REMARKABLE PASSAGES. Judas of Galilee, now in the days of taxing, drew away much people after him, Acts v. 37. Our Lord goes up to the paffover with his parents, &c. Luke ii. 42.ult. Auguftus the Roman Emperor dies on the 19th of Auguft, and is fucceeded by Tiberius. Pilate is fent procurator into Judea. Agrippa the younger and last king of the Jews (of whom we read Acts xxv. and xxvi.) was born. Bernice, fifter to the aforefaid Agrippa, and mentioned alfo Acts xxv. and xxvi. was now born. John Baptift began his preaching and miniftry, and CHRIST is baptized by him. After which our Lord is tempted by the devil, and returns to Bethabara. Our Lord begins his miniftry at Bethabara, and goes thence into Galilee. John i. 37-ult. April 18. was the first paffover during Chrift's ministry, which he kept at Jerufalem. John ii. 13, &c. Our Lord departs from Jerufalem into Judea, John ii. 22, &c. and thence into Samaria and Galilee. John iv. April 7. was the fecond paffover during our Lord's miniftry, which he kept likewife at Jerufalem. John v. The Baptift being now caft into prifon, our Lord returns into Galilee, and there begins to preach in a more public and folemn manner. Matth. iv. 12, &c. Mark i. 14. Luke iv. 14. March REMARKABLE PASSAGES. March 26. was the third paffover during Christ's ministry, which he kept not at Jerufalem, but ftaid in Galilee. Mark ii. 23. Luke vi. 1. April 13. was the fourth passover during our Lord's miniftry, which he likewife kept not at Jerufalem, but ftaid ftill in Galilee. John vi. 1. 4. &c. Matth. xv. 34. Mark viii. 1—9. Tifri 15. (which was this year about the middle of our October) was always the feaft of tabernacles: which our Lord kept at Jerufalem, John vii. Cifleu 25. (which anfwered to our December 16.) was the feast of the dedication at which likewise our Lord was prefent at Jerufalem, John x. 22. being returned thither from the places he had vifited fince his departure after the feast of tabernacles. Luke xiii. 22. Our Lord after the feaft of dedication went into the country beyond Jordan, John x. 40. and after that unto a city called Ephraim, John xi. 54. And then paffing through the midst of Samaria" and Galilee, Luke xvii. 11. he came again into the country beyond Jordan, and fo to Jericho, and thence to Bethany and Jerufalem, a little before the next paffover. Matth. xix. 1. and xx. 29. and xxi. 1. Mark x. 1. 46. and xi. 1. John xii. 1. April 2. at evening, began the fifth pall over during our Lord's miniftry, being that at which he was crucified, April 3d. April 5. Our Lord rofe from the dead. May 14. Our Lord afcended. And here the Gospel hiftory ends. of N. B. For the better understanding of the foregoing Table, it is obfervable, that the common account by the years our Lord is not exactly agreeable to the true years of his life. What is the difference between the one and the other, is not agreed among the learned. But I think, that opinion is to be preferred, which makes it to be two years, viz. the common account to be two years too little; according to which the foregoing Table is drawn up. |