EARLY GALILEAN MINISTRY.
Reading edition
Schönherr, Plate 69, Hofmann, Plate 70, Max, Plate 71, give different interpretations of Matt. 8:16-17. An evening at Capernaum, when the words of Isaiah (53:4) began to be fulfilled, "Himself took our infirmities and bare our diseases."
Plate 69. Healing the Sick. Karl Gottlieb Schönherr. 1824-
Plate 70. Healing the Sick. H. Hofmann. 1824-
Plate 71. Healing the Sick Child. Gabriel Max. 1840-
The Call of Matthew has been represented variously. (Matt. 9:9-10.)
Pordenone, Plate 59, has Matthew "sitting at the place of toll."
Plate 59. Calling of Matthew. Giovanni Pordenone. 1483-1539.
Bida, Plate 57, shows Jesus "as he passed by," and Matthew leaving his place of business to follow him.
Plate 57. Calling of Matthew. Alexandre Bida. 1813-1895.
Chimenti, Plate 58, would have us believe that Jesus entered the great khan of the city where the customs were collected, and called Matthew from thence.
Place 58. Calling of Matthew. Jacopo Chimenti.
