew (Levi) was called (ii, 14; iv, 35-41).
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When did he cast out the devils that entered into the herd of swine?
Matthew: Before Matthew was called to the ministry (viii, 28, 33;
ix, 9).
Mark and Luke: Not until after he was called (Mark ii, 14; v, 1-13;
Luke v, 27; viii, 26-33).
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How many were possessed with devils?
Matthew: "There met him two possessed with devils coming out of the
tombs" (viii, 28).
Mark and Luke: "There met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean
spirit" (Mark v, 2; Luke viii, 27).
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When asked his name what did the demoniac answer?
"My name is Legion" (Mark v, 9).
Concerning this the Rev. Dr. Giles says: "The Four Gospels are
written in Greek, and the word 'legion' is Latin; but in Galilee
and Perea the people spoke neither Latin nor Greek, but Hebrew, or
a dialect of it. The word 'legion' would be perfectly unintelligible
to the disciples of Christ, and to almost everybody in the country"
(Christian Records, p. 197).
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How many swine were there?
Mark: "They were about two thousand" (v, 13).
If each hog received a devil there must have been two thousand
devils. Legion must have been a very large man, or they were very
little devils.
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Where did this occur?
Matthew: In "the country of the Gergesenes" (viii, 28).
Mark and Luke: In "the country of the Gadarenes" (Mark v, 1; Luke
viii, 26).
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