What promise was made to Zacharias? Why was he afflicted with dumbness?

What message did the angel Gabriel bring to Mary?

How did Mary give expression to her faith and gratitude?

What circumstances attended the birth and naming of the son of Zacharias and Elizabeth? What did the father declare the child’s mission to be?

6. What facts relative to Jesus’ birth are given by Luke

7. What requirements of the Law did Mary have to fulfil

8. What did Simeon predict concerning Jesus? What

9. On what occasion was the boy Jesus separated from

Joseph and Mary? What was his answer when he was found?

10. What was the message of John the Baptist?

11. What supernatural events attended the baptism of Jesus?

12. How did Jesus overcome the subtle suggestions of the tempter?

13. What message did Jesus deliver in the synagogue of his home town? How was it received?

14. In what city did Jesus then make his residence? What miracle did Jesus perform there in the home of one of the disciples?

15. What did Jesus seek to teach by the miraculous draught of fishes?

16. What proof did Jesus present that the leper was cleansed? that the paralytic was healed?

17. What did Matthew first do on becoming a disciple of Jesus?

18. How did Jesus and the Pharisees differ with regard to the Sabbath? How is this brought out in the healing of the man with the withered hand?

19. What are the names of the twelve Apostles? What did Jesus teach concerning happiness?

20. What did he teach about our relation to others?

21. What did he declare to be the final test of character?

22. How did the centurion manifest unusual faith?

23. How did Jesus at Nain show his power over death? How did he answer the question sent by John the Baptist in prison ?

24. What did Jesus declare to the multitude concerning John?

25. What parable did Jesus relate in the house of Simon the Pharisee? What was its occasion?

26. What were the varied conditions in the field described in the parable of the sower?

27. What did Jesus say about hearing? Why did his mother and brethren wish to see him? What miracte did Jesus perform on the Lake?

28. What results followed the healing of the Gadarene demoniac?

29. Who was healed by touching the hem of Jesus’ garment? Whom did Jesus restore to life in the home of Jairus?

(Each question applies to the paragraph of corresponding number in the Comments.) 30. What commands did Jesus give the Twelve, on sending

them out to preach? What did Herod say of Jesus?

What is the spiritual meaning of the feeding of the five thousand?

Whom did the people declare Christ to be? What confession did Peter make?

What did the voice declare on the Mount of Transfiguration ?

Who met Jesus and his disciples as they came down from the mountain? What did Jesus teach his disciples about greatness?

How did James and John feel toward the Samaritans who rejected Jesus? How did Jesus test those who offered to follow him?

What instructions did Jesus give the Seventy?

How did Jesus receive the report of the Seventy on their return?

What led Jesus to tell the parable of the Good Samaritan?

How did Mary and Martha differ in character? What did the disciples petition Jesus to teach them?

What may be learned from the parable of the importunate friend?

How did Jesus answer the charge that he cast out demons through Beelzebub?

Who did Jesus say would condemn the generation that rejected him?

What was the attitude of Jesus toward the Pharisees?

How did Jesus warn and encourage his disciples in view of approaching dangers?

By what parable did Jesus teach the folly and evil of covetousness ?

How did Jesus show the needlessness of worry and anxiety ?

What did Jesus teach about his second coming?

What did Jesus say about divided homes? About the signs of the times?

How did Jesus answer those who told of the Galileans slain by Pilate? What is the lesson of the parable of the fig-tree?

How did Jesus justify his healing on the Sabbath?

By what two parables did Jesus illustrate the gradual growth of the Kingdom? What did Jesus teach about the final separation of the righteous and the

What message did Jesus send to Herod? What was Jesus’ lament over Jerusalem? Where did Jesus heal a man afflicted with the dropsy? What was the result?

What did Jesus say regarding guests and hosts? What is the larger application of this teaching?

What excuses were offered by those invited to the Great Supper? How were their places filled? How did Jesus enforce the need of counting the cost

To whom did Jesus tell the parable of the lost sheep? What other parable of similar teaching did he tell at the same time?

What are the main teachings of the parable of the prodigal son?

(Each question applies to the paragraph of corresponding

What is to be learned from the parable of the unjust steward? What did Jesus say about serving two masters?

What did Jesus teach about divorce? What is the teaching of the parable of the rich man and Lazarus?

What warning did Jesus give about causing offense? What should we say when we have done all that is commanded us?

What did Jesus say when one of the ten lepers turned back to give thanks? How did Jesus reply to the Pharisees who asked when the kingdom of God should appear?

To what did Jesus compare the coming of the flood and the destruction of Sodom?

To what end did Jesus tell the parable of the unjust judge?

Why was the prayer of the publican acceptable, rather than that of the Pharisee? What is Jesus’ invitation to the children?

What did the rich young ruler lack? What did Jesus teach about riches and salvation?

What did Jesus announce to the Twelve as they started

to Jerusalem? What miracle of healing did he perform as they neared Jericho?

How does the parable of the pounds differ from that of the talents?

How was Jesus received on his arrival at Jerusalem?

On what two occasions did Jesus cleanse the Temple?

How did Jesus answer the demand of the Pharisees regarding his authority?

Whom do the husbandmen in the parable of the vineyard represent?

How did Jesus deal with the question of the Roman tax?

With what counter-question did Jesus answer the scribes? What did Jesus say of the widow who contributed two mites to the Temple treasury ?

What assurance of continued aid did Jesus give his disciples?

What did Jesus prophesy concerning Jerusalem?

What special warning did he give the disciples?

How was preparation made for the Last Supper?

What startling announcement did Jesus make at the supper?

What boast did Peter make and what rebuke did he receive?

What prophecy concerning himself did Jesus cite at this time? What caused the sufferings of Jesus in Gethsemane?

What charges against Jesus did the Jews prefer before Pilate?

Whom did the people choose to liberate instead of Jesus ?

Why was the death of Jesus inflicted by crucifixion?

What difference was manifested in the conduct of the two thieves who were crucified with Jesus?

Who obtained permission from Pilate to bury the body of Jesus?

What conversation did Jesus have with two disciples on the way to Emmaus?

96. How did Jesus reassure the disciples who doubted the reality of his resurrection?

97. What were the final promises and commands of Jesus? How was he parted from the disciples?

EROLOCUE ae life er oles or ohnja eespeterouaielster sie caeee die: The Incarnation of the eternal Word.

The Comforter; The true vine; The Spirit of Truth; The high priestly prayer; The betrayal; Trial before Caiaphas, before Pilate; The Crucifixion; Burial; Visit of the women to the tomb; Appearances of the risen Lord; Purpose of the Gospel.

vesus’ manifestation to his disciples by the Sea

of Galilee; Draught of fishes; Special commission to Peter; Author’s final note.

This is the ‘‘eagle’’ Gospel. It soars into the empyrean with steady wing and searching gaze. The Church has attributed it with consistent tradition to the hand of the Apostle John. The style and spirit and method of thought are so evidently his. There was, indeed, no one else in the first century who could have written it and remained unknown.

Clement of Alexandria says that it was written by the Apostle at the earnest solicitation of his friends; and that he was led by the Spirit of God to compose a spiritual Gospel, which would unfold much that the Synoptic Gospels had omitted.

It was probably written during the last decade of the first century, at Ephesus. It is evident that Jerusalem had already fallen, and that Gnostic heresy was already rife ; and it fell to the lot of the Apostle to give this last conclusive demonstration that Jesus was the Son of God, John 20:31. It is interesting to study the development of the strife between faith and unbelief, as they became more and more pronounced in respect to the person of our Lord.