23. The twelve disciples chosen. Mark 3.

24. The healing of the centurion's servant. Matt. 8;

Luke 7.

25. Discussion concerning blasphemy. Mark 3. 26. Various parables. Matt. 13; Mark 4; Luke 8. 27. The calming of the sea. Matt. 8; Mark 4. 23. The unclean spirit sent into the swine.

Mark 5; Luke 8.

Matt. 8;

29. John the Baptist beheaded. Matt. 14; Mark 6. 30. The feeding of the multitude. Matt. 14; John 6. 31. Jesus walks on the sea. Matt. 14; Mark 6; John 6. 32. Peter's confession and change of name. Matt. 16.

33. The transfiguration. Matt. 17; Mark 9; Luke 9. 34. Jesus and the sinful woman. John 8.

35. Parables of the Kingdom of Heaven. Luke 13-16. 36. The raising of Lazarus. John 11.

37. Jesus enters Jerusalem in triumph. Matt. 21; Mark 11; Luke 19; John 11.

38. Discourses on various subjects. Matt. 21-26. 39. The preparation for the Passover. Matt. 26; Mark 14; Luke 22.

40. The washing of the disciples' feet. John 13.

41. The traitor indicated. Matt. 26; Mark 14; Luke 22; John 13.

42. The Lord's supper. Matt. 26; Mark 14; Luke 22. 43. Jesus' last discourse. John 14-17.

44. The agony in Gethsemane.

Luke 22; John 17.

Matt. 26; Mark 14;

45. The arrest of Jesus. Matt. 26; Mark 14; Luke 22;

John 18.

46. Peter's denial. Matt. 26; Mark 14; Luke 22; John

18.

47. The trial of Jesus. Matt. 26-27; Mark 14.

48. The remorse of Judas. Matt. 27.

49. The crucifixion.

John 19.

Matt. 27; Mark 15; Luke 23;

50. The two malefactors. Luke 23.

51. Jesus' last words and death. Matt. 27; Mark 15; Luke 23; John 19.

52. Visits to the sepulcher; the resurrection.

28; Mark 16; Luke 24; John 20.

53. The walk to Emmaus. Mark 16; Luke 24. 54. The special revelation to Thomas. John 20. 55. The ascension. Mark 16; Luke 24.

THE ACTS

1. The ascension of Jesus.

2. The gift of tongues.

3. Peter preaches and baptizes converts. 4. The cure of the lame man.

5. The deception of Ananias and Sapphira,

Matt.

6. Seven deacons chosen; Stephen the most prominent.

7. The preaching and martyrdom of Stephen. 8. The conversion of the Ethiopian eunuch.

9. The conversion of Saul of Tarsus.

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3

5

6

7

8

9

17. Paul restores Eutychus, who had fallen down dead.

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18. Further persecutions and preaching.
19. Paul is shipwrecked and lands at Malta.
20. Paul journeys to Rome and remains there two

21-26

27

years.

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CHAPTER V

THE MAJOR CLASSICS-I

PSALMS AND PROVERBS

Psalms. The book of Psalms is a collection of lyric poems of the highest order. The authorship is uncer tain, but it is generally supposed that a large number of them were written by David, while others are ascribed to various other authors. The book is divided into five parts. The first Psalm may be regarded as an introduction to the entire book and the last Psalm as a conclusion. The contrasting themes of these two Psalms should be noted. The first book includes Psalms 1-42 and concludes with an ascription of praise in Psalm 41. 13. The second book includes Psalms 42-72 and concludes with Psalm 72. 18, 19. The third book comprises Psalms 72-89 and concludes with verse 52 of Psalm 79. The fourth book comprises Psalms 90-106 and closes with verse 48. The last book includes Psalms 107-150 and closes with the remarkable ascription of praise to Jehovah in Psalm 150. The ap proximate dates of certain of the Psalms are suggested by the subjects considered. For illustrations read Psalms 74, 79, 89, 102, 115, 126, 137, 147.

The Psalms have been grouped according to their literary characteristics. The first group contains Psalms of humility and penitence and includes, for example, Psalms 6, 23, 27, 38, 40, 42, 46, 51, and 91. A second group contains Psalms which set forth the attributes of God. Illustrations of these are Psalms 24, 48, 50, 96, 97, 98, 99, and 100. A third group, including Psalms 8, 19, 29, 65, 93, and 104, are nature songs. A fourth group includes the imprecatory I'salms such as Psalms 58, 68, 69, 109, and 137.

The best illustrations of parallelism and the other literary forms mentioned in Chapter XXI are to be found in the Psalms. Frequent reference has been made to them in illustrations of these forms. The student will find it a profitable exercise to go over the book of Psalms in the Revised Version, or, still better, with the use of Moulton's Modern Reader's Bible and select as many additional illustrations of these literary forms as possible. Dr. Abbott in his Life and Literature of the Ancient Hebrews suggests that certain of the Psalms contain a dramatic interplay of characters. Taking Psalm 91 as an illustration, the passage, “He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most high shall abide in the shadow of the Almighty," is spoken by à reverent soul; the passage, "For he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler and from the noisome pestilence," is attributed to a listening prophet; and the passage, "Because he hath set his love upon me therefore will I deliver him," is spoken by Jehovah himself. Out of the list of eight hundred and fifty passages remarkable for their literary value which are noted in Chapter 11, one hundred and sixteen are from the book of Psalms.

Proverbs. As in the case of the book of Psalms the authorship of Proverbs is uncertain. They were formerly ascribed to Solomon, but it is now generally considered that they are a collection of proverbs uttered by various people, all of which are similar in style to the proverbial expressions which emanated from King Solomon. The book may be divided for purposes of study into eight divisions.

Many of the proverbs consist of two lines, the second of which sustains some relation to the first. These may be synonymous, repeating the same thought; antithetic, expressing a contrast; or synthetic, where the second is used to complete the first. See Chapter XXI, where this is discussed under parallelism. It will be a profitable exercise for the student to select certain passages in Proverbs as 10. 1-32; 11. 1-31; 13. 1-25; and note the illustrations of parallelism, and indicate into which group each falls. The somewhat peculiar literary form which appears in chapter 30. 18-31 should be studied and compared with a similar method of expression in Amos 1. 9-13.

Certain critics find an abundance of wit and humor. in the book of Proverbs. The following passages may be taken as illustrations: chapter 20. 14; 23. 29-35; 25. 17; 25. 19; 26. 3; 26. 15. The book should be read for further illustrations. It would be well first to formulate a definition of wit and humor and then to test the various passages in the light of these definitions.