on. vu. 1-13 The complaint or the Pharisees and scribes against the disciples for eating bread with unwashen hands. 'fhe traditioLs of the elders. 14-23 The true sources of defilement. 24-30 The Syro-phrenician woman. 31-37 'l'he healing of the deaf and dumb. OH, VIII, 1-10 The feeding of the four thousand. 11-13 'l'he Pharisees demand a sign from heaven. 14-21 The leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod. 22-26 The healing of the blind man at Bethsaida. 27-33 Simon Peter's confession. Our Lord rebukes him. 34-38 The value of the soul. OH.IX. 1-13 The Transfiguration. 14-29 The healing of the epileptic child. 30-32 Our Lord predicts his sufferings and death. 33-37 Our Lord teaches the lesson of humility. 38-42 How the disciples were to treat those who did miracles In Christ's Name, and yet followed him not. The danger of offending any who believed in him. 43-50 Pain preferable to sin. OH.L 1-12 On divorce. 13-16 Little children brought to Christ. 17-31 The rich young man. 32-34 Christ again predicts his sufferings and death. 35-45 The request of James and John, the sons of Zebedee. 46-52 Blind Bartimalus receives his sight. OH. XL 1-11 The triumphant entry into Jerusalem. 12-14 The cursing of the fig tree. 15-19 The casting out of the profaners of the temple. 20-26 'l'he withered fig tree and its lessons. 27-33 Jesus questioned by the chief priests as to his authorltJ. CH,XIL 1-12 The vineyard and the husbandmen. 13-17 The tribute money. 18-27 Christ reasons with the Sadducees. 28-34 The first and great commandment. 35-40 Christ warns the people against the scribes. 41-44 The poor widow and her two mites. OH. Xlll, 1-34 The destruction of the,temple and the calamities of the Jews foretoil. 35--37 Exhortation and watchfulness. OH.XIV. 1-9 The anointing of our Lord at Bethany. 10, 11 The betrayal. 12-26 The institution of the Lord's Supper. 27-31 Our Lord's warning to his disciples, that they would forsake him when he was delivered up. 32-42 The agony in the garden, 42-50 Our Lord delivered up. 51, 52 'l'he young man who fled naked. 53-65 Our Lord arraigned before the high priest. 66-72 Petcr'e threefold denial. 1'l INTRODUCTION TO THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. MARK.
OH. XV, 1-15 Our Lord arraigned before Pile.te, e.nd condemned to be crucified. 16--36 Our Lord mocked and crucified. 37-39 The death of Christ. 40, 41 The ministerinit women from Galilee. •2-4 7 'l'he burial of Christ. OH. XVI, 1----6 Visit of the women to the empty tomb, and the appearance to them of an angel 9-11 Christ's appearance to Mary Magdalene. 12, 13 Christ's appearance to two others. 14 Christ's appearance to the eleven. 15-18 Christ's last command to his apostles. 19 Christ's ascension. 20 The apostles go forth to preach, and with power to work miracles in proof of their mission. IV. LITEBATtJBB. Papias; Irenieus; Tertullian; Origen ; Clemens Alexandrinus ; Eusebius; Jerome; Gregory; Augustine; Chrysostom; Cornelius 1 Lapide; the 'Catena Aurea' of Thomas Aquinas; Joseph Mede; Dr. John Lightfoot; Bengel's 'Gnomon;' Dean Alford; Bisho~ Wordsworth; Meyer; Stanley's •Sinai and Palestine;' • Speakers' Commentary;' Smith s • Dictionary of the Bible;' Dr. Morison's 'Commentary on St. Mark' (3rd edit.); Dr. Scrivener on the Criticism of the New Teatamllllt; Dean Burgon on the laal lwelve verses of St. Mark's Gos_pel. THE
GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. MARK. EXPOSITION. Generally the Fathers e.gree that "Isaiah" CHAPTER L is the received reading. The more natural Ver. 1.-The beginning of the gospel of reading would of course be "in the pro- leeus Christ. These words mean, not the phets," inasmuch as two prophets are title of the book, but the commencement quoted; but in deciding upon readings, it of the narrative; and so they depend upon constantly happens that the lees likely whe.t follows, namely, " e.e it is written" reading is the more probable. In the case (r<a9ws for C:.s), "even as it is written.'' The before ns we can hardly e.ccount for words" the gospel of Jesus Christ" do not " Isaiah " being exchanged for " the pro- signify the book which St. Me.rk wrote, but phets," although we can qnite under- the eve.ngelice.l teaching of J esue Christ. stand "the prophets" being interpolate<! St. Mark means that the gospel e.nnounce- for "Isaiah.'' Assuming, then, that St. ment by Jesus Christ had such a beginning Me.rk wrote "in Isaiah the prophet," we as he.d been predicted by Ise.ie.h n.nd Me.- may ask why he mentions Isaio.h only and lachi, namely, the preaching of John the not Malachi? The answer would seem to Baptist, e.nd his testimony concerning be this, that here the voice of Isaiah iB the Christ, to be fully laid open by the preach- more powerful of the two. But in real ing and the dee.th of Christ. The pree.ch- truth, Malachi says the same thing that ing of repentance by the Baptist was the Isaiah says; for the messenger sent from prepare.tion and the beginning of the eve.n- God to prepare the way of Christ we.s none gelical preaohing by Christ, of whom John other tho.n John, crying aloud and preach- was the forerunner. It has been well ob- ing repentance as e. prepare.lion for the served the.t St. Me.tthew and St. John begin receiving of the grace of Christ. The their Gospels from Christ himself; but St. oracle of Malachi is, in fact, contl\ined in Me.tthew from the hume.n, aud St. John from the oracle of Isaiah; for what Malachi pre- the Divine, generntion of Christ. St. Mark dicted, the ea.me hl\d Isaiah more clearly and St. Luke commence from John the and concisely predicted in other words. Baptist; but St. Luke from his nativity, And this is the reason why St. Mark here, and St. Mark from his preaching. The and other evangelists elsewhere, when they words, the Son of God, e.re rightly retained cite two prophets, and two or more sentences in the Revised Version, although they are from different ple.cee in the same connec- omitted by some ancient author1ti11e. tion, cite them as one and the same testi- Ver. 2.-Even as it is written in the pro- mony, ee.ch sentence appearing to be not phets. The weight of evidence i11 here in so much two, as one and the so.me declare.- favour of the reading "in Ise.ie.h the pro- tion differently worded. phet.'' Three of the most importe.nt uncials Ver. 4.-J'ohn oame, and preached the (~, B, e.nd L), and twenty-six of the cursives, be.ptism of repenta.noe. John cnme, the.t is, have the reading "Isaiah.'' With these that he might rouse the people to repent- agree the Italic,Coptio,and Vulgate versions. anllB, and prepare them, by the outward Of the Fe.there, Irenmus quotes the passage cleansing of their bodies, to receive the three times, twice using the words "in the cleansing of their souls through Christ'• prophets," and once" in Isaiah the prophet." buptirai, which Wl\ll to follow hie. So t~ Sa', MARK, B z THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. MAUK. [en, 1, 1-40.