Part 38
The first Gentile church at Antioch. 43
Herod Agrippa I., King of Judea and Samaria, beheaded James (Zebedee's son) Acts 12:2,23. Herod Agrippa dies at Caesarea (Acts 12:1, 6, 11, 19, 23).
Palestine. B.C. Rome.
Paul's first mis-sionary journey (about 3 years) — Acts 13-14. "Saul, who is also called Paul" (Acts 13:9).
Council at Jerusa-lem (Acts 15:1-35). The epistle of the council to the Gentile Christians in Syria and Cilicia is probably the oldest written document of the Christian Church
Felix procurator. Paul's second missionary journey (more than 3 years) — Acts 15:3618; 23.
Wrote from Cor-inth the epistles to the Thessalon-ians (1 Thessa-lonians 1:7, 8; Acts 18:5.
52 Decree of Claud-isu banishing the Jews from Rome.
54-68 Nero emperor, successor of Claudius.
Paul's third mis-sionary journey (about 4 years) — Acts 18:23-21; 14.
During his stay at Ephesus (Acts 19) wrote epistle to the Galatians (Acts 20:2; Galatians 6:11), and probably First Corinthians 1 Corinthians 1:23; 7:5).
57 or 58
Palestine B.C. Rome.
Wrote from Macedonia Second Corinthians (2 Corinthians 1:23; 7:5.
Wrote from Corinth epistle to Romans at close of his stay there (Acts 20:3; 1 Corinthians 16:6)
Paul visits Jerusalem. Is brought before Felix, and imprisoned for two years at Caesarea (Acts 21:17-26.
Paul before the procurator Porcius Festus. Is sent a prisoner to Rome
Arrives at Rome in spring of 61
Paul writes from Rome his epistles to the 61-63
Ephesians, Colossians, Philemon, and the Philippians and probably Hebrews.
Paul probably released. 63
Paul's movements after his release are uncertain. Some think that at Corinth he wrote the first Epistle to Timothy and the Epistle to Titus.
64 Great fire at Rome. First general persecu-tion of the Christ-ians.
Palestine. B.C. Rome.
Arrested at Ephesus, and sent prisoner to Rome.
Wrote Second Epistle to Timothy from Rome. Was Martyred (?)
Others think that Paul wrote First Epistle to Timothy from Macedonia, and the Epistle to Titus from Ephesus, and that he spent the winter of this year at Nicopolis, where he was taken prisoner and sent to Rome, whence he wrote the second Epistle to Timothy. Suffered martyrdom (?).
68 Nero killed by his secretary, Epaphroditus, "In the thirtieth year of his age and in the fourteenth of his reign."
69 Vespasian emperor.
Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus, the Roman general.
John probably writes his Gospel and Epistles.
80-90
91 Titus emperor.
Palestine. B.C. Rome.
John writes the book of Revelation. 95
96 Second general persecution of Christians.
97 Nerva emperor.
Death of John 98 Trajan emperor.
II. — MIRACLES RECORDED IN THE
OLD TESTAMENT
follow at Kadesh..............................16:32
1. The flood..................................Genesis 7, 8.
15. Aaron's rod budding at Kadesh.....17:8
2. Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.............................................19:24.
16. Water from the rock smitten twice by Moses, Desert of Zin.......................20:7-11.
3. Lot's wife turned into a "pillar of salt".....................................................19:26.
17. The brazen serpent in the Desert of Zin......................................Numbers 21:8, 9.
4. Birth of Isaac at Gerar.........................21:1.
18. Balaam's ass speaks..................22:21-35
5. The burning bush not consumed......................................Exodus 3:3.
19. The Jordan divided, so that Israel passed over dryshod............Joshua 3:14-17
6. Aaron's rod changed into a serpent...............................................7:10-12.
20. The walls of Jericho fall down....6:6-20
7. The ten plagues of Egypt — .(1) waters become blood, (2) frogs, (3) lice, (4) flies, (5) murrain, (6) boils, (7) thunder and hail, (8) ocusts, (9) darkness, (10) death of the first-born.........................................7:20-12:30.
21. The sun and moon stayed. Hailstorm.....................................10:12-14
22. The strength of Samson....Judges 14-16
23. Water from a hollow place "that is in Lehi"....................................................15:19.
8. the Red Sea divided; Israel passes through..............................................14:21-31
24. Dagon falls twice before the ark. Emerods on the Philistines............1 Samuel 5:1-12.
9. the waters of Marah sweetened...........................Exodus 15:23-25
10. Manna sent daily, except on Sabbath...........................................16:14-35
25. Men of Beth-shemesh smitten for looking into the ark............................6:19
11. Water from the rock at Rephidim17:5-7
26. Thunderstorm causes a panic among the Philistines at Eben-ezer...........7:10-12.
12. Nadab and Abihu consumed for offering "strange fire"........Leviticus 10:1,2.
27. Thunder and rain in harvest at Gilagal................................................12:18.
13. Some of the people consumed by fire at Taberah....................................Numbers 11:1-3
28. Sound in the mulberry trees at Rephaim..........................2 Samuel 5:23-25.
14. The earth opens and swallows up Korah and his company fire and plague
29. Uzzah smitten for touching the ark at
Perez-uzzah.......................................6:6, 7
44. Naaman cured of leprosy. Gehazi afflicted with it..................................5:10-27.
30. Jeroboam's hand withered. His new altar destroyed at Bethel ....1 kings 13:4-6.
45. The iron axe-had made to swim, river Jordan...................................................6:5-7
31. Widow of Zarephath's meal and oil increased.....................................17:17-16.
46. Ben-hadad's plans discovered. Hazael's thoughts, etc............................6:12
32 Widow's son raised from the dead.............................................17:17-24.
47. The Syrian army smitten with blindness at Dothan................................6:18
33. Drought, fire, and rain at Elijah's prayer, and Elijah fed by ravens.......17, 18.
48. The Syrian army cured of blindness at Samaria....................................................6:20
34. Ahaziah's captains consumed by fire near Samaria......................2 Kings 1:10-12.
49. Elisha's bones revive the dead........................................................13:21
35. Jordan divided by Elijah and Elisha near Jerico...................................2:7, 8, 14.
50. Sennacherib's army destroyed, Jerusalem................................................19:35
36. Elijah carried up into heaven........2:11.
51. Shadow of sun goes back ten degrees on the sun-dial of Ahaz, Jerusalem..............................................20:9-11
37. Waters of Jericho healed by Elisha's casting salt into them.......2 Kings 2:21, 22
52. Uzziah struck with leprosy, Jerusalem............................................................... .....................................2 Chronicles 26:16-21
38. Bears out of the wood destroy fortytwo "young men".................................2:24.
39. Water provided for Jehoshaphat and the allied army...............................3:16-20
53. Shadrach, Meshach, and abed-nego delivered from the fiery furnace, Babylon...................................Daniel 3:10-27
40. The widow's oil multiplied.....3:16-20.
54. Daniel saved in the lions den.....................................................6:16-23.
41. The Shunam-mite's son given and raised form the dead at Shunem......4:32-27.
55. Jonah in the whale's belly, Safely landed..........................................Jonah 2:1-10
42. The deadly pottage cured with meal at Gilgal..............................................4:38-41
43. An hundred men fed with twenty loaves a Gilgal...................................4:38-41
III. MIRACLES RECORDED IN THE GOSPELS
1. Peculiar to Matthew.
17:24-27.
(1.) Cure of two blind men................9:27-3
(2.) Piece of money in the fish's mouth
2. Peculiar of Mark
(1.) The deaf and dumb man..............7:31-37 (2.) The blind man of Bethsaida .....8:22-26
3. Peculiar of Luke
(1.) Jesus passes unseen through the crowd.................................................4:28-30
(4.) The woman with the spirit of infirmity........................................13:11-17.
(2.) The miraculous draught of fishes..................................................5:4-11
(5.) The man with the dropsy............14:1-6.
(6.) The ten lepers.........................17:11-19
(3.) the raising of the widow's son at Nain..................................................7:11-18
(7.) The healing of Malchus .........22:50,51.
4. Peculiar to John.
(1.) Water made wine .............................2:1-11 | (4.) Man born blind cured .................9:1-17
(2.) Cure of nobleman's son, Capernaum 4:46-54| (5.) Lazarus raised from the dead ....11:38-44
(3.) Impotent man at Bethsaida cured.......5:1-9. | (6.) Draught of fishes......................... 21:1-14
5. Common to Matthew and Mark.
(1.) Syrophoenician Woman's daughter cured Matthew 15:28. Mark 7:24
(2.) Four thousand feed 15:3 8:1.
(3.) Fig-tree blasted 21:18. 11:12
6. Common to Matthew and Luke.
(1.) Centurion's servant healed Matthew 8:5 Luke 7:1
(2.) Blind and dumb demoniac cured Matthew 8:5. Luke 7:1
(7.) Common to Mark and Luke
Demoniac cured in synagogue at Capernaum Mark 1:23. Luke 4:33
8. Common to Matthew, Mark, and Luke.
(1.) Peter's wife's mother cured Matthew 8:14. Mark 1:30. Luke 4:38
(2.) The tempest stilled 8:23. 4:37 8:22
(3.) Demoniacs of Gadara cured 8:38. 5:1. 8:26.
(4.) Leper healed.. 8:2 1:40. 5:12
(5.) Jairus's daughter raised 9:23 5:23 8:41.
(6.) Woman's issue of blood cured 9:20 5:25 8:43
(7.) Man sick of the palsy cured 9:2 2:3 5:18.
(8.) Man's withered hand cured 12:0. 2:1. 6:6.
(9.) A lunatic child cured 17:14. 9:14. 9:37
(10.) Two blind men cured 20:29. 10:46 18:35.
9. Common to Mathew, Mark, and John.
Jesus walks on the sea Matthew 14:25 | Mark 6:48 | John 6:15.
10. Common to all the evangelists.
Jesus feeds 5, 000 "in a desert place" Matthew 14:15 | Mark 6:30 | Luke 9:10 | John 6:1-14.
In addition to the above miracles wrought by Christ there are four miraculous events connected with his life: —
1. The conception by the Holy ghost Luke 1:35.
3. The resurrection...John 21:1-14
4. The ascension........Luke 2:42-51
2. The transfiguration........... Matthew 17:1-8
IV. — PARABLES RECORDED IN THE
OLD TESTAMENT.
Spoken by...........Concerning Spoken at Recorded
Balaam......The Moabites and Israelites Mount Pisgah..........................Numbers
23:24
Jotham .......Trees making a king Mount Gerizim.........................Judges 9:7-
Samsom.....Sweetness coming forth from the strong.
Timnath......................................Judges 14:14
Nathan.......The poor man's ewe lamb Jerusalem....................................2 Samuel
12:1-4
Woman of Tekoah...................
Jerusalem....................................2 Samuel
14:1.
Two brothers striving
One of the sons of the prophets The escaped prisoner......................
Near Samaria.............................1 Kings
20:35-49
Johoash, king of Israel The thistle and the cedar Jerusalem....................................2 Kings 14:9
Israel..........The vineyard yielding wild grapes Jerusalem....................................Isaiah 5:1-6
Ezekiel........Lion's whelps.... Babylon.....................................Ezekiel 19:2-
The great eagles and the vine Babylon.....................................17:3-10
The boiling pot........................ Babylon.....................................24:3-5
V. — PARABLES RECORDED IN THE GOSPELS
1. Peculiar to Matthew
(1.) The tares............................. 13:24-30 (2.) The hid treasure................ 13:44. (3.) The pearl of great price... 3:45, 46. (4.) The drag net... 13:47-50. (5.) The unmerciful servant 18:23-35. (6.) The laborers in the vineyard 20:1-16. (7.) The two sons. 21:28-32. (8.) Marriage of the king's son 22:1-14. (9.) The ten virgins 25:1-13. (10.) The talents... 25:14-30. (11.) Sheep and goats 25:31-46
2. Peculiar to Mark
(1.) the seed growing secretly....... 4.20-29. (2) Watchfulness............ 13:34, 35
3. Peculiar to Luke.
(1.) The two debtors........................ 7:41-43.
(9.) Building a tower, and a king
(2.) The good Samaritan................ 10:25-37.
going to war.............................14:28-33.
(3.) The importunate friend
(10.) The lost piece of silver1...........5:8-10.
at mid-night................................11:5-8.
(11.) The prodigal son..................15:11-32.
(4.) The rich fool ..........................12:16-21.
(12.) The unjust steward..................16:1-13.
(5.) The servants watching ..........12:35-40.
(13.) The rich man and Lazarus....16:19-31.
(6.) The steward ..........................12:42-48.
(14.) The master and servant...........17:7-10.
(7.) Barren fig tree ...........................13:6-9.
(15.) The unjust judge and the
(8.) The great supper ....................14:16-24.
importunate widow.................18:1-8.
(16.) The Pharisee and publican.18:10-14.
(17.) The pounds..........................19:12-27.
4. There are no parables,
as a special form of allegory found in John. The word rendered "parable" in John 10:6 is not the word so rendered in the Synoptics. The word which John uses (paroimia) is better translated "allegory." It occurs elsewhere only in John 16:25, 29 and 2 Peter 2:22, where it is rendered "proverb."
5. Common to Matthew and Luke.
(1.) The house on the rock and on the sand. Matthew 7:24-27 Luke 6:46-49.
(2.) Leaven 13:33, 34; 13:18-21
(3.) The lost sheep 18:12-14; 15:1-10
6. Common to Matthew, Mark, and Luke.
(1.) Candle under a bushel Matthew 15:15; Mark 4:21.; Luke 8:16.
(2.) New cloth and an old garment 9:16..; 2:21., 5:36.
(3.) New wine in old bottles 9:17., 2:22., 5:37, 38.
(4.) The sower 13:1-23., 4:1-9., 8:4-15
(5.) The mustard seed 13:31, 32., 4:30, 34., 13:18-20
(6.) The vineyard 21:33-46., 112:1-12,. 20:9-19.
(7.) The fig tree 24:32-35., 13:28., 21:29-33.
VI. — WEIGHTS, MEASURES, AND MONEY
————— 1. Hebrews Measures of Weight.. EQUIVALENTS
IN TROY WEIGHT.
lb. oz. dwt. grs.
Gerah 0 0 0 12 Bekah = 10 gerahs 0 0 5 0 Shekel = 2 bekahs 0 0 10 0 Maneh (silver = 60 shekels 2 6 0 0 Talent 125 0 0 0
2. Measures of Length ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS
ft. in.
Digit (Jeremiah)......................................... 0 0.912 Palm = 4 digits (Exodus 25:25)............ 0 3.648 Span =3 palms (Exodus 28:16)............. 0 10.944 Cubit = 2 spans (Genesis 6:15)............ 1 9.888 Pace (2 Samuel 6:13)................................ 3 0 Fathom (Acts 27:28)................................ 6 0.8 Reed (Ezekiel 40:3-5; 42:16) = 6 cubits 10 11.328 Furlong or stadium = 600 Greek feet (58 1/4) feet less than an English furlong)........................................ 606 9 Mile (Roman) = 1,000 roman paces = 1,618 English yards. Day's Journey (Numbers 11:31; Luke 2:44), ordinarily about 25 to 30 miles, but when the Jews traveled in company, about 10 miles.
3. Measures of Capacity for Liquids. EQUIVALENTS IN ENGLISH WINE MEASURE.
galls pints
A caph.......................................................... 0 0.625 A log (Leviticus 14:10, etc.................... 0 0.833 A cab (mentioned only 2 Kings 6:25) 0 3.33 A hin (Exodus 29:40; 30:24; Numbers 15:4, 7, 9) 1 2 A seah ("measure," 2 Kings 6:1, 16), called also (Heb.) shalish — i. e. "a third," as being the third part of an ephah (Isaiah 40:12; Psalm 80:5)... 2 4 A bath, the largest liquid measure (1 King 7:26, 38; 2 Chronicles 2:10; Ezra 7:22; Isaiah 5:10). Same as an ephah (Exodus 16:36; Leviticus 5:11; 6:10; Numbers 5:14, etc)........................ 7 4.5 A kor, "Which is an homer: (Isaiah 5:10; Ezekiel 45:14) = 10 ephahs.................................................... 75 5 Firkin (John 2:6)....................................... 9 0
4. Dry Measures EQUIVALENT IN ENGLISH CORN MEASURE.
pecks galls. pints.
Cab (2 Kings 6:25 = Choenix, "measure"; Revelation 6:6 0 0 2.833 Omer (Exodus 16:36) = tenth deal = 1/10 of an ephah (Exodus 29:40; Leviticus 23:13) 0 0 5.1 Seah (plural, "measures," Genesis 18:6; 1 Samuel 25:18; Matthew 13:33) 1 0 1 Ephah = 3 seahs (Ezekiel 45:11) 3 0 3 Letek = 5 ephas (half-homer," Hosea 3:2) 16 0 0 Homer, called also kor = 2 leteks (Numbers 11:32; Hosea 3:2) 32 0 0
5, Jewish Money.
ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS
£ s. d.
Gerah = 1/20 part of a Shekel (Exodus 30:13) 0 0 1.3687 Beech = 1/2 shekel (Exodus 38:26) 0 1 1.6875 Shekel (silver at 5s. per oz, Exodus 30:13; Isaiah 7:23; Matthew 17:27) 0 2 3.375 Shekel of gold 1 16 6 Mane ("pound," 1 Kings 10:17) = 50 shekels 5 14 0.75 Talent of silver = 60 mannish 342 3 9 Talent of gold 5475 0 0
6. Roman Money.
ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS.
£. s. d. Mite (lepton) —Mark 12:42 — the smallest copper coin = about .46875 of an English farthing. Farthing (quadroons; Gr. quadrants) —Matthew 5:26; Mark 12:42 = 2 mites = the fourth of an as. 0 0 0 3/4 Penny (deaneries = drachma) — Matthew 22:19 0 0 7 1/2 Pound (myna) Luke 19:13, 16, 18, etc., = 100 drachmae 3 2 6
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