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

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Apostolic eye-witnesses <strong>and</strong> ministers <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Word,' we should reach'<strong>the</strong> following results. Our<br />

oldest Grospel-narrative is that by St. Mark,<br />

which, addressing itself to no class in particular,<br />

sketches in rapid outlines <strong>the</strong>^ picture <strong>of</strong> <strong>Jesus</strong> as<br />

<strong>the</strong> <strong>Messiah</strong>, alike for all men. Next in order <strong>of</strong><br />

time comes our present Gospel by St. Mat<strong>the</strong>w. It<br />

goes a step fur<strong>the</strong>r back than that by St. Mark, <strong>and</strong><br />

gives not only <strong>the</strong> genealogy, but <strong>the</strong> history <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

miraculous birth <strong>of</strong> <strong>Jesus</strong>. Even if we had not <strong>the</strong><br />

consensus <strong>of</strong> tradition, every one must feel that this<br />

Gospel is Hebrew in its cast, in its citations from<br />

<strong>the</strong> Old Testament, <strong>and</strong> in its whole bearing.<br />

Taking its key-note from <strong>the</strong> Book <strong>of</strong> Daniel, that<br />

gr<strong>and</strong> Messianic text-book <strong>of</strong> Eastern Judaism at<br />

<strong>the</strong> time, <strong>and</strong> as re-echoed in <strong>the</strong> Book <strong>of</strong> Enoch—<br />

which expresses <strong>the</strong> popular apprehension <strong>of</strong><br />

Daniel's Messianic idea—it presents <strong>the</strong> <strong>Messiah</strong><br />

chiefly as ^ <strong>the</strong> Son <strong>of</strong> Man,' ^ <strong>the</strong> Son <strong>of</strong> David,<br />

*<strong>the</strong> Son <strong>of</strong> Grod.' We have here <strong>the</strong> fulfilment.^f<br />

Old Testament law <strong>and</strong> prophecy; <strong>the</strong> realisation<br />

<strong>of</strong> Old Testament life, faith, <strong>and</strong> hope. Third in<br />

point <strong>of</strong> time is <strong>the</strong> Gospel by St. Luke, which,

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