306 
Tn the writings of John the following, 
and other lefs obvious, allufions to the 
- Wi dom occur.—Compare au 
John’s Gofpel I. r—3 with Wifdom IX. 9. 
wis 18 2s) ( MALi 224 
—_——— [il.13,. ———— TX.) Gy 
oo v.19, -—— 1. Oey 
ee 27, — VIL ‘2 
oak ce 29, _—-- Vis gy 
———_ VIl.7, —— II. 14, 
— VIII. 12, ———— > -~VII. 26. 
———- X.36, ——— Lh ie Ys 
_ Kil. 31, ———~ ' VIIi. 15. 
~~ XVI. 30, —— } VI. 17. 
BC Pod, 33475 ee Il. 13 
John’s aft Epift. I. (2, 53 ——— = Kv: 
—_ 5° ——— VI. 26. 
_ I, $s, -— Ii. 24. 
m————— IV.9, ——— VIl.22. 
ek Vi.20; i a3 
» With James, Peter and John terminate 
the original evidences of the Chriftian 
fyfiem. Paul’s is.a derivative tefomony 
re, ofing much on the exvertence of others. 
He was converted.to Chriftianity during 
a journcy into Arabia, perhaps bya per- 
ufal of the Wifdom, after which Jefus 
appeared to him ina new and -fhining 
light. Atleafihe had already been three 
years a convert. (Gal, I. 18) wheo he fir 
became acquainted with James and with 
Peter at Jerufalem ; and fourteen years a 
convert (II.1) at the time of his viiit to 
Jerufalem in company with Barnabas and 
Titus. At this time he had a Gofpel 
with. him, Luke’s prehably, which. he 
communicated privately (II. 2) to the 
men of reputation in the church ; in order 
no doubt that it might be rendered in 
every thing conformable to the truth. 
Thefe private examinations led to a fort 
of ordination, or reception into the fupe- 
riot fynod of the Chriftian miniftry, both 
of Paul and Barnabas, fignified by offer- 
ing the right-hand (II. 9) of fellowthip. 
Arid it may be inferred from 2 Peter (ITI. 
35) that a copy of the Wifdom, was be- 
fiowed at the fame time. At this period 
the plan for converting the Geatiles feems 
to have been arranged (compare Ais 
_ MV. 22); and Paul began his apoftolic 
errand. Allowing three’ years, which is 
Hittle, for the multiplying of the num- 
ber of the difciples (Acts VI. 1) and the 
confequent perfecution by Saul (1X. > 
three years from the converfion until ¢ 
firt{ and fourteen years more until the 
feccnd journey to Jerufalem, and about 
twenty years may have elapfed between 
tHe crucifixion and the commencement of 
' Paul’s apofilefhip. | 
not the firft congregation on his progrefs, 
and they jwere to be vifited and exhorted 
Who wrote the Wifdom ? 
The Galatians were 
[Nov. 1, 
before they could be written to; fo that 
the Epiftle to the Galatians, which is 
thought to be the fir. of Paul’s wofks, 
paniegvent to the completion of Luke’s 
Gofpel, cannot be placed before the year 
53> and might rationally be dated later. 
hb. Paul brought with him to Jerufalem 
the Gofpel according to Luke, and there 
correéted it into conformity with the eb- 
fervations of the fynod.; and received 
from them the Wifdom as a canon of 
doétrine—the allufions to the Wifdom 
would be few and accidental inthe Gof 
pel, numereus and ftudied in the fubfe- 
quent Epifties. This is exactly the cafe. 
—Compare 4 
with Wifdom V. 5, 
uke, «V1. as; 
Willis V-IL..32. 
: XIE 20, KV. 8. 
47—48, —— VI.6. 
Galatians’ V 2%'s'7 9" S02 Oe 1G, 
it TheffalL iV. 4&5 ———=- — ‘TT. t9—14, 
V3. CCEA NSYY VERO. 
1& Corin. U. 16, =——- IK. 73. 
IM: s, ——_- io. 
xYV. 325 EtG a TkyGs* - 
A950, —aa—) TX. 35 
ad Corin, IV. 4,..-— VII. 26. 
Vv. I; gp px. T5- 
‘ig We 7s ——— V, 1. 
2d Vim. LV 4 By aa V. 15—16. 
Romans Il. 11, ——— VI. 7. 
- Xi. cis) ee JX. 13. ; 
Xill.'y, od ViN'ee 
Ephefians Il.21, ——— IX. 8. | 
Vi. 13—-17 — V. 18—20. 
Coloffians J. 5 Lee SVP err’ 
DET? 2Sy mn a ae Vi. q- 
Philippi ans 1k. 1g, ; V. 5. 
As it appears that Peter provincialized 
(Matthew. XXVI. 73), and was (Aitts 
IV. 13) unlearned, he probably wrote in 
the vernacular tongue, and while the mis. 
fortunes of Jefus were a frefh topic of 
fympathy. His Hebrew, or Syriac, or 
Galilean original of Mark -was no doubt 
prior, perhaps five or fix years prior, to 
the year 40. The Greek verfion was 
probably made in confequence of its popu- 
larity. As it appears that Paul had 
brought with him to Jerufalem a Gofpel 
(Galatians II. 2) which, as Luke was 
his habitual companion, is fuppofea to be 
the third, this Gofpel, the author of which 
confults the Greek Mark; muft have 
been already writtea in the year 53. As 
the Golpel of Matthew implies the pre- 
vious exiftence both of Mark and Luke ; 
but betrays no fymptom of any confulta- 
tion of John; it muft have been written 
after 53 and before 60, when John pub- 
lithed, or thereabouts. Yet neither Luke 
nor Matthew. can have been publifhed long 
before the work of Joba ; as he appears 
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