St. Augustine of Hippo
The Harmony of the Gospels
Four books on the agreement of the evangelists
Contents150 sections
- 1Book 1, Chapter 1. On the Authority of the Gospels
- 2Book 1, Chapter 2. On the Order of the Evangelists, and the Principles on
- 3Book 1, Chapter 3. Of the Fact that Matthew, Together with Mark, Had
- 4Book 1, Chapter 4. Of the Fact that John Undertook the Exposition of Christ's
- 5Book 1, Chapter 5. Concerning the Two Virtues, of Which John is Conversant
- 6Book 1, Chapter 6. Of the Four Living Creatures in the Apocalypse, Which Have
- 7Book 1, Chapter 7. A Statement of Augustin's Reason for Undertaking This
- 8Book 1, Chapter 8. Of the Question Why, If Christ is Believed to Have Been
- 9Book 1, Chapter 9. Of Certain Persons Who Pretend that Christ Wrote Books on
- 10Book 1, Chapter 10. Of Some Who are Mad Enough to Suppose that the Books Were
- 11Book 1, Chapter 11. In Opposition to Those Who Foolishly Imagine that Christ
- 12Book 1, Chapter 12. Of the Fact that the God of the Jews, After the
- 13Book 1, Chapter 13. Of the Question Why God Suffered the Jews to Be Reduced
- 14Book 1, Chapter 14. Of the Fact that the God of the Hebrews, Although the
- 15Book 1, Chapter 15. Of the Fact that the Pagans, When Constrained to Laud
- 16Book 1, Chapter 16. Of the Fact That, on the Subject of the Destruction of
- 17Book 1, Chapter 17. In Opposition to the Romans Who Rejected the God of
- 18Book 1, Chapter 18. Of the Fact that the God of the Hebrews is Not Received
- 19Book 1, Chapter 19. The Proof that This God is the True God
- 20Book 1, Chapter 20. Of the Fact that Nothing is Discovered to Have Been
- 21Book 1, Chapter 21. An Argument for the Exclusive Worship of This God, Who,
- 22Book 1, Chapter 22. Of the Opinion Entertained by the Gentiles Regarding Our
- 23Book 1, Chapter 23. Of the Follies Which the Pagans Have Indulged in
- 24Book 1, Chapter 24. Of the Fact that Those Persons Who Reject the God of
- 25Book 1, Chapter 25. Of the Fact that the False Gods Do Not Forbid Others to
- 26Book 1, Chapter 26. Of the Fact that Idolatry Has Been Subverted by the Name
- 27Book 1, Chapter 27. An Argument Urging It Upon the Remnant of Idolaters
- 28Book 1, Chapter 28. Of the Predicted Rejection of Idols
- 29Book 1, Chapter 29. Of the Question Why the Heathen Should Refuse to Worship
- 30Book 1, Chapter 30. Of the Fact That, as the Prophecies Have Been Fulfilled,
- 31Book 1, Chapter 31. The Fulfilment of the Prophecies Concerning Christ
- 32Book 1, Chapter 32. A Statement in Vindication of the Doctrine of the
- 33Book 1, Chapter 33. A Statement in Opposition to Those Who Make the
- 34Book 1, Chapter 34. Epilogue to the Preceding
- 35Book 1, Chapter 35. Of the Fact that the Mystery of a Mediator Was Made
- 36Book 2, Chapter 1. A Statement of the Reason Why the Enumeration of the
- 37Book 2, Chapter 2. An Explanation of the Sense in Which Christ is the Son of
- 38Book 2, Chapter 3. A Statement of the Reason Why Matthew Enumerates One
- 39Book 2, Chapter 4. Of the Reason Why Forty Generations (Not Including Christ
- 40Book 2, Chapter 5. A Statement of the Manner in Which Luke's Procedure is
- 41Book 2, Chapter 6. On the Position Given to the Preaching of John the Baptist
- 42Book 2, Chapter 7. Of the Two Herods
- 43Book 2, Chapter 8. An Explanation of the Statement Made by Matthew, to the
- 44Book 2, Chapter 9. An Explanation of the Circumstance that Matthew States
- 45Book 2, Chapter 10. A Statement of the Reason Why Luke Tells Us that "His
- 46Book 2, Chapter 11. An Examination of the Question as to How It Was Possible
- 47Book 2, Chapter 12. Concerning the Words Ascribed to John by All the Four
- 48Book 2, Chapter 13. Of the Baptism of Jesus
- 49Book 2, Chapter 14. Of the Words or the Voice that Came from Heaven Upon Him
- 50Book 2, Chapter 15. An Explanation of the Circumstance That, According to the
- 51Book 2, Chapter 16. Of the Temptation of Jesus
- 52Book 2, Chapter 17. Of the Calling of the Apostles as They Were Fishing
- 53Book 2, Chapter 18. Of the Date of His Departure into Galilee
- 54Book 2, Chapter 19. Of the Lengthened Sermon Which, According to Matthew, He
- 55Book 2, Chapter 20. An Explanation of the Circumstance that Matthew Tells Us
- 56Book 2, Chapter 21. Of the Order in Which the Narrative Concerning Peter's
- 57Book 2, Chapter 22. Of the Order of the Incidents Which are Recorded After
- 58Book 2, Chapter 23. Of the Person Who Said to the Lord, "I Will Follow Thee
- 59Book 2, Chapter 24. Of the Lord's Crossing the Lake on that Occasion on
- 60Book 2, Chapter 25. Of the Man Sick of the Palsy to Whom the Lord Said, "Thy
- 61Book 2, Chapter 26. Of the Calling of Matthew, and of the Question Whether
- 62Book 2, Chapter 27. Of the Feast at Which It Was Objected at Once that
- 63Book 2, Chapter 28. Of the Raising of the Daughter of the Ruler of the
- 64Book 2, Chapter 29. Of the Two Blind Men and the Dumb Demoniac Whose Stories
- 65Book 2, Chapter 30. Of the Section Where It is Recorded, that Being Moved
- 66Book 2, Chapter 31. Of the Account Given by Matthew and Luke of the Occasion
- 67Book 2, Chapter 32. Of the Occasion on Which He Upbraided the Cities
- 68Book 2, Chapter 33. Of the Occasion on Which He Calls Them to Take His
- 69Book 2, Chapter 34. Of the Passage in Which It is Said that the Disciples
- 70Book 2, Chapter 35. Of the Man with the Withered Hand, Who Was Restored on
- 71Book 2, Chapter 36. Of Another Question Which Demands Our Consideration,
- 72Book 2, Chapter 37. Of the Consistency of the Accounts Given by Matthew
- 73Book 2, Chapter 38. Of the Occasion on Which It Was Said to Him that He
- 74Book 2, Chapter 39. Of the Question as to the Manner of Matthew's Agreement
- 75Book 2, Chapter 40. Of the Question as to Whether There is Any Discrepancy
- 76Book 2, Chapter 41. Of the Words Which Were Spoken Out of the Ship on the
- 77Book 2, Chapter 42. Of His Coming into His Own Country, and of the
- 78Book 2, Chapter 43. Of the Mutual Consistency of the Accounts Which are
- 79Book 2, Chapter 44. Of the Order in Which the Accounts of John's
- 80Book 2, Chapter 45. Of the Order and the Method in Which All the Four
- 81Book 2, Chapter 46. Of the Question as to How the Four Evangelists Harmonize
- 82Book 2, Chapter 47. Of His Walking Upon the Water, and of the Questions
- 83Book 2, Chapter 48. Of the Absence of Any Discrepancy Between Matthew and
- 84Book 2, Chapter 49. Of the Woman of Canaan Who Said, "Yet the Dogs Eat of
- 85Book 2, Chapter 50. Of the Occasion on Which He Fed the Multitudes with the
- 86Book 2, Chapter 51. Of Matthew's Declaration That, on Leaving These Parts, He
- 87Book 2, Chapter 52. Of Matthew's Agreement with Mark in the Statement About
- 88Book 2, Chapter 53. Of the Occasion on Which He Asked the Disciples Whom Men
- 89Book 2, Chapter 54. Of the Occasion on Which He Announced His Coming Passion
- 90Book 2, Chapter 55. Of the Harmony Between the Three Evangelists in the
- 91Book 2, Chapter 56. Of the Manifestation Which the Lord Made of Himself, in
- 92Book 2, Chapter 57. Of the Harmony Between Matthew and Mark in the Accounts
- 93Book 2, Chapter 58. Of the Man Who Brought Before Him His Son, Whom the
- 94Book 2, Chapter 59. Of the Occasion on Which the Disciples Were Exceeding
- 95Book 2, Chapter 60. Of His Paying the Tribute Money Out of the Mouth of the
- 96Book 2, Chapter 61. Of the Little Child Whom He Set Before Them for Their
- 97Book 2, Chapter 62. Of the Harmony Subsisting Between Matthew and Mark in
- 98Book 2, Chapter 63. Of the Little Children on Whom He Laid His Hands; Of
- 99Book 2, Chapter 64. Of the Occasions on Which He Foretold His Passion in
- 100Book 2, Chapter 65. Of the Absence of Any Antagonism Between Matthew and
- 101Book 2, Chapter 66. Of the Colt of the Ass Which is Mentioned by Matthew,
- 102Book 2, Chapter 67. Of the Expulsion of the Sellers and Buyers from the
- 103Book 2, Chapter 68. Of the Withering of the Fig-Tree, and of the Question
- 104Book 2, Chapter 69. Of the Harmony Between the First Three Evangelists in
- 105Book 2, Chapter 70. Of the Two Sons Who Were Commanded by Their Father to Go
- 106Book 2, Chapter 71. Of the Marriage of the King's Son, to Which the
- 107Book 2, Chapter 72. Of the Harmony Characterizing the Narratives Given by
- 108Book 2, Chapter 73. Of the Person to Whom the Two Precepts Concerning the
- 109Book 2, Chapter 74. Of the Passage in Which the Jews are Asked to Say Whose
- 110Book 2, Chapter 75. Of the Pharisees Who Sit in the Seat of Moses, and
- 111Book 2, Chapter 76. Of the Harmony in Respect of the Order of Narration
- 112Book 2, Chapter 77. Of the Harmony Subsisting Between the Three
- 113Book 2, Chapter 78. Of the Question Whether There is Any Contradiction
- 114Book 2, Chapter 79. Of the Concord Between Matthew, Mark, and John in Their
- 115Book 2, Chapter 80. Of the Harmony Characterizing the Accounts Which are
- 116Book 3, Chapter 1. Of the Method in Which the Four Evangelists are Shown to Be
- 117Book 3, Chapter 2. Of the Proof of Their Freedom from Any Discrepancies in
- 118Book 3, Chapter 3. Of the Manner in Which It Can Be Shown that No
- 119Book 3, Chapter 4. Of What Took Place in the Piece of Ground or Garden to
- 120Book 3, Chapter 5. Of the Accounts Which are Given by All the Four Evangelists
- 121Book 3, Chapter 6. Of the Harmony Characterizing the Accounts Which These
- 122Book 3, Chapter 7. Of the Thorough Harmony of the Evangelists in the
- 123Book 3, Chapter 8. Of the Absence of Any Discrepancies in the Accounts
- 124Book 3, Chapter 9. Of the Mockery Which He Sustained at the Hands of Pilate's
- 125Book 3, Chapter 10. Of the Method in Which We Can Reconcile the Statement Which
- 126Book 3, Chapter 11. Of the Consistency of Matthew's Version with that of Mark
- 127Book 3, Chapter 12. Of the Concord Preserved Among All the Four Evangelists
- 128Book 3, Chapter 13. Of the Hour of the Lord's Passion, and of the Question
- 129Book 3, Chapter 14. Of the Harmony Preserved Among All the Evangelists on the
- 130Book 3, Chapter 15. Of the Consistency of the Accounts Given by Matthew, Mark,
- 131Book 3, Chapter 16. Of the Derision Ascribed to the Robbers, and of the
- 132Book 3, Chapter 17. Of the Harmony of the Four Evangelists in Their Notices
- 133Book 3, Chapter 18. Of the Lord's Successive Utterances When He Was About
- 134Book 3, Chapter 19. Of the Rending of the Veil of the Temple, and of the
- 135Book 3, Chapter 20. Of the Question as to the Consistency of the Several
- 136Book 3, Chapter 21. Of the Women Who Were Standing There, and of the Question
- 137Book 3, Chapter 22. Of the Question Whether the Evangelists are All at One
- 138Book 3, Chapter 23. Of the Question Whether the First Three Evangelists are
- 139Book 3, Chapter 24. Of the Absence of All Discrepancies in the Narratives
- 140Book 3, Chapter 25. Of Christ's Subsequent Manifestations of Himself to the
- 141Book 4, Chapter 1. Of the Question Regarding the Proof that Mark's Gospel is
- 142Book 4, Chapter 2. Of the Man Out of Whom the Unclean Spirit that Was
- 143Book 4, Chapter 3. Of the Question Whether Mark's Reports of the Repeated
- 144Book 4, Chapter 4. Of the Words, "The More He Charged Them to Tell No One, So
- 145Book 4, Chapter 5. Of the Statement Which John Made Concerning the Man Who
- 146Book 4, Chapter 6. Of the Circumstance that Mark Has Recorded More Than Luke
- 147Book 4, Chapter 7. Of the Fact that from This Point on to the Lord's Supper,
- 148Book 4, Chapter 8. Of Luke's Gospel, and Specially of the Harmony Between
- 149Book 4, Chapter 9. Of the Question How It Can Be Shown that the Narrative of
- 150Book 4, Chapter 10. Of the Evangelist John, and the Distinction Between Him and