Dissertations upon the principles and arrangement of a harmony of the Gospels. 3 vols. [and] Suppl. dissertations. 4 vols [in 5 ].

Accounts of the procession to the temple-Bethphage, why specified
before Bethany-High road to Jericho over Olivet-Meeting of
our Saviour, by the Jews from Jerusalem-Boughs, why carried on
this occasion-Meaning of the act of strewing clothes in the
way-Mission of Peter and John for the ass's colt-Reconci-
liation of the several accounts-The colt alone used by our Lord
-Ephippia or garments of the disciples, on which he rode-Pre-
sence of the dam along with the colt-Hosannas or acclamations
of our Lord's attendants-Karáßaois of mount Olivet-Remon-

strance of the Pharisees-Acclamations of the multitude, and

various accounts of each-Weeping of Jesus over the city-Pro-

cession through the city-Arrival at the temple, and proceedings

there-Departure of our Lord for the night-Question of the

Hellenes or Greeks-Not Jews of the dispersion, but Gentile

proselytes-General conclusion of the time of the arrival at the

temple...

75-86

Inference thence deducible of the final end of the procession itself

-Lamb for the Passover, taken up on the tenth of Nisan-Pascha

Ægyptium, and supposed peculiarity of circumstances belonging

to it-Our Lord, the daily sacrifice as well as the Paschal victim-

I ambs for the daily sacrifice, taken up four days before they were

offered
86-88

DISSERTATION XXXIX.

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On the proceedings of Tuesday in Passion-week, and on the

time of the cleansing of the Temple ..... 89-108

Cursing of the barren fig-tree-Reason of the omission by St. Luke

—Пpwi and Пpwia-Time of morning's meal among the Jews-

Morning service in the temple...
89-90

Circumstances of the account-Double crop of the fig-Ficus

biferæ, or prodromi-Early ripe figs-Fruits of trees offered with

the Spaypa-Physical history of the early ripe fig, from Hilary and

Ambrose-The modern Boccore-Permanency of fruits in Judæa

-Egyptian fig or mulberry-Plain of Themiscyra on the Pon-

91-94

tus

Reconciliation of the accounts of the effect of the miracle on the

tree-Remark of the apostles, and our Lord's reply to it-The ef-

fect on the tree visible at the moment, complete some time after-

St. Mark's account prepares the way for a renewed allusion to the

subject, the next morning..

· 94-97

Cleansing of the temple, whether now performed--Cleansing of the
temple, according to St. Matthew, either twice performed, or re-
lated out of its place the day before-Incident of the children in
the temple-Probability of the latter alternative, rather than the
former-Circumstances of the cleansing in St. Matthew, similar
to those in St. Mark-Arrival at the temple the evening before,

too late in the day, for any cleansing to have then taken place-

Cleansing of the day preceding must have failed of its effect, if

repeated the next morning-Teaching of our Lord after the

cleansing, incompatible with the supposition of a cleansing the

day before-Offence of the Jewish rulers at this teaching, pro-

duced by the cleansing-Idiomatic peculiarity of St. Luke's ac-

count of these proceedings-Question, By what authority doest

thou these things? of the following day, due to the act of cleansing,

the day before-Cleansing of the temple on this occasion, at the

close of our Saviour's ministry, analogous to the same act at the

outset of it-Once performed on each occasion, for a similar reason—

Probable reasons of the anticipation in this instance, in St. Mat-

On the proceedings of Wednesday in Passion-week, and on

the time of the unction at Bethany

· 109-132

Peculiarity of this day in the history of our Saviour's ministry, and

remarkable character of the events upon it....

.109

Renewal of the conversation in reference to the fig-tree-Difference

between what was now said by our Saviour, and what was said

before

109-111

Divisions of the rest of the day-Events in the temple-Questions

successively proposed to our Lord by the three principal sects,

and their objects, individually and collectively-Probably the re-

sult of concert

Question of the sanhedrim, By what authority doest thou these
things?—Members, or constituent parts of the sanhedrim-Time of
the interrogation-Parable or illustration of the father and two
sons-Parable of the vineyard-Parable of the wedding garment-
Omissions in St. Mark and St. Luke
112-114

Question of the Herodians-Involved the principles of Judas of

Galilee Name omitted, characters or persons, described by St.

Luke-Language of their address in St. Mark ....... 114-115

Question of the Sadducees-Proposed a real case-Admits a resur-
rection to come, in order to reduce it ad absurdum-False first

principle, on which it is founded-Object and effect of our Saviour's

answer-Final end of marriage-Limit of the increase of the

human species, finite-Harmony of the various accounts-Obser-

vation of the Scribe, on the reply of our Saviour-Question, con-

cerning the greatest commandment-Why omitted by St. Luke,

and recorded by St. Mark-The motive of this inquirer, good-

Пepáčov, not tempting, but making trial-Time taken up by these

115-119

events...

Question of our Lord, Whose son the Christ should be?-Number of

the Pharisees-Harmony of the accounts-Proper divinity and

proper humanity of Jesus Christ, both involved in this ques-

tion..

119-121

Reproof of our Lord of the Scribes, recorded by St. Mark and St.

Luke-Reasons for considering this both distinct from, and prior

to, the longer invective in St. Matthew-Scribes and Pharisees not

necessarily the same-Court of the women; and the treasury

or Corban, there-Women's court, why the place of our Lord's

resort in the temple..
121-123

Time and place of John xii. 37 to end-Considerations which fix it

to the last day of our Lord's public ministry, and the last discourse

on that day

123-125

Time of Matthew xxiii-Close of our Lord's public ministry, and

end of proceedings within the temple

125-126

Events without the temple-Prophecy on mount Olivet—Remark of

St. Luke on the mode of our Lord's employment hitherto, at its

close....
126 127

Unction at Bethany-Altogether different from the unction in St.
Luke-Unction in St. John, the same with that in St. Matthew
and St. Mark-Unction in St. John, recorded in its proper place;
yet the unction in St. Matthew and St. Mark, not properly recorded
out of it-Distinction between a transposition, and an historical
recapitulation-Connection of the account of the unction with the
treachery of Judas-History of this treachery, divisible into three
stages-First conception of the design, due to what passed at the
unction on the Saturday-Compact with the sanhedrim, concluded
on the Wednesday-No objection, that Judas must have harboured

his design from that time to this-Language of the evangelists

in allusion to the treachery of Judas, in harmony with the above

conclusions...

127-132

DISSERTATION XLI.

On the time of the celebration of the last Supper ...133-172

Difficulty of the present question, and to what cause due-A priori

improbability in a case like this, that the testimony of one of the

Gospel accounts should be irreconcilably at variance with that of

another..

133-134