Briefly, in nine apparitions recorded by the evangelists ; and in three aparitions handed down by Paul alone-to James, to Paul, and °to more than 500 of the brethren at one time° (1 Corinthians xv, 3-8)-Jesus spoke, ate, walked and acted otherwise as He had acted before death. He proved to His followers that He was risen from the dead. In the court of historical evidence, there can be no prudent doubt of the validity of the testi mony that we have summed up. Matthew, John and Paul were eye-witnesses of what they narrate. Mark and Luke had personal inter course with the eye-witnesses of the risen Christ. Hence, first, our witnesses could read ily have known the facts they handed down to us. Secondly, there is no reason to that they falsified the facts they state. They intended to tell the truth in regard to the risen Jesus. They told the truth, as they deemed it to be truth. They had absolutely nothing to gain by telling the trutlr- nothing that the world deems worth the while. They had all to lose by telling the truth - all that the world rates high. To gain, they had poverty, con tumely, failure in name and fame, by the propaganda of the worship of a crucified Man God ; by the spread of His otherworldiness love of enemies, forgiveness of injuries, re nunciation of wealth and power; and by death itself. Matthew and Paul were actually put to death for their pains in telling the truth about Jesus; John endured tortures that naturally should have caused his death; Mark, also, was martyred for his witness to the truth that he wrote.
Bibliography.— The biblical commentators; Bautz,