The Harmony of the Gospels
Classic translation
5th c. · Scripture Commentary · English translation, 1890
Source edition: Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series I (ed. Philip Schaff, 1886–90)
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Contents
- Title Page
- Introductory Essay
- Translator’s Introductory Notice
- Book 1
- Introduction
- 1. On the Authority of the Gospels
- 2. On the Order of the Evangelists, and the Principles on Which They Wrote
- 3. Of the Fact that Matthew, Together with Mark, Had Specially in View the…
- 4. Of the Fact that John Undertook the Exposition of Christ’s Divinity
- 5. Concerning the Two Virtues, of Which John is Conversant with the…
- 6. Of the Four Living Creatures in the Apocalypse, Which Have Been Taken by…
- 7. A Statement of Augustin’s Reason for Undertaking This Work on the Harmony of…
- 8. Of the Question Why, If Christ is Believed to Have Been the Wisest of Men on…
- 9. Of Certain Persons Who Pretend that Christ Wrote Books on the Arts of Magic
- 10. Of Some Who are Mad Enough to Suppose that the Books Were Inscribed with…
- 11. In Opposition to Those Who Foolishly Imagine that Christ Converted the…
- 12. Of the Fact that the God of the Jews, After the Subjugation of that People…
- 13. Of the Question Why God Suffered the Jews to Be Reduced to Subjection
- 14. Of the Fact that the God of the Hebrews, Although the People Were…
- 15. Of the Fact that the Pagans, When Constrained to Laud Christ, Have Launched…
- 16. Of the Fact That, on the Subject of the Destruction of Idols, the Apostles…
- 17. In Opposition to the Romans Who Rejected the God of Israel Alone
- 18. Of the Fact that the God of the Hebrews is Not Received by the Romans…
- 19. The Proof that This God is the True God
- 20. Of the Fact that Nothing is Discovered to Have Been Predicted by the…
- 21. An Argument for the Exclusive Worship of This God, Who, While He Prohibits…
- 22. Of the Opinion Entertained by the Gentiles Regarding Our God
- 23. Of the Follies Which the Pagans Have Indulged in Regarding Jupiter and…
- 24. Of the Fact that Those Persons Who Reject the God of Israel, in Consequence…
- 25. Of the Fact that the False Gods Do Not Forbid Others to Be Worshipped Along…
- 26. Of the Fact that Idolatry Has Been Subverted by the Name of Christ, and by…
- 27. An Argument Urging It Upon the Remnant of Idolaters that They Should at…
- 28. Of the Predicted Rejection of Idols
- 29. Of the Question Why the Heathen Should Refuse to Worship the God of Israel…
- 30. Of the Fact That, as the Prophecies Have Been Fulfilled, the God of Israel…
- 31. The Fulfilment of the Prophecies Concerning Christ
- 32. A Statement in Vindication of the Doctrine of the Apostles as Opposed to…
- 33. A Statement in Opposition to Those Who Make the Complaint that the Bliss of…
- Chapter 34.—Epilogue to the Preceding
- 35. Of the Fact that the Mystery of a Mediator Was Made Known to Those Who…
- Book 2
- Introduction
- The Prologue
- 1. A Statement of the Reason Why the Enumeration of the Ancestors of Christ is…
- 2. An Explanation of the Sense in Which Christ is the Son of David, Although He…
- 3. A Statement of the Reason Why Matthew Enumerates One Succession of Ancestors…
- 4. Of the Reason Why Forty Generations (Not Including Christ Himself) are Found…
- 5. A Statement of the Manner in Which Luke’s Procedure is Proved to Be in…
- 6. On the Position Given to the Preaching of John the Baptist in All the Four…
- Chapter 7.—Of the Two Herods
- 8. An Explanation of the Statement Made by Matthew, to the Effect that Joseph…
- 9. An Explanation of the Circumstance that Matthew States that Joseph’s Reason…
- 10. A Statement of the Reason Why Luke Tells Us that ‘His Parents Went to…
- 11. An Examination of the Question as to How It Was Possible for Them to Go Up…
- 12. Concerning the Words Ascribed to John by All the Four Evangelists…
- 13. Of the Baptism of Jesus
- 14. Of the Words or the Voice that Came from Heaven Upon Him When He Had Been…
- 15. An Explanation of the Circumstance That, According to the Evangelist John…
- 16. Of the Temptation of Jesus
- 17. Of the Calling of the Apostles as They Were Fishing
- 18. Of the Date of His Departure into Galilee
- 19. Of the Lengthened Sermon Which, According to Matthew, He Delivered on the…
- 20. An Explanation of the Circumstance that Matthew Tells Us How the Centurion…
- 21. Of the Order in Which the Narrative Concerning Peter’s Mother-In-Law is…
- 22. Of the Order of the Incidents Which are Recorded After This Section and of…
- 23. Of the Person Who Said to the Lord, ‘I Will Follow Thee Whithersoever Thou…
- 24. Of the Lord’s Crossing the Lake on that Occasion on Which He Slept in the…
- 25. Of the Man Sick of the Palsy to Whom the Lord Said, ‘Thy Sins are Forgiven…
- 26. Of the Calling of Matthew, and of the Question Whether Matthew’s Own…
- 27. Of the Feast at Which It Was Objected at Once that Christ Ate with Sinners…
- 28. Of the Raising of the Daughter of the Ruler of the Synagogue, and of the…
- 29. Of the Two Blind Men and the Dumb Demoniac Whose Stories are Related Only…
- 30. Of the Section Where It is Recorded, that Being Moved with Compassion for…
- 31. Of the Account Given by Matthew and Luke of the Occasion When John the…
- 32. Of the Occasion on Which He Upbraided the Cities Because They Repented Not…
- 33. Of the Occasion on Which He Calls Them to Take His Yoke and Burden Upon…
- 34. Of the Passage in Which It is Said that the Disciples Plucked the Ears of…
- 35. Of the Man with the Withered Hand, Who Was Restored on the Sabbath-Day; And…
- 36. Of Another Question Which Demands Our Consideration, Namely, Whether, in…
- 37. Of the Consistency of the Accounts Given by Matthew and Luke Regarding the…
- 38. Of the Occasion on Which It Was Said to Him that He Cast Out Devils in the…
- 39. Of the Question as to the Manner of Matthew’s Agreement with Luke in the…
- 40. Of the Question as to Whether There is Any Discrepancy Between Matthew on…
- 41. Of the Words Which Were Spoken Out of the Ship on the Subject of the Sower…
- 42. Of His Coming into His Own Country, and of the Astonishment of the People…
- 43. Of the Mutual Consistency of the Accounts Which are Given by Matthew, Mark…
- 44. Of the Order in Which the Accounts of John’s Imprisonment and Death are…
- 45. Of the Order and the Method in Which All the Four Evangelists Come to the…
- 46. Of the Question as to How the Four Evangelists Harmonize with Each Other on…
- 47. Of His Walking Upon the Water, and of the Questions Regarding the Harmony…
- 48. Of the Absence of Any Discrepancy Between Matthew and Mark on the One Hand…
- 49. Of the Woman of Canaan Who Said, ‘Yet the Dogs Eat of the Crumbs Which Fall…
- 50. Of the Occasion on Which He Fed the Multitudes with the Seven Loaves, and…
- 51. Of Matthew’s Declaration That, on Leaving These Parts, He Came into the…
- 52. Of Matthew’s Agreement with Mark in the Statement About the Leaven of the…
- 53. Of the Occasion on Which He Asked the Disciples Whom Men Said that He Was…
- 54. Of the Occasion on Which He Announced His Coming Passion to the Disciples…
- 55. Of the Harmony Between the Three Evangelists in the Notices Which They…
- 56. Of the Manifestation Which the Lord Made of Himself, in Company with Moses…
- 57. Of the Harmony Between Matthew and Mark in the Accounts Given of the…
- 58. Of the Man Who Brought Before Him His Son, Whom the Disciples Were Unable…
- 59. Of the Occasion on Which the Disciples Were Exceeding Sorry When He Spoke…
- 60. Of His Paying the Tribute Money Out of the Mouth of the Fish, an Incident…
- 61. Of the Little Child Whom He Set Before Them for Their Imitation, and of the…
- 62. Of the Harmony Subsisting Between Matthew and Mark in the Accounts Which…
- 63. Of the Little Children on Whom He Laid His Hands; Of the Rich Man to Whom…
- 64. Of the Occasions on Which He Foretold His Passion in Private to His…
- 65. Of the Absence of Any Antagonism Between Matthew and Mark, or Between…
- 66. Of the Colt of the Ass Which is Mentioned by Matthew, and of the…
- 67. Of the Expulsion of the Sellers and Buyers from the Temple, and of the…
- 68. Of the Withering of the Fig-Tree, and of the Question as to the Absence of…
- 69. Of the Harmony Between the First Three Evangelists in Their Accounts of the…
- 70. Of the Two Sons Who Were Commanded by Their Father to Go into His Vineyard…
- 71. Of the Marriage of the King’s Son, to Which the Multitudes Were Invited…
- 72. Of the Harmony Characterizing the Narratives Given by These Three…
- 73. Of the Person to Whom the Two Precepts Concerning the Love of God and the…
- 74. Of the Passage in Which the Jews are Asked to Say Whose Son They Suppose…
- 75. Of the Pharisees Who Sit in the Seat of Moses, and Enjoin Things Which They…
- 76. Of the Harmony in Respect of the Order of Narration Subsisting Between…
- 77. Of the Harmony Subsisting Between the Three Evangelists in Their Narratives…
- 78. Of the Question Whether There is Any Contradiction Between Matthew and Mark…
- 79. Of the Concord Between Matthew, Mark, and John in Their Notices of the…
- 80. Of the Harmony Characterizing the Accounts Which are Given by Matthew…
- Book 3
- Introduction
- Prologue
- 1. Of the Method in Which the Four Evangelists are Shown to Be at One in the…
- 2. Of the Proof of Their Freedom from Any Discrepancies in the Notices Given of…
- 3. Of the Manner in Which It Can Be Shown that No Discrepancies Exist Between…
- 4. Of What Took Place in the Piece of Ground or Garden to Which They Came on…
- 5. Of the Accounts Which are Given by All the Four Evangelists in Regard to…
- 6. Of the Harmony Characterizing the Accounts Which These Evangelists Give of…
- 7. Of the Thorough Harmony of the Evangelists in the Different Accounts of What…
- 8. Of the Absence of Any Discrepancies in the Accounts Which the Evangelists…
- 9. Of the Mockery Which He Sustained at the Hands of Pilate’s Cohort, and of…
- 10. Of the Method in Which We Can Reconcile the Statement Which is Made by…
- 11. Of the Consistency of Matthew’s Version with that of Mark in the Account of…
- 12. Of the Concord Preserved Among All the Four Evangelists on the Subject of…
- 13. Of the Hour of the Lord’s Passion, and of the Question Concerning the…
- 14. Of the Harmony Preserved Among All the Evangelists on the Subject of the…
- 15. Of the Consistency of the Accounts Given by Matthew, Mark, and Luke on the…
- 16. Of the Derision Ascribed to the Robbers, and of the Question Regarding the…
- 17. Of the Harmony of the Four Evangelists in Their Notices of the Draught of…
- 18. Of the Lord’s Successive Utterances When He Was About to Die; And of the…
- 19. Of the Rending of the Veil of the Temple, and of the Question Whether…
- 20. Of the Question as to the Consistency of the Several Notices Given by…
- 21. Of the Women Who Were Standing There, and of the Question Whether Matthew…
- 22. Of the Question Whether the Evangelists are All at One on the Subject of…
- 23. Of the Question Whether the First Three Evangelists are Quite in Harmony…
- 24. Of the Absence of All Discrepancies in the Narratives Constructed by the…
- 25. Of Christ’s Subsequent Manifestations of Himself to the Disciples, and of…
- Book 4
- Introduction
- Prologue
- 1. Of the Question Regarding the Proof that Mark’s Gospel is in Harmony with…
- 2. Of the Man Out of Whom the Unclean Spirit that Was Tormenting Him Was Cast…
- 3. Of the Question Whether Mark’s Reports of the Repeated Occasions on Which…
- 4. Of the Words, ‘The More He Charged Them to Tell No One, So Much the More a…
- 5. Of the Statement Which John Made Concerning the Man Who Cast Out Devils…
- 6. Of the Circumstance that Mark Has Recorded More Than Luke as Spoken by the…
- 7. Of the Fact that from This Point on to the Lord’s Supper, with Which Act the…
- 8. Of Luke’s Gospel, and Specially of the Harmony Between Its Commencement and…
- 9. Of the Question How It Can Be Shown that the Narrative of the Haul of Fishes…
- 10. Of the Evangelist John, and the Distinction Between Him and the Other Three