Bartimaeus (more accurately Bar Timaeus, "Son of Timaeus") is the name given in the Gospel of Mark to a blind man healed by Jesus as he exited Jericho (Mark 10:46-52). Matthew (20:29-34) also has the healing after Jericho, but the healing is of two blind men, and the name of neither one is given. Luke (18:35-43), who does not provide a name either, disagrees with the other two sources and has the miracle occur when Jesus enters Jericho, instead of when he is leaving. The Gospel of Mark, anonymous[1] but traditionally ascribed to Mark the Evangelist, is a synoptic gospel of the New Testament. ... This article is about the visual condition. ... This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. ... The Taking of Jericho, by Jean Fouquet Near central Jericho, November 1996 Jericho (Arabic  , Hebrew  , ʼArīḥā; Standard YÉ™riḥo Tiberian YÉ™rîḫô / YÉ™rîḥô; meaning fragrant.[1] Greek Ἱεριχώ) is a town in Palestine, located within the Jericho Governorate, near the Jordan River. ... The Gospel of Luke (literally, according to Luke; Greek, Κατά Λουκαν, Kata Loukan) is a synoptic Gospel, and the third and longest of the four canonical Gospels of the New Testament. ...

One justification for these apparent discrepancies is offered by Paula Fredriksen, who believes that Mark was aware that titles such as "Son of David" were applied to Jesus only after the Crucifixion and Resurrection. Therefore, Mark (and Matthew, following Mark) "follows Bartimaeus' proclamation, 'Son of David!' with Jesus' departure for Jerusalem, the long-foreshadowed site of his sufferings." (Fredriksen, From Jesus to Christ, p. 181) Paula Fredriksen is a historian, and author of two books. ... For other uses, see Crucifixion (disambiguation). ... Look up Resurrection in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ...

See also

• Legion (demon). As noted above, Matthew has two blind men instead of one in Jericho, and he does not mention "Bartimaeus" or any other name for either one. Similarly, Matthew has two men, not just one, possessed by a multitude of demons, but omits the name "Legion" altogether. Duplication and anonymity are characteristics of the Matthean versions of both stories.
• The Blind Man of Bethsaida.

Jesus healing the man from Gerasa. ... // Matthew is a male given name. ... “Fiend” redirects here. ... The Blind Man of Bethsaida is a story told only in Mark 8:22-26. ...

References

• Paula Fredriksen, From Jesus to Christ (2000), ISBN 0-300-08457-9