THE

Theological and Miscellaneous

WORKS

OF

JOSEPH PRIESTLEY, LL. D. F.R.S. &c.

WITH

NOTES, BY THE EDITOR.

VOLUME. XX.

Containing

CRITICAL DISSERTATIONS

PREFIXED TO A

HARMONY OF THE EVANGELISTS;

LETTERS TO ARCHBISHOP NEWCOME,

ON THE

Duration of our Saviour's Ministry;

LETTERS AND ADDRESSES TO THE JEWS;

Letters to a Young Man,

&c. &c.

DEDICATION

Preface to the Greek Harmony

OBSERVATIONS ON THE HARMONY OF THE EVANGELISTS.

Sect.

I. On the Time of the Birth of Christ

II. On the Time of the Death of Christ

III. Of Daniel's Prophecy of Seventy Weeks

IV. Mr. Lauchlan Taylor's Observations concerning the

Length of the Reign of Xerxes, from his Essay on

some Passages in the Revelation

V. Additional Arguments in Support of the Opinion

that Xerxes reigned only Eleven Years, and not

Twenty-One

VI. Of the Duration of Christ's Ministry

VII. Remarks on some of the Arguments of Mr. Maun,

with Observations in Confirmation of them

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VIII. Additional Arguments in Support of the Hypothesis

that Christ preached only One Year and a few`

Months

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IX. Objections to the preceding Hypothesis considered

X. The Order of the principal Events in the Gospel

History

XI. General preliminary Remarks relating to the Order of

the Events in the Gospel History

Sect.

XII. Observations on the Order of Events before the Mis-

sion of the Twelve Apostles

1. Of the Time when John the Baptist knew Jesus

2. Of the Time when Jesus cured Peter's Wife's

Mother

3. Of the Time when Jesus visited Nazareth

4. At what Time Jesus entered Capernaum

5. Of the Call of Peter, &c. to attend Jesus

6. Of the Sermon on the Mount

7. Where the Leper was cured

8. Of the Time when Matthew was called to attend

Jesus

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9. Of the Sabbath on which the Disciples plucked

the Ears of Corn, &c.

10. Of the Discourse concerning the Sin against the

Holy Ghost

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11. Of the Time when the Mother and Brethren of

Jesus inquired for him

12. Of the Observation concerning the Candle and

the Bushel, &c.

13. Of what followed the Parable of the Sower

XIII. Observations concerning the Time of the Mission of

the Twelve

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XIV. Observations on the Order of Events from the Mis-

sion of the Twelve Apostles to Jesus's triumphant

Entry into Jerusalem

1. Of the Duration of John's Imprisonment

2. Of the Time when Jesus pronounced the Woe on

the Cities of Galilee

3. Whither the Disciples went after the feeding of

the Five Thousand

4. Of Jesus's Journey to Jerusalem at the Feast of

Pentecost

5. Of the proper Place for the Incidents mentioned by

Luke (ix. 51-xviii. 14)

6. Of the Parables of the Mustard-Seed and the Leaven

7. Of the Discourse concerning hating a Man's Father

and Mother

8. Of the Discourses delivered beyond Jordan

9. Of the Place where the Infants were brought to

Jesus

10. Of the Blind Men cured by Jesus near Jericho

11. Of the Parable concerning the Ten Servants and

the Ten Talents -

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12. Of the Lamentation of Jesus over Jerusalem

13. Of the Supper at Bethany

XV. Observations on the Order of Events from the tri-

umphant Entry into Jerusalem, to the Examination

of Jesus before the High-Priest

1. Of the Purging of the Temple

V.

Sect.

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XV. 2. Of the Prophecy concerning the Destruction of .

Jerusalem

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3. Of Jesus's saying to the Jews, "Ye shall not see

me, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in

the Name of the Lord"

CONTENTS.

4. Of the Introduction of the Greeks to Jesus, &c.

5. Whether Judas Iscariot partook of the Lord's

Supper

6. Of the Time when Jesus foretold Peter's Denial of

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him

7. Of the Day of the Passover in the Passion-Week

8. Of the Transactions of the Wednesday in the Pas-

sion-Week.

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9. Of the Supper at which Jesus washed his Disciples'

Feet

Letter I.
Letter II.

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XVI. Observations on the Order of Events from the Exa-

mination of Jesus before the High-Priest, to the

Conclusion of the History

1. Of the Insults which Jesus received at the House

of the High-Priest

2. Of the Circumstances attending Peter's Denial of

Jesus

3. Of the Circumstances which attended the Resur-

rection of Jesus

XVII. A Computation of the Time that was necessary for

the Purpose of Christ's Ministry

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Sect.

I. Of the Testimony of the Christian Fathers

II. Of the Conduct of Luke in giving a Date to the

Preaching of John the Baptist

III. Of the Ignorance of Herod, and of other Jews, con-

cerning Jesus, at the Time of the Death of John

the Baptist

IV. Of the Interpolation of the word Passover in John vi. 4

V. Of the Transposition of the 5th and 6th Chapters of

the Gospel of John

VI. Of Journeys supposed to be omitted in Dr. Priestley's

Harmony

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ib.

97

ib.

VII. Of the Number of Miles that Jesus has been supposed

to travel per Day

VIII. Of References to more than two Passovers in the

Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke

IX. Of the Argument for the probable Duration of our

Saviour's Ministry, from the Ojects of it

X. Of the Transactions at the first Passover

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LETTERS TO ARCHBISHOP NEWCOME ON THE DURATION OF OUR

SAVIOUR'S MINISTRY.

Two LETTERS TO DR. NEW COME BISHOP OF WAterford, laATE OF

OSSERY.

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