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JOSEPH PRIESTLEY, LL. D. F.R.S. &c.
WITH
NOT ES, BY THE EDITOR.
VOLUME XX.
Containing
CRITICAL DISSERTATIONS
PREFIXED TO A
HARMONY OF THE EVANGELISTS;
LETTERS TO ARCHBISHOP NEWCOME,
ON THE
Duration of our Saviour's Ministry;
LETTERS AND ADDRESSES TO THE JEWS;
Letters to a Young Man,
&c. &c.
Pq.
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PRINTED BY G. SMALLFIELD, HACKNEY.
Page
DEDICATION
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Preface to the Greek Harmony
6
OBSERVATIONS ON THE HARMONY OF THE EVANGELISTS.
Sect.
1. On the Time of the Birth of Christ
19
II. On the Time of the Death of Christ
92
III, Of Daniel's Prophecy of Seventy Weeks
28
IV. Mr. Lauchlan Taylor's Observations concerning the
Length of the Reign of Xerxes, from his Essay on
some Passages in the Revelation
36
V. Additional Arguments in Support of the Opinion
that Xerxes reigned only Eleven Years, and not
Twenty-One
42
VI. Of the Duration of Christ's Ministry
47
VII. Remarks on some of the Arguments of Mr. Mann,
with Observations in Confirination of them
VIII. Additional Arguments in Support of the Hypothesis
that Christ preached only One Year and a few
Months
54
IX. Objections to the preceding Hypothesis considered 56
X. The Order of the principal Events in the Gospel
History
64
XI. General preliminary Remarks relating to the Order of
the Events in the Gospel History
69
51
75
ib.
O
ib. .
76
78
79
80
81
il.
82
83
XII. Observations on the Order of Events before the Mis-
sion of the Twelve Apostles
1. Of the Time when John the Baptist knew Jesus
2. Of the Time when Jesus cured Peter's Wife's
Mother
3. Of the Time when Jesus visited Nazareth
4. At what Time Jesus entered Capernaum
5. Of the Call of Peter, &c. to attend Jesus
6. Of the Sermon on the Mount
7. Where the Leper was cured
8. Of the Time when Matthew was called to attend
Jesus
9. Of the Sabbath on which the Disciples plucked
the Ears of Corn, &c.
10. Of the Discourse concerning the Sin against the
Holy Ghost
11. Of the Time when the Mother and Brethren of
Jesus inquired for him
12. Of the Observation concerning the Candle and
the Bushel, &c.
13. Of what followed the Parable of the Sower
XIII. Observations concerning the Time of the Mission of
the Twelve
XIV. Observations on the Order of Events from the Mis-
sion of the Twelve Apostles to Jesus's triumphant
Entry into Jerusalem
1. Of the Duration of John's Imprisonment
2. Of the Time when Jesus pronounced the Woe on
the Cities of Galilee
3. Whither the Disciples went after the feeding of
the Five Thousand
4. Of Jesus's Journey to Jerusalem at the Feast of
Pentecost
5. Of the proper Place for the Incidents mentioned by
Luke (ix. 51-xviii. 14)
6. Of the Parables of the Mustard-Seed and the Leaven
7. Of the Discourse concerning hating a Man's Father
and Mother
8. Of the Discourses delivered beyond Jordan
9. Of the place where the Infants were brought to
10. Of the Blind Men cured by Jesus near Jericho
11. Of the Parable concerning the Ten Servants and
86
87
88
89
ib. ib.
the Ten Talents
12. Of the Lamentation of Jesus over Jerusalem
13. Of the Supper at Bethany
XV. Observations on the Order of Events from the tri-
umphant Entry into Jerusalem, to the Examination
of Jesus before the High-Priest
1. Of the Purging of the Temple
90
91
94
ib,
XV. 2. Of the Prophecy concerning the Destruction of .
Jerusalem
96
3. Of Jesus's saying to the Jews, “ Ye shall not see
me, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in
the Name of the Lord”
4. Of the Introduction of the Greeks to Jesus, &c.
97
5. Whether Judas Iscariot partook of the Lord's
Supper
6. Of the Time when Jesus foretold Peter's Denial of
him
99
7. Of the Day of the Passover in the Passion-Week 100
8. Of the Transactions of the Wednesday in the Pas-
sion-Week
103
9. Of the Supper at which Jesus washed his Disciples'
Feet
104
XVI. Observations on the Order of Events from the Exa-
mination of Jesus before the High-Priest, to the
105
1. Of the Insults which
Jesus received at the House
of the High-Priest
2. Of the Circumstances attending Peter's Denial of
3. Of the Circumstances which attended the Resur-
rection of Jesus
107
XVII. A Computation of the Time that was necessary for
the Purpose of Christ's Ministry
110
LETTERS TO ARCHBISHOP NEWCOME ON THE DURATION OF OUR
SAVIQUR's MINISTRY.
TWO LETTERS TO DR. NEWCOME BISHOP OF WATERFORD, LATE OF
OSSERY.
Letter I.
121
Letter II.
137
1. Of the Testimony of the Christian Fathers
138
II. Of the Conduct of Luke in giving a Date to the
Preaching of John the Baptist
148
III. Of the Ignorance of Herod, and of other Jews, con-
cerning Jesus, at the Time of the Death of John
the Baptist
150
IV. Of the Interpolation of the word Passover in John vi. 4 156
V. Of the Transposition of the 5th and 6th Chapters of
the Gospel of John
164
VI. Of Journeys supposed to be omitted in Dr. Priestley's
Harmony
167
VII. Of the Number of Miles that Jesus has been supposed
to travel per Day
169
VIII. Of References to more than two Passovers in the
Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke
171
IX. Of the Argument for the probable Duration of our
Saviour's Ministry, from the Ojects of it
174
X. Of the Transactions at the first Passover
178