Gospel story

I will present this table of contents to you in three sections, one for each part of the Gospel story:

the first will be for the initial events of the Gospel story, before the Lord's dwelling in Capernaum;

the second is for the midst of them until His departure from Galilee to Jerusalem for the Feast of Tabernacles;

the third is for the end of them from the feast of tabernacles to the ascension.

They are placed at the end.

4. Revision of the First Part of the Gospel Stories and Determination of the Course of Events for the First Part of the Gospel History

Looking through the first section of the table of contents of the Gospels, you can easily see that the events indicated here are divided into two halves: one constitutes the hidden life of the Lord, before Himself appears to the world; others took place in the Lord's manifestation of Himself to the world, or were His initial actions in the incarnate economy.

The Lord's hidden life took place in Galilee in Nazareth, but its deeds remained unknown. What is known from the early years of the Lord's incarnate sojourn on earth took place in Jerusalem and in Judea; in Galilee there was only the Annunciation.

Likewise, the Lord's manifestation of Himself to the world, and His first actions in this order, took place primarily in Jerusalem and Judea; in Galilee there was only the miracle at Cana and the Lord's brief sojourn in Capernaum before the first Passover.

The Lord's return from Judea to Galilee through Samaria constitutes a transition to the second part of the Gospel story.

Now let's review everything piece by piece.

Let us first of all single out three prefaces, or introductions, to the Gospel story.

The first is given by the Evangelist Luke in the first verses of his Gospel. This is a historiographical introduction. In his presence, anyone who wishes can bring to mind all the arguments about the authenticity of the Gospels and, if you like, all the disputes about it.

The second is given by the genealogies of the God-Man, transmitted by the Evangelist Matthew and the Evangelist Luke. This is an introduction to the Gospel story, historical, everyday. The genealogies bring to mind all the prophecies and types that foretold and foreshadowed the appearance on earth of God incarnate for our salvation; and lead into the contemplation of the New Testament Gospel in the Old Testament. When, having reached the end of the genealogy of the Evangelist Luke, we read: God, we cannot but bring to mind the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world, and not think that the mystery of the incarnate economy lay at the foundation of the universe, especially since the end of the world is determined by the achievement of its goals.