The Historical Evidence for the Virgin BirthTaylor, Vincent
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The Historical Evidence for the Virgin Birth
Taylor, Vincent
Bible. Gospels; Jesus Christ -- Nativity; Virgin birth
Instances Instances Instances
in Mt. i, in Mt. in the
ii. iii‐ rest of
xxviii. the NT.
ἀναχωρεῖν 4 6 4
λεγόμενος (with 2 11 Mk. (1),
names) Lk. (2),
Jn. (8),
Ac. (2),
Pl. (4),
Heb. (1).
ὄναρ 5 1 0
πληροῦσθαι 4 8 13
ῥηθέν 4 8 0
σφόδρα 1 6 4
τότε 3 86 67
φαίνεσθαι 4 9 9
In addition to the list given by Burkitt, we may note also the following:
Instances Instances Mt, as
in Mt. i, in Mt. compared
ii. iii‐ with the
xxviii. rest of
the NT.
παραλαμβάνειν 6 10 1/3 of NT.
Record.
προσκυνεῖν 3 9 1/4 of NT.
προσφέρειν 1 13 1/3 of NT.
συνάγειν 1 23 2/5 of NT.
ὅριον 1 5 1/2 of NT.
θησαυρός 1 8 1/2 of NT.
δῶρον 1 8 1/2 of NT.
ἐπάνω 1 7 2/5 of NT.
χρυσός 1 4 1/2 of NT.
Other words which repay examination are κατοικεῖν, ὅπως, ἐνθυμέομαι,
ἐξετάζω, τελευτάω.
The argument is not, of course, that no one but the First Evangelist could
have used these words—that would be absurd; but that they are words which
he uses frequently, and in nearly every case more frequently than any
other New Testament writer.(86)
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