A Sketch of the Character of Jesus; A Biblical Essay - Brossura

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0217675190 ISBN 13: 9780217675192

Riassunto

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1869. Excerpt: ... APPENDIX. ILLUSTRATIONS. 1. p. 19. That we possess in the gospel according to Mark the earliest compilation of the history of the Redeemer is now a tolerably sure result of the inquiry into the origin of the gospels, and is a result of very considerable weight in favour of the historical credibility of the evangelical narrative. Papias, Bishop of Hierapolis, in a fragment of his 'Exposition of the Lord's Sayings' (Aoyiwy KvpiaKiiv iyijirtf) preserved by Eusebius,1 mentions as the earliest witness for Mark's gospel the Presbyter John, who, though not an apostle, was a contemporary and pupil of the apostles. Papias (in the first half of the second century) had learned from the Presbyter John that Mark was an ' interpreter' (tpfirivtvrric) of the Apostle Peter, and carefully wrote down what was impressed upon his memory by Peter, both the sayings and doings of Jesus, only not in chronological order (oi fiivroi ralti). The Presbyter John added 2 that Mark never heard the Lord himself, nor had he been a follower of his, but after the death of Jesus he attached himself to Peter, who delivered his discourses with reference to the needs of his hearers, and not in any precise historical order (wan-tp avvraiv Tsiv KvpiaKdv voiovfitvoe XoyiW). Mark therefore had committed no error in recording some things in the order in which they were impressed on his memory. One thing only had he been careful about, neither to keep back nor to pervert anything that he had heard. There is no reason to doubt this report, which Papias, a man weak, it is true, but of good character, had obtained from a contemporary and pupil of the apostles themselves. All the later statements concerning the relation of the second gospel to John Mark in like manner assume the credibility of this repo...

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