Baptist in the ministry of Jesus is implied by many ancient sources and that importance is vividly depicted in Jesus' ministry using the PGH sequence of the canonical gospels.
Moreover, the PGH is the only manuscript in existence which depicts an error free chronological sequence for the events in the life of Jesus as portrayed in the four canonical gospels. The four canonical gospels make no claim to being written in chronological sequence. There are historical/traditional accounts that indicate that the four canonical gospels were not written in chronological order. For instance, Papias (AD 135) indicated that Mark was not in any particular order. An engineered reconstruction of the chronological order of the gospels indicates that while several sequences are possible -- the sequence of the modern gospels is not in chronological order. For instance, the passage in Mark 3:13-19 not only precedes the passage in Mark 3:20-31 by over a dozen events but in fact several passages in Mark actually occur between Mark 3:13-19 and Mark 3:20- 31.
Also, while there have been many modern attempts to reconstruct the sequence of the events of Jesus life as narrated in the four canonical gospels none of these reconstructions has as many parallels to the theoretical "Q" text as the PGH. Furthermore the theory for the "Q" text was first proposed in the 1800's and the PGH manuscript predates the "Q" text theory by 400 years. Thus the best candidate to date for the "Q" text sequence is the PGH manuscript.
More importantly, the best manuscript for a chronological depiction of the actual sequence of events in the life of Jesus is The Pepys Gospel Harmony MS 2498.
Acknowledgements
The biblical text for this book is from The Common Edition of the New Testament by T. E. Clontz and I would like to thank my brother for allowing me to use his book.
Many of the section headings for this book come from The Pepysian Gospel Harmony, 1922 Oxford edition; Margery Goates, Editor. I am also deeply indebted to Margery Goates for her invaluable analytical summary of the Pepys Gospel Harmony. Her analytical summary of the entire work showing the parallel passages from the canonical gospels made this book possible.
I would also like to thank Yuri Kuchinsky -- author of The Magdalene Gospel and the moderator for
[email protected], an email group devoted in part to discussing the Pepys Gospel Harmony. Yuri's herculean efforts in maintaining a web site for the Pepys Gospel Harmony first brought my attention to the existence of this priceless manuscript and the marvels of its contents.
And finally, I would like to thank the unknown author of the Pepysian Gospel Harmony MS 2498 for bringing me joy.
About the Author
J. Clontz is an award winning writer and speaker who has been published in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Clontz is listed in Marquis Who's Who in America and A Directory of American Poets and Fiction Writers.
Previous publications include: C. S. Lewis's Grief After the Death of Joy, 1998 Women and the Cross, 1997 Karl Barth's Moment, 1997 New Psalms, 1996 Karl Barth's Pontius Pilate, 1996
Table of Contents
Part 1 - IN THE BEGINNING
1.10 The Gospel LK 1:1-4 1.20 God Became Man in Jesus Christ JN 1:1-18 2.10 Gabriel appears to Zechariah LK 1:5-25 2.20 Gabriel visits the Virgin Mary LK 1:26-38 2.30 Mary Visits Elizabeth LK 1:39-56 2.50 Joseph is Reassured in a Dream MT1:18-25A 2.60 The Birth of John the Baptist LK 1:57-80 3.10 Joseph and Mary go to Bethlehem, Jesus is born, Angels Appear to the Shepherds LK 2:1-21 3.20 The Genealogy of Jesus Christ MT 1:1-17 3.30 The Visit of the Magi MT 2:1-12 4.10 Simeon and Anna's blessings LK 2:22-39 5.10 The Flight into Egypt MT 2:13b-23 5.20 Jesus Grows in Stature LK 2:40 6.10 Jesus among the Teachers LK 2:41-52
Part 2 - BAPTISM
7.10 John the Baptist Preaches Repentance MT 3:1-17 MK 1:1-11 LK 3:1-18, 21-22 JN 1:19-28 8.10 The Fasting and Temptation of Jesus MT 4:1-11 MK 1:12-13 LK 4:1-13 8.20 The Genealogy of Jesus Christ LK 3:23-38 9.10 John the Baptist's Witness - Behold the Lamb of God! JN 1:29b-51 10.10 The Marriage Feast in Cana of Galilee JN 2:1-12 11.10 The Purging of the Temple JN 2:13-25 11.20 Spiritual Rebirth - Nicodemus, a Ruler of the Jews JN 3:1-21 12.10 John's Further Witness to Jesus - He must Increase...I must Decrease JN 3:22-36 13.10 The Imprisonment of John the Baptist LK 3:19-20 13.20 Jesus Leaves Judea for Galilee after John's Arrest MT 4:12 JN 4:1-3 13.30 Passing through Samaria, Jesus Converts the Woman at the Well and many Other Samaritans JN 4:4-42 13.50 Beginning of the Ministry of Jesus in Galilee MK 1:14 LK 4:14-15 JN 4:43-45 14.10 Healing of the Official's Son in Galilee JN 4:46-54 15.10 Miraculous Draught of Fishes - the Call of
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