CONTENTS.

INTRODUCTION : Historical Sketch of Jesus and the Apostolic Age

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BOOK I.

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1. The Descent of Jesus (Matthew i.; Luke iii. 23-3€ ) 36

II. The Birth and Youth of John (Luke i. 5–25, 57-80)

42

III. The Birth of Jesus (Luke i. 26-56 ; ü. 1-20).

61

IV. The Presentation in the Temple (Luke ii. 21-39)

59

V. The Wise Men from the East (Matthew ii.)

68

VI. Jesus in the Temple at the age of Twelve (Luke ii. 40–52) 79

VII. John the Baptist (Luke iii. 1-18).

96

VIII. The Baptism of Jesus (Mark i. 9-11,

112

IX. Jesus begins his Work (Matthew iv. 12–25; viii. 14–16) 122

X. Jesus as the Teacher of his People (Matthew vii. 24-27,

xiii. 1-23, 31-35, 44-48, 51, 52, xiv. 13-21 ; Mark iv.

26-29)

139

XI. The Beatitudes (Matthew v. 3-12)

155

XII. The Vocation of the Citizens of God's Kingdom (Matthew

v. 13-16, xxv. 14-46, vi. 19-21, 24–34)

163

VIII. The Gospel of the Kingdom (Matthew xviii. 12–14) 172

XIV. The Friends of Jesus (Matthew x. 1-14 ; Mark ix. 14–29;

Luke viii. 1-3, ix. 51-62, xiv 25-35)

178

XV. Jesus the Friend of Sinners (Matthew viii. 1-4, ix. 1-13;

Luke vii. 36-50, XV 8-10).

196

XVI. Jesus and the Religion of his People (Mark ii. 18-iii. 6). 211

XVII. Jesus and the Religion of his People - Continued (Mat-

thew vii. 12, vi. 1-6, 16-18, v. 20-22, 27, 28, 33-48, 17) 219

XVIII. The Prophet in his Native Place (Luke iv. 16–30; Mat-

thew xii. 54-58; Mark ii, 20, 21 31 -35)

234

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XIX. The Reception of Jesus by the Pharisees (Luke xiv.

1, 7-15, xv. 1, 2, 11-32, xviii. 9–14, vii. 31-35) 241

XX. How the Preaching of Jesus was received by the

Masses (Matthew xi. 1-15, 20–24)

253

XXI. The Source of Jesus' Strength (Matthew viii. 23-27,

xiv. 22–33; Luke xi. 1-13).

259

XXII. The Gathering Storm (Matthew xiv. 1-13a, xv 1-20;

Luke xiii. 31-33).

270

XXIII. Jewish Thirst for the Marvellous (Luke xvii. 20, 21 ;

Matthew xvi. 1-3; Mark viii. 11-13).

284

XXIV. Jesus and the Samaritans and Heathen (Matthew XX.

1-16, xii. 38–42, xxii. 1-14; Luke x. 25–37, xiii.

28-30, vii. 1-10, xvii. 11-19)

292

XXV. Jesus the Messiah (Mark viii. 27-30; Matthew iv. 1-11) 311

XXVI. Conflict and Triumph Foreseen (Matthew xvii. 10–13,

xvi. 21-28)

326

XXVII. On the Way to Jerusalem (Mark x. 1-31; Luke xiii.

22–25).

335

XXVIII. On the Way to Jerusalem - Continued (Luke xii. 49–53,

57–59, xiii. 1-9, xi. 24-26, xix. 1-10; Matthew xx.

17–34).

347

XXIX. Jesus appears at Jerusalem (Matthew xxi. 1-16) 857

XXX. Jesus on the Defensive (Matthew xxi. 17, 23–32, xxii.

15-40; John vii. 53-viii. 11). .

870

XXXI. Jesus takes the Aggressive (Matthew xxii. 41-46. xxiii.

1-7, 16–28; Luke xi. 52, 47, 48, xx. 47, xvi. 19-31;

Mark xii. 1-12, xiv. 1, 2)

382

XXXII. Jesus among Friends (Luke xxi. 1-4, xvi. 1-9, 11, 12,

14; Matthew x. 41, 42, 16–23, xxiii. 8-12, 34-39,

xxi. 18-20, xxiv. 1-3, ff., 42–51, xxv. 1-13, xxvi. 1, 2,

6-13)

393

XXXIII. The Last Evening (Mark xiv. 10–25).

407

XXXIV. Gethsemane (Matthew xxvi. 30–56)

419

XXXV. Before the Sanhedrim (Matthew xxvi. 67-76)

428

XXXVI. The Sentence of Death Confirmed (Mark xv. 1-20u). 437

XXXVII. The Crucifixion (Mark xv. 206-47)

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