194 LIEUT. -COL. G. MACKIXLAYj ON SOME LUCAX PEOBLEMS. 



account of the Crucifixion, indicated by the cross, and to the 

 Kesurrection and Ascension, indicated by the arrow pointing 

 upwards. There is no open space in the lowest band, because 

 there is no noticeable long Omission in Luke (C) as there is in 

 Luke (A) and in Luke (B). 



The single account at the beginning blends into Luke (A), so 

 that it is not very easy to say for certain where the latter 

 actually begins. Similarly Luke (C) blends almost imper- 

 ceptibly into the single account which follows it. 



It will be observed tl^at there are several beginnings or re- 

 beginnings in the three narratives ; these are very clearly marked 

 in the diagram, but they are not at once apparent in the text. 

 The chief of these are the beginnings again after the two great 

 Omissions, and the beginnings of Luke (B) and Luke (C). It 

 is an acknowledged fact that Luke starts again* most abruptly 

 after the great Omission, there being no explanatory words 

 such as " afterwards " or " after these things " to indicate that 

 any period of time had elapsed. The same remark also applies 

 to the greater Omission between the verses 21 and 22 of 

 Luke xiii. Hence it is by no means improbable that the 

 beginnings of Luke (B) and Luke (C), though not indicated 

 in any direct manner in the text, may also have been discovered 

 by careful induction and comparison. 



As a rule the narratives do not relate the same events, but 

 an exception is made in the case of the start for the last journey 

 to Jerusalem, indicated in the diagram by the rectangle 

 on each band in the winter A.D. 28-9. This is alluded to in 

 each narrative,! though in different words, but always in a some- 

 what abrupt manner, as if to draw special attention to this 

 deliberate progress and to its tragic ending. 



The blackened parts of the bands represent the narratives 

 which have a considerable Marcan source, and the shaded parts 

 represent the Insertions ; it will be noticed that the lesser one 

 is in the first half of Luke (A) ; the great one begins towards 

 the end of Luke (A), it continues through the whole of Luke (B) 

 and finishes with the first half of Luke (C). The a.d. scale 

 helps to indicate the dates. The generally accepted date a.d. 29 

 is assumed for the Crucifixion. Though the actual year is not a 

 matter of importance for our present investigation, yet the use 

 of some, definite date simplifies language, as thus we avoid the 



* Luke ix, 18. 



+ Luke ix. 51 ; xiii, 22 ; xvii, 11. 



