How many times did Jesus visit Jerusalem during his ministry?
John: At least four times ([ii, 13]; [v, 1]; [x, 22, 23]; [xii, 12]).
The Synoptics record but one visit.
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To what country was his ministry chiefly confined?
Synoptics: To Galilee.
John: To Judea.
According to the Synoptics nearly his entire ministry was confined to Galilee. It was only at the close of his ministry, a few days before his death, that he visited Judea to attend the Passover. According to John his ministry was confined chiefly to Judea. It requires but three or four of his twenty-one chapters to record his work in Galilee. Farrar says: “The Synoptists almost confine themselves to the Galilean, and St. John to the Judean ministry” (Life of Christ, p. 361).