So do the Latins also, quoted by Ittigius1 in his dissertation on the gospel preached to the dead, § xi. ; see also Ambrose on Luke i. 17, and Gerson's2 second lecture on St Mark. — 6 /3a<r- riarris, the Baptist) This surname is given to John even by Herod, even by the daughter of Herodias, even by Josephus, so celebrated was it. — aorog, he) himself. — a/ Swa^ug, mighty works] He speaks of them as objective realities. — sv aurw, in Him) sc. in Jesus.
3-12. 'o yap 'Hpudri;, x.r.X., for Herod, etc.) It was not neces sary that the death of John should be foretold in the Old Tes tament, or be described professedly and in order ; because he did not die for us. The mention of him, however, is gracefully resumed when our Lord was now in the zenith of His career.
3. 'Hpudidda, Herodias) This princess was hostile to the latter Elias, as Jezebel to the former. — rou adtXpou avrov, his brother) Most authorities3 prefix O/X/TTOU from St Mark, wrho is known not to have taken all things from St Matthew by his being the only one who names this brother of Herod. The shorter reading of St Matthew has been preserved intact by the Vulgate, 1 fratris,' of his brother, alive, and not childless, as we learn from Josephus, xviii. 7 ; but it was sufficient for the Evangelist
1 THOMAS ITTIGIUS, a native of Leipsic, of which Academy he became a theologian and historian; was born 1643, aiid died 1710. He was the author of many learned works. — (I. B.)
2 JOHN GERSON; born at Gerson, in France, in 1363 ; educated at Paris, where he became Canon and Chancellor of the Church. He greatly distin guished himself, at the Council of Constance, by many speeches, especially by one, in which he enforced the superiority of the Council over the Pope. He was one of the most illustrious men of his time, and obtained the sur name of Doctor Christianissimus. Cave says that no one can be conversant with his works without very great benefit. His writings are very numerous. -(I. B.)
3 Such is the reading of E. M. In his App. Grit. Bengel writes, — " (tbihiTr-Trov) Lat. plerique, et inde Cant. Angl. Mag. Augustin. sed
habet Sax. 4>/x<Wov, prsemittunt plerique ex Marco. Brevior," etc., as in Gnomon. — (I. B.)
Lachm. with BZ Orig. 3, 4705, reads <^A/T7rov — etvrov. b has «tmD QihivKov. Tischend. omits <J?i^twov with Da (?) c Vulg. ^/X/TTTTOV looks like a gloss of the harmonies from Mark vi. 17. However, the omission might also come similarly from Luke iii. 19. — ED.
The marg. of both Editions agree with the Gnomon. But Vers. Germ, retains ^A/Wov in this passage. — E. B.