lian, 89. "The beloved physician," 90. Inferences

from Marcion, 91. Luke has wider horizon than

Matthew or Mark, 92. Adapted to the Greeks, 92.

Application to universal humanity, 92; the human

side of Christ, 92. Unique things in Luke, 93.

Christ's discourses show his humaneness, 94; the

sympathizing, loving Saviour, 95. Christ's prayers,

95. Luke a painter? 96. Writes classical Greek,

96; yet quotes Hebraistic documents, 96. Faithful

to his materials, 97; a painter with the pen, 97;

shows us Christ as Light to lighten the Gentiles, 97.

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JOHN...

98-116

John and James sons of Zebedee, 98. John pos-

sibly lived and studied in Jerusalem before his dis-

cipleship, 98; known to the high priest, and took

our Lord's mother to his home, 98. Special intimacy

with our Lord, 99. In company with Peter, 99;

finally goes to Ephesus, 99; dies only at close of the

century, 100. Exile under Nero, and writing of

Apocalypse, 100. Man of intuitive perception and

ardent affection, 100; fiery indignation, not feminine

weakness, 101. Depth of love measured by hatred

of wrong, 102. Insight and love combined qualify

him to perceive the divine side of Christ, 103; and

the union of the believer with his Saviour, 103.

John the author of the Gospel, 103; a Jew, 103;

whom Jesus loved, 104. Testimony of church

Fathers, 104. Style different from Apocalypse, 104;

illustration from George William Curtis, 105. Christ's

discourses melt into John's comments, 106; under

guidance of Christ's promised Spirit, 106. Writes

long after the Synoptists, 107; treats miracles as

symbols and texts of great truths, 108. Five miracles

wholly new, 108. John writes a supplement to Luke

and the two former Gospels, 109; to show Christ's

divinity, 110. Plan of the Gospel, 110. Growth of

faith and of unbelief, following divine revelation, 110.

Types of faith and of unbelief, III. Culmination of

faith in Thomas, III. Chapter 21 is an epilogue,

112. Relation of Gospel to the Synoptics, and to the

Apocalypse, 112; to John's Epistles, 113. Unique

things in John's Gospel, 113. Deals with internal,

not external, things, 114. Style corresponds to mat-

ter, 115. The greatest human composition, 116;

not forged, but inspired, 116.

JOHN'S GOSPEL THE COMPLEMENT OF LUKE'S 117-142

An orthodox essay in higher criticism, 117. John

composed his Gospel with Luke's before him, 117.

Higher aspects of Jesus' life are settled history, 118.

John's family had permanent residence in Jerusalem,

119. His acquaintance with high priest and nota-

bles, 119. Like Saul of Tarsus, educated at Rabbinic

schools? 120; amid Sadducean surroundings, 120;

with possible knowledge of Philo's terminology, 121;

seeks John the Baptist to satisfy his soul, 122;

finds and follows Jesus, 122. In Christ's inner circle,

123. Luke intimately associated with Paul, 123.

Paulinism of Luke's Gospel, 124. Luke may have in-

corporated portions of Mark and Matthew, 125.

Paul must have wished Ephesians to possess Luke's

Gospel, 125; to make up for his own departure, 126.

John goes to Ephesus to take up Paul's work, 127;

must have found the church in possession of Luke's

Gospel, 128; supplemented that Gospel at first orally,

128. Oriental methods of instruction, 129. John

added what Luke lacked, 129; vindicated the Syn-

optics, 130; taught of Jesus as the Word of God,

131; the Logos-doctrine, 132; Paul had taught it

before, for substance, 133. Luke's omissions sup-

plied, 133-141. Summary of conclusions, 142.

THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES..

....

143-159

The author is Luke, 143. Reference to the Gospel,

143. Similarities of style, 143; in speeches of Peter,

Paul, and James, 144. Date of composition, A. D. 61,

145; before close of Paul's imprisonment at Rome,

146. The Acts a possible result of that imprison-

ment, 147. Paul of service to Christ, as a prisoner,

148. Original title "The Acts," 148; Acts of Christ,

more than Acts of the Apostles, 149; only such Acts

of Apostles as determined history of church, 150.

Two foci, or critical points, prominent, 150; plant-

ing of church among Jews, and among Gentiles, 151;

Christ's work in us follows Christ's work for us,

151. The Acts a bridge from the Gospels to the

Epistles, 152. Jesus began to do and to teach in

the Gospels, 153; he continues his work in the Acts,

154; by the Holy Spirit, 154. Acts teaches also uni-

versal character of Christianity, 155; transition from

Jews to Gentiles, 156; from Jerusalem to Rome,

157. Work for Christ since his ascension, 158; the

fulfilment of his promise to Nathanael, 159.

THE EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS..

160-180

Paul born A. D. 7 or 8, 160; a Roman citizen,

160; high social position, 161; yet a Jew, 161; edu-

cated at Jerusalem, 161; at feet of Gamaliel, 162.

Paul ambitious, blameless in conduct, of acute mind,

but warm affection, 162. Greater intellect than Peter

or John, 163. His dissatisfaction with self, 163;

persecution of Christians, 164; stoning of Stephen,

164; conversion at Damascus, 164. Attempted expla-

nations by Baur, 165; by Renan, 166. Paul qualified

to be an apostle by seeing the risen Christ, 166. Effect

of this vision upon Paul, 167; convinces him of sin,

167; shows Christ as the only sacrifice, 168; a sacrifice

for all men, 168. Called to be an apostle, 168; wider

and wider missionary journeys, 168; he now has a

doctrine to preach, 169; which he puts into his

letters, 170; especially to Rome, the center of the

world, 170. Paul not founder of Roman church,

171; nor Peter, 171; or Paul would have mentioned

him, 171. Roman church mainly Gentile, 172. Dif-

ferences among its members, 172; Paul aims to

reconcile them, 172. Epistle written from Corinth,

A. D. 56, 172; its main object to set forth Paul's

gospel, 173; not the facts of Christ's life, but the

explanation of their meaning, 173. Paul's summary

of Christian doctrine, 174. His preparation as a

lecturer, 174; he treats faith as opposed to works,

175; not simply justification by faith, but salva-

tion by faith, 175. Explains rejection of Jews, 176;

and closes with exhortations to duty, 177. Heathen-
ism differs from Christianity, 178. Paul principal
author of New Testament, 179. Coleridge's estimate
of this Epistle, 179; contrasted with that of Julian,
179, 180.

THE EPISTLES TO THE CORINTHIANS.... .....181-199

Situation of Corinth, 181; chosen for defense,

181. History of the city, 182; its marvelous growth,

182; its temples and schools, 183; its immorality, 183.

In A. D. 52 Paul came as a solitary tent-maker,

184; found Aquila and Priscilla, 184; preached

Christ, 185. Antagonism of Jews, 185; yet many

conversions, 186. Paul departs after year and half,

186; Apollos comes, 186; instructed by Aquila and

Priscilla, 186; more showy than Paul, 187. Parties

grew up, 188. Five years after, church asks Paul's

advice, 189; as to practical matters, 189. Epistle not

mainly doctrinal, as that to the Romans, 189; deals

with questions of practice, 190; ten important ques-

tions, 191; party spirit, 191; immorality, 192; law-

suits, 192; meats offered to idols, 193; marriage, 194;

women unveiled, 194; modesty and subordination of

permanent obligation, 195; spiritual gifts, 196; the

resurrection, 196. In Macedonia Paul learns that

the church in Corinth had followed his advice, 197;

his anxiety changed to joy, 197; he writes his Second

Epistle, 197; his thanksgiving, 198; collection for

the poor saints in Jerusalem, 198. These Epistles

show Paul's firmness, yet his courtesy, 198.

THE EPISTLE TO THE GALATIANS........

200-215

With Moffatt, we hold to the North Galatian

theory, 200. Galatians and Gauls are the same, 200;

their history, 201; French characteristics, 202; im-

pulsive and inconstant, 202; given to externals of

religion, 203. Church founded, in 51 or 52, while

Paul was detained in Galatia by illness, 204. His

"thorn in the flesh," 204; an affection of the eyes,

204; in 54, writes this Epistle from Ephesus, to

warn the church against Judaizing teachers, 205,

206. Galatians rough draft of Romans, 207; its

oneness of purpose, 207; unlike Corinthians, 208;

its uniform severity, 208; yet fatherly affection, 208;

its effect unknown, 209. The course of thought,

209; not by law, or by works, but by faith in Christ,

are we saved, 209. Three parts: a personal narra-

tive, 210; a doctrinal portion, 211; illustration, 212;

a hortatory portion, 213. Strife in early church per-

mitted that we might be free? 213. Luther's affec-

tion for this Epistle, 213. Ritualism revives the

evil against which Paul wrote, 214; the Romans and

the French specially need these Epistles, 215.

THE EPISTLE TO THE EPHESIANS......... 216-231

Location of Ephesus, 216; a great city, 216; its

temple of Diana, 216; its schools of rhetoric and

philosophy, 217. Paul's first visit in 53, his second

in A. D. 54, 217; his whole stay for three years, 217;

great success of his preaching, 217. Success roused

opposition, 218; fight with beasts metaphorical, 218;

Paul driven from the city, 218; his love for the

church, 218. The Epistle written from Rome, in 63,

219. Paul writes and works "in a chain," 219;

imprisonment gives time for meditation, 220; pro-

found exposition of Christian truth, 220; the won-

derful privileges of believers, 221. The Epistle

liturgical and psalmodic, a solemn hymn, 221; lan-

guage struggles under its weight of meaning, 222.

Address lacks the words "in Ephesus," 222; a cir-

cular letter, though sent first to the Ephesians, 223;

Tychicus may have given personal messages, 224.

Subject is "Christ Head over all things to the

church," 225; the greatness of Christ, 225. Three

chapters doctrinal, and three practical, 225; first,

the church chosen, redeemed, and endowed, 226;

secondly, the offices, gifts, and duties of believers,

227; finally, the conflict between good and evil,

228; and the Christian's armor to meet it, 228. Love