Lesson 2

The Life of Jesus—Thirty Years of Preparation

New Testament Division—Second Period

The Life of Jesus may be considered under five subdivisions: Silence, Obscurity, Popularity, Opposition, The Passion Week.

Thirty Years of Silence.—The Bible narrative tells but little of these early years; but one public utterance of Jesus is referred to until he was thirty years of age.

NOTE.—The harmony of the four Gospels used in the following chapters is not intended to be memorized. It is placed here in order to familiarize the pupil with its use, and to afford a ready means to locate the events in the Life of Jesus.

EventsMatthewMarkLukeJohn
Introduction....1:11:1-41:1-18
The Genealogies.1:1-17...3:23-38
Appearance of an Angel to Zacharias.......1:5-25
An Angel Appears to Mary, Annunciation.......1:26-38
Mary Visits Elisabeth.......1:39-56
Birth of John the Baptist.......1:57-80
An Angel Appears to Joseph.1:18-25
The Birth of Jesus, etc.......2:1-21
Presentation in the Temple (1, 2).......2:22-38
Visit of the Magi.2:1-12
Flight into Egypt, etc. (3).2:13-18
Return to Nazareth (4).2:19-23...2:39, 40
Jesus Goes to the Passover (5, 6).......2:41-52
Ministry of John the Baptist.3:1-121:2-83:1-18