10, the author represents himself as eye-witness.] [Footnote 4: 2 Tim.iv.

11; Philemon 24; Col.iv.14.The name of _Lucas_ (contraction of _Lucanus_) being very rare, we need not fear one of those homonyms which cause so many perplexities in questions of criticism relative to the New Testament.] [Footnote 5: Verses 9, 20, 24, 28, 32.Comp.xxii.

36.] The Gospels of Matthew and Mark have not nearly the same stamp of individuality.

They are impersonal compositions, in which the author totally disappears.

A proper name written at the head of works of this kind does not amount to much.