The 19th chapter of the 2d book of Kings, and the 37th of Isaiah, are alike.
N.B.—Three years are said to have been spent in this curious but idle calculation.
DISTINCTIONS IN THE GOSPELS.
1. In regard to their external features and characteristics:
The point of view of the first gospel is mainly Israelitic; of the second, Gentile; of the third, universal; of the fourth, Christian.
The general aspect, and so to speak, physiognomy of the first, mainly, is oriental; of the second, Roman; of the third, Greek; of the fourth, spiritual.
The style of the first is stately and rhythmical; of the second, terse and precise; of the third, calm and copious; of the fourth, artless and colloquial.
The striking characteristic of the first is symmetry; of the second compression; of the third, order; of the fourth, system.
The thought and language of the first are both Hebraistic; of the third, both Hellenistic; while in the second, thought is often accidental though the language is Hebraistic; and in the fourth, the language is Hellenistic, but the thought Hebraistic.