The Son of Man
By Kari B Lilja
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Jesus of Nazareth is known through four different gospel texts. We are talking about text that has had the largest impact on the world. After about 2,000 years, this text deserves to be published as a unified narrative.
Now these four gospels have been combined into one story that regardless includes all the descriptions from the various gospels. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John recount together the recorded events of that time. The unified narrative will provide a new viewpoint to this old text.
Kari B Lilja
Olen Kari B Lilja 75 v. En pidä itseäni varsinaisesti kirjailijana. Työurani olen tehnyt mainostoimistoyrittäjä. Pidän itseäni totuudenetsijänä ja siksi kirjakin on omistettu muille totuuden etsijälle.
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The Son of Man - Kari B Lilja
But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your
ears, for they hear.
Matt. 13:16
And he said unto them, He that hath
ears to hear, let him hear.
Mark 4:9
To The Reader
THE gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are accounts of the life and teachings of Jesus, Son of God. The gospels are the core texts of the Bible and of Christianity. The Old Testament foretells of the events of the gospels and texts written later explain them. The gospels are the core of Christianity.
All the different dogmas, denominations and traditions of Christianity have evolved on and around these texts during many centuries. The texts are an essential part of western cultural inheritance.
The gospels have sometimes been thought to contradict each other. However, if four people were asked to describe something that happened a few decades ago, all narrators would emphasise different things and they wouldn’t remember things exactly the same way. The gospels are, however, strikingly similar.
The teachings of Jesus create the moral foundation and backbone of the western culture. It is true that they have not always been observed, but the spiritual state of an individual or a society can be weighed against them. The biggest influence of the gospels on Christianity is likely how they tell how Jesus overcame death. He was executed in a cruel fashion by crucifixion, the common Roman punishment of the time. It is said that after three days he rose from the dead and appeared in front of his followers. This leads to the idea that death is not final.
Death is one of the few things that all people agree on – we will all die. It is nice to think that maybe your whole life isn’t over after all. It will continue and maybe take another form. A person is ultimately powerless before these matters, but thinking that life goes on is nicer than the idea of a final death. Even if one’s religion is irreligiousness, there is only room for belief and hope and nothing is for certain.
The gospels are fine stories and there is every reason to respect them as a part of the western cultural inheritance. Religious they become only if the reader believes them to be true.
A reasonable person will not question the basic teachings of the gospels that encourage people to love all others, be truthful, be unselfish, be humble, forgive others and to repent.
Without these teachings life would be loveless and false, selfish and proud and would be based more on revenge and bitterness than on forgiveness and thus people would not learn anything. This is often unfortunately true but humankind still has a long way to go. These are the things that determine the quality of life.
I have read the gospels with interest but it has always bothered me that it is difficult to keep in mind the other gospels when reading one. They tell about the same events, but because they’re written by different people in different words, it is difficult to comprehend the big picture.
I noted that often different narrators tell about the same things in an amazingly similar way. This led to the idea of combining the texts into one coherent story.
The time-line for the narrative comes from Matthew. Some parts of the gospel of Matthew have been replaced by stories from the other gospels and some parts have been added to the gospel. The principle was that the text that gives the most insight to a specific topic was chosen but so that the writers together tell what happened. All the stories are included in this text, but repetition has been avoided as much as possible. The titles come directly from the texts. Each text passage contains a reference to the Bible for easy comparison between the combined and the original text.
The narrative is easier to understand as a one whole text rather than as four separate ones. The texts fit together surprisingly well and as such they give us a new point of view to this old, most influential narrative.
Kari B Lilja
Contents
To The Reader
Initial chapter
THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BABTIST
He had seen a vision in the temple
And the virgin’s name was Mary
And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest
THE BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD OF JESUS CHRIST
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise
Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy
Where is he that is born King of the Jews?
And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him
He shall be called a Nazarene
Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us?
THE EARLY ACTIVITY OF JESUS
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God
He is full of grace and truth
Prepare ye the way of the Lord
Bring forth fruits worthy of repentance
Thou art my beloved Son
The Lamb of God
Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God
Is not this Joseph’s son?
Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand
Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men
Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth?
MIRACLES OF JESUS
Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast
Make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise
How can a man be born when he is old?
Give me to drink
Sir, give me this water
One soweth, and another reapeth
What new doctrine is this?
I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also
From henceforth thou shalt catch men
SERMON ON THE MOUNT
He taught them as one having authority
The Blessed
Ye are the salt of the earth
The law
Agree with thine adversary quickly
Thou shalt not commit adultery
I say unto you, Swear not at all
Be ye therefore perfect
When ye pray, use not vain repetitions
If ye forgive not men their trespasses
They have their reward
Where your treasure is?
Take no thought for your life
Judge not
Blessed be ye poor
Woe unto you that are rich!
Bless them that curse you
Forgive
Ye shall know them by their fruits
Every one that heareth these sayings of mine
I will: be thou clean
As thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee
Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses
I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest
He must increase, but I must decrease
Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith?
My name is Legion
Arise, and walk
I will have mercy, and not sacrifice
Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe
Neither do men put new wine into old bottles
Take up thy bed, and walk?
I can of mine own self do nothing
Weep not
To whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little
He went throughout every city and village
Who touched me?
The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few
THE SENDING OF THE APOSTLES
He that receiveth you receiveth me
Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?
Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?
I receive not honour from men
I send you forth as lambs among wolves
Your names are written in heaven
Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see
Go, and do thou likewise
Mary hath chosen that good part
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me
For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day
For he had healed many
Ask, and it shall be given you
He hath Beelzebub
The tree is known by his fruit
He that heareth, and doeth not
We would see a sign from thee
The unclean spirit
Blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it
Who is my mother?
Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness
Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?
But he that denieth me before men
So is he that layeth up treasure for himself
For where your treasure is
Be ye therefore ready also
To whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more
Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth?
What is right?
Except ye repent
And if it bear fruit
Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity
JESUS TEACHES IN PARABLES
Behold, a sower went forth to sow
Blessed are your ears, for they hear
The parable of the sower
For there is nothing hid
The kingdom of heaven
Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field
Have ye understood all these things?
Friend, go up higher
A certain man made a great supper
Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour?
JESUS IN GALILEE AND VICINITY
A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country
This is John the Baptist
How many loaves have ye?
O thou of little faith
Lord, evermore give us this bread
I am that bread of life
It is the spirit that quickeneth
If any man will do his will
Shall Christ come out of Galilee?
This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me
They be blind leaders of the blind
Great is thy faith
Ephphatha
How many loaves have ye?
A wicked and adulterous generation
Woe unto you, Pharisees!
Do ye not yet understand
And he cometh to Bethsaida
Whom say ye that I am?
Whosoever will save his life
THE TRANSFIGURATION OF JESUS
This is my beloved Son: hear him
O faithless generation
Let these sayings sink down into your ears
Lest we should offend them
Woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
Forbid him not
Seventy times seven
O thou wicked servant
It came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up
Rejoice with me
A certain man had two sons
Where are those thine accusers?
If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also
The truth shall make you free
If ye were blind, ye should have no sin
I am the door
I and my Father are one
Give an account of thy stewardship
The law and the prophets
If one went unto them from the dead
JOURNEY INTO JERUSALEM
They twain shall be one flesh?
Suffer little children to come unto me
Who then can be saved?
We are unprofitable servants
Were there not ten cleansed?
The kingdom of God is within you
The Son of man be in his day
Shall he find faith on the earth?
God be merciful to me a sinner
Go ye also into the vineyard
Lord, are there few that be saved?
Herod will kill thee
The third day he shall rise again
Ye shall drink indeed of my cup
Whosoever will be great
This day is salvation come to this house
Jesus had compassion on them
Lazarus, come forth
Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard
JESUS IN JERUSALEM
Hosanna to the son of David
If these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out
Ye have made it a den of thieves
If ye have faith, and doubt not
What authority doest thou these things?
What things soever ye desire, when ye pray
A certain man had two sons
The stone which the builders rejected
For many are called
Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s
He is not a God of the dead
The great commandment in the law?
Which is the first commandment of all?
What think ye of Christ?
SPEECH AGAINST THE PHARISEES
For one is your Master, even Christ
Ye fools and blind
Beware of the scribes
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem
She threw in two mites
JESUS TALKS ABOUT THE LAST TIMES
Take heed that no man deceive you
And then shall they see the Son of man coming
Take heed to yourselves
Lo, here is Christ
In such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh
Watch therefore, for ye know neither
One he gave five talents
I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat
Father, glorify thy name
His commandment is life everlasting
Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people
They covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver
THE LAST SUPPER
They made ready the passover
Lord, dost thou wash my feet?
A new commandment I give unto you
This do in remembrance of me
If ye love me, keep my commandments
Whether is greater?
Before the cock crow
Lord, behold, here are two swords
I am the vine, ye are the branches
The Spirit of truth
Ask, and ye shall receive
I have glorified thee on the earth
JESUS’ AGONY AND DEATH
Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me
Lord, shall we smite with the sword?
I spake openly to the world
What need we any further witnesses?
I do not know the man
I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood
Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice
Let him be crucified
Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do
Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom
It is finished
The veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom
A bone of him shall not be broken
Go your way, make it as sure as ye can
THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS
He is not here: for he is risen
Did not our heart burn within us
Ye are witnesses of these things
Because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed
Feed my sheep
Follow thou me
I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
Initial chapter
FORASMUCH as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us, Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word; It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus, That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.
Luke 1:1-4
THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BABTIST
He had seen a vision in the temple
THERE was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years. And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course, According to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.
And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.
And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.
And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.
And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.
And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.
And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.
And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.
And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
Luke 1:5-25
And the virgin’s name was Mary
AND in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.
And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of