164On the Authority of the Gospels. 165On the Order of the Evangelists, and the Principles on Which They Wrote. 167Of the Fact that Matthew, Together with Mark, Had Specially in View the Kingly Character of Christ, Whereas Luke Dealt with the Priestly. 169Of the Fact that John Undertook the Exposition of Christ’s Divinity. 170Concerning the Two Virtues, of Which John is Conversant with the Contemplative, the Other Evangelists with the Active. 172Of the Four Living Creatures in the Apocalypse, Which Have Been Taken by Some in One Application, and by Others in Another, as Apt Figures of the Four Evangelists. 174A Statement of Augustin’s Reason for Undertaking This Work on the Harmony of the Evangelists, and an Example of the Method in Which He Meets Those Who Allege that Christ Wrote Nothing Himself, and that His Disciples Made an Unwarranted Affirmation in Proclaiming Him to Be God. 177Of the Question Why, If Christ is Believed to Have Been the Wisest of Men on the Testimony of Common Narrative Report, He Should Not Be Believed to Be God on the Testimony of the Superior Report of Preaching. 179Of Certain Persons Who Pretend that Christ Wrote Books on the Arts of Magic. 180Of Some Who are Mad Enough to Suppose that the Books Were Inscribed with the Names of Peter and Paul. 182In Opposition to Those Who Foolishly Imagine that Christ Converted the People to Himself by Magical Arts. 183Of the Fact that the God of the Jews, After the Subjugation of that People, Was Still Not Accepted by the Romans, Because His Commandment Was that He Alone Should Be Worshipped, and Images Destroyed. 185Of the Question Why God Suffered the Jews to Be Reduced to Subjection. 186Of the Fact that the God of the Hebrews, Although the People Were Conquered, Proved Himself to Be Unconquered, by Overthrowing the Idols, and by Turning All the Gentiles to His Own Service. 188Of the Fact that the Pagans, When Constrained to Laud Christ, Have Launched Their Insults Against His Disciples. 189Of the Fact That, on the Subject of the Destruction of Idols, the Apostles Taught Nothing Different from What Was Taught by Christ or by the Prophets. 190In Opposition to the Romans Who Rejected the God of Israel Alone. 191Of the Fact that the God of the Hebrews is Not Received by the Romans, Because His Will is that He Alone Should Be Worshipped. v