LESSON XXI.
(Scripture Reading Exercise.)
THE FORERUNNER AND THE CHRIST.
| ANALYSIS. | REFERENCES. |
| I. The Ministry of the Baptist. 1. John's Special Message. 2. The Baptism of Jesus. 3. His Testimony of the Divinity of Jesus. | St. John i:6-36; also iii:23-36[A] Matt. iii. Mark i. Luke iii:1-23. Notes 4, 5. |
| II. The Ministry of Jesus. 1. The Call of the Twelve. 2. Messiah's Precepts. 3. The Manner of His Teaching. | Luke iv:1-23. Mark i:14, 15. Matt, iv:12-25. John i:35-61. Matt, v-vii. St. John vi-viii. Note 6. |
[Footnote A: St. John's Gospel gives the most complete account of John the Baptists' ministry, and hence is given precedency here. The same method is followed on other topics; that is, the evangelist or authority giving the fullest or most important information is given precedence.]