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The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah Vol 1 - Predestination

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difficulties will be encountered in trying to<br />

harmonise <strong>the</strong> details <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se two narratives ; that<br />

is, if any one should attach importance to such<br />

precise harmony. At any rate, we cannot fail to<br />

perceive <strong>the</strong> reason <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se variations. Meyer<br />

regards <strong>the</strong> account <strong>of</strong> St. Luke as <strong>the</strong> original,<br />

Keim that <strong>of</strong> St. Mat<strong>the</strong>w—both on subjective<br />

ra<strong>the</strong>r than historical grounds.* But we may as<br />

well note, that <strong>the</strong> circumstance, that <strong>the</strong> event is<br />

passed over by St. Mark, militates against <strong>the</strong><br />

&vourite modem <strong>the</strong>ory <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Gospels being<br />

derived from an original tradition (what is called<br />

<strong>the</strong> * original Mark,* ' TJr-Mwrcue ').*<br />

If we keep in view <strong>the</strong> historical object <strong>of</strong> St.<br />

Mat<strong>the</strong>w, as primarily addressing himself to<br />

Jewish, while St. Luke wrote more especially for<br />

Gentile readers, we arrive, at least, at one<br />

remarkable outcome <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> variations in <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

narratives. Strange to say, <strong>the</strong> Judsdan Gospel<br />

gives <strong>the</strong> pro-Gentile, <strong>the</strong> Gentile narrative <strong>the</strong><br />

pro-Jewish, presentation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> event. Thus, in St.<br />

Mat<strong>the</strong>w <strong>the</strong> history is throughout sketched as

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