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CONTENTS
| INTRODUCTION. | |||
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| CHAPTER I. | |||
| THE IDEA OF THE HISTORY OF CHRIST IN GENERAL. | |||
| § 1. | The Indifference of Criticism rejected. | 1 | |
| § 2. | The Truth, that Christ is God-man, presupposed. | 2 | |
| § 3. | This Presupposition and the historical Accounts mutually confirm and illustrate each other. | 3 | |
| CHAPTER II. | |||
| SOURCES OF THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. | |||
| § 4. | Traditional Origin of the Synoptical Gospels. | 6 | |
| § 5. | Genuineness of John’s Gospel. | 6 | |
| § 6. | Results of Criticism. | 7 | |
| BOOK I. BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD OF JESUS. | |||
| CHAPTER I. | |||
| INTRODUCTION. | |||
| § 7. | Scantiness of our Information in regard to this Period of Christ’s Life; nothing further essential to the Interests of Religion. | 11 | |
| § 8. | Fundamentally opposite Modes of apprehending the Accounts. | ||
| CHAPTER II. | |||
| THE MIRACULOUS CONCEPTION. | |||
| § 9. | The miraculous Conception demanded à priori, and confirmed à posteriori | 13 | |
| § 10. | No trace of a Mythus in the Narrative. Such a Myth could not have originated among the Jewish People. | 13 | |
| § 11. | Objections to the Credibility of the Narrative from the subsequent Dispositions of Christ’s Relations answered, (1) from the Nature of the Case; (2) from the Name Jesus. | 16 | |
| § 12. | Analogical Ideas among the Heathen. | 17 | |
| CHAPTER III. | |||
| THE BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD OF CHRIST. | |||
| § 13. | The Birth of Christ in its Relations to the Jewish Theocracy. | 18 | |
| § 14. | The miraculous Events that accompanied it. | 19 | |
| § 15. | Tile Taxing; Jesus born at Bethlehem. | 20 | |
| xxxvi§ 16. | The Announcement of the Shepherds. | 21 | |
| § 17. | The Sacrifice of “Purification,” and the “Ransom of the First-born.” Their Weight as Proof against the Mythical Theory. | 23 | |
| § 18. | Simeon’s prophetic Discourse. | 24 | |
| § 19. | The longing of the Heathen for a Saviour. The Star of the Wise Men. | 25 | |
| § 20. | The Massacre of the Innocents, and the Flight into Egypt. | 27 | |
| § 21. | The Return to Nazareth. | 28 | |
| § 22. | Brothers and Sisters of Jesus; the mention of them in the Gospel Narrative a Proof of Credibility. | 29 | |
| § 23. | Consciousness of Messiahship in the Mind of Jesus. Christ among the Doctors. | 30 | |
| BOOK II. THE MENTAL CULTURE OF JESUS: HIS LIFE TO THE TIME OF HIS PUBLIC MINISTRY. | |||
| CHAPTER I. | |||
| JESUS NOT EDUCATED IN THE THEOLOGICAL SCHOOLS OF THE JEWS. | |||
| § 24. | The Pharisees. | 35 | |
| § 25. | The Sadducees. | 35 | |
| § 26. | The Essenes. | 37 | |
| § 27. | The Alexandrian Jews. | 39 | |
| § 28. | Affinity of Christianity, as absolute Truth, for the various opposing Systems. | 39 | |
| § 29. | Christ’s Doctrine revealed from Within, not received from Without. | 39 | |
| § 30. | The popular Sentiment in regard to his Connexion with the Schools. | 40 | |
| CHAPTER II. | |||
| THE LIFE OF JESUS TO THE OPENING OF HIS PUBLIC MINISTRY. | |||
| § 31. | Consciousness of Messiahship in Christ.. | l41 | |
| BOOK III. PREPARATIVES TO THE PUBLIC MINISTRY OF CHRIST | |||
| PART I. OBJECTIVE PREPARATION: MINISTRY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST | |||
| CHAPTER I. | |||
| RELATION OF THE BAPTIST TO THE JEWS. | |||
| § 32. | How far the Baptist revived the Expectation of a Messiah. | 45 | |
| § 33. | Causes of Obscurity in the Accounts left us of the Baptist. Sources, viz., the Evangelists, Josephus. | 46 | |
| § 34. | The Baptist’s mode of Life and Teaching in the Desert. | 48 | |
| § 35. | John as Baptist and Preacher of Repentance. | 49 | |
| § 36. | Relations of the Pharisees and Sadducees to the Baptist. | 50 | |
| § 37. | Relations of the Baptist to the People, and to the narrower Circle of his own Disciples. | 52 | |
| § 38. | John’s Demands upon the People compared with those of Christ. His humble Opinion of his own Calling. | 52 | |
| xxxvii CHAPTER II. | |||
| THE RELATION OF THE BAPTIST TO THE MESSIAH. | |||
| § 39. | The Baptist’s Explanation of his Relation to Messiah. The Baptism by Water and by Fire. | 53 | |
| § 40. | The Baptist’s Conception of Messiah’s Kingdom. | 54 | |
| § 41. | The Baptist’s Recognition of Jesus as Messiah. | 55 | |
| (1) Import of his Baptism of Jesus. | 57 | ||
| (2) The Continuance of his Ministry. | 57 | ||
| (3) Possible Wavering in his Convictions. | 58 | ||
| (4) His Message from Prison. | 60 | ||
| (5) Conduct of his Disciples towards Jesus. | 60 | ||
| § 42. | The Phenomena at the Baptism, and their Import. | 61 | |
| (1) No ecstatic Vision. | 61 | ||
| (2) The Ebionitish View, and its Opposite. | 62 | ||
| (3) Developement of the Notion of Baptism in New Testament. | 63 | ||
| (4) The Baptism of Christ not a Rite of Purification. | 64 | ||
| (5) But of Consecration to his Theocratic Reign. | 65 | ||
| (6) John’s previous Acquaintance with Christ. | 65 | ||
| (7) Explanation of John, i., 31. | 66 | ||
| (8) The Vision and the Voice: intended exclusively for the Baptist. | 67 | ||
| PART II. SUBJECTIVE PREPARATION: THE TEMPTATION OF CHRIST. | |||
| CHAPTER I. | |||
| IMPORT OF THE INDIVIDUAL TEMPTATIONS. | |||
| § 43. | The Hunger. | 70 | |
| § 44. | The Pinnacle of the Temple. | 71 | |
| § 45. | The World-Dominion. | 72 | |
| CHAPTER II. | |||
| IMPORT OF THE TEMPTATION AS A WHOLE. | |||
| § 46. | Fundamental Idea. | 73 | |
| § 47. | The Temptation not an inward one, but the Work of Satan. | 73 | |
| BOOK IV. THE PUBLIC MINISTRY OF CHRIST ACCORDING TO ITS REAL CONNEXION. | |||
| PART I. THE PLAN OF CHRIST | |||
| CHAPTER I. | |||
| THE PLAN OF CHRIST IN GENERAL. | |||
| § 48. | Had Christ a conscious Plan? | 79 | |
| § 49. | Connexion with the Old Testament Theocracy. | 81 | |
| § 50. | Christ’s steadfast Consciousness of Messiahship. | 81 | |
| xxxviii§ 51. | His Plan underwent no Alterations. | 82 | |
| § 52. | Two-fold Bearing of the Kingdom of God. (1) An inward, spiritual Power: (2) A world-renewing Power. | 86 | |
| CHAPTER II. | |||
| THE PLAN OF CHRIST IN ITS RELATION TO THE OLD TESTAMENT IDEA OF THE KINGDOM OF God. | |||
| § 53. | Christ’s Observance of the Jewish Worship and Law. | 88 | |
| § 54. | His Manifestation greater than the Temple..... 89 | ||
| § 55. | The Conversation with the Samaritan Woman. | 90 | |
| § 56. | The “Destroying” and “Fulfilling” of the Law. | 91 | |
| § 57. | The Interpolation in Luke, vi., 4. (Cod. Cant.). | 92 | |
| CHAPTER III. | |||
| NEW FORM OF THE IDEA OF THE PERSON OF THE THEOCRATIC KING. | |||
| § 58. | The Names “Son of God” and “Son of Man” | 94 | |
| § 59. | Import of the Title “Son of Man,” as used by Christ himself. Rejection of Alexandrian and other Analogies. | 95 | |
| § 60. | Import of the Title “ Son of God” | 96 | |
| (1) John’s Sense of the Title accordant with that of the other Evangelists. | 96 | ||
| (2) And confirmed by Paul’s. | 97 | ||
| PART II. THE MEANS AND INSTRUMENTS OF CHRIST. | |||
| CHAPTER I. | |||
| THE MEANS OF CHRIST IN GENERAL. | |||
| § 61. | Christ a Spiritual Teacher. | 9S | |
| § 62. | Different Theatres of his Work as Teacher. | 99 | |
| § 63. | Choice and Training of the Apostles to be subordinate Teachers. | 100 | |
| CHAPTER II. | |||
| CHRIST’S MODE OF TEACHING IN REGARD TO ITS METHOD AND FORM. | |||
| A. ITS GENERAL PRINCIPLES. | |||
| § 64. | His Mode of Teaching adapted to the Stand-point of his Hearers. | 101 | |
| § 65. | His Truth presented in Germ to be developed: Seeds of Thought. | 102 | |
| § 66. | Its Results dependent upon the Susceptibility of the Hearers. | 103 | |
| § 67. | This corresponds to the general Law of Developement of the Kingdom of God. | 106 | |
| B. CHRIST’S USE OF PARABLES. | |||
| § 68. | Idea of the Parable. Distinction between Parable, Fable, and Mythus. | 107 | |
| § 69. | Order in which the Parables were delivered. Their Perfection. Mode of interpreting them. | 108 | |
| § 70. | Christ’s Teaching not confined to Parables, but conveyed also in longer Discourses. | 109 | |
| § 71. | John’s Gospel contains chiefly connected and profound Discourses, and why? | 110 | |
| § 72. | The Parable of the Shepherd, in John, compared with the Parables in the other Gospels. | 111 | |
| xxxix C. CHRIST’S USE OF ACCOMMODATION. | |||
| § 73. | Necessity of Accommodation. | 113 | |
| § 74. | Distinction between Material and Formal Accommodation. | 114 | |
| § 75. | Christ’s Application of Passages from Old Testament. | 115 | |
| CHAPTER III. | |||
| CHOICE AND TRAINING OF THE APOSTLES AS TEACHERS. | |||
| § 76. | Christ’s Relation to the Twelve. Significance of the Number. The Name Apostle. | 116 | |
| § 77. | Choice of the Apostles. Of Judas Iscariot. | 117 | |
| § 78. | The Apostles uneducated Men. | 119 | |
| § 79. | Two Stages in their Dependence upon Christ. | 120 | |
| § 80. | Christ’s peculiar Method of Training the Apostles. | 121 | |
| CHAPTER IV. | |||
| THE CHURCH AND BAPTISM. | |||
| § 81. | Founding of the Church. Its Objects. | 122 | |
| § 82. | Name of the Church. Its Form traced back to Christ. | 123 | |
| § 83. | Later Institution of Baptism as an initiatory Rite. | 126 | |
| CHAPTER V. | |||
| THE MIRACLES OF CHRIST: THEIR CHARACTER AND OBJECTS. | |||
| A. THE OBJECTIVE CHARACTER OF MIRACLES. | |||
| § 84. | Connexion of Christ’s Miracles with his Mode of Teaching. | 127 | |
| § 85. | Negative Element. | 127 | |
| § 86. | Positive Element. Teleological Object. | 129 | |
| § 87. | Relation of Miracles to the Course of Nature. | 130 | |
| § 88. | Relation of the individual Miracles to the highest Miracle, viz., the Manifestation of Christ. | 131 | |
| § 89. | Relation of Miracles to History. | 132 | |
| B. THE MIRACLES OF CHRIST AS VIEWED BY HIS CONTEMPORARIES. | |||
| § 90. | Miracles deemed an essential Sign of Messiahship. | 132 | |
| C. CHRIST’S OWN ESTIMATE OF HIS MIRACLES. | |||
| § 91. | Apparent Discrepancies: Mode of removing them. 134 | ||
| (1) Two-fold Object of the Miracles. | 134 | ||
| (2) A Susceptibility for Impression presupposed. | 135 | ||
| § 92. | His Explanation of the “Sign of the Prophet Jonah” | 136 | |
| § 93. | His Declaration, “Destroy this Temple,” &c. | 137 | |
| § 94. | His Distinction between the Material and Formal in the Miracles. | 137 | |
| § 95. | His Appeals to Miracles as Testimony. Three different Stages of Faith. | 138 | |
| § 96. | The Communication of the Divine Life the highest Miracle. | 140 | |
| CHAPTER VI. | |||
| THE MIRACLES OF CHRIST CONSIDERED IN REGARD TO SUPERNATURAL AGENCY. | |||
| § 97. | Transition from the Natural to the Supernatural in the Miracles. | 140 | |
| A. MIRACLES WROUGHT UPON HUMAN NATURE. | |||
| I. The Healing of Diseases. | |||
| § 98. | Use of Spiritual Agencies. Faith demanded for the Cure. | 141 | |
| § 99. | Use of Physical Agencies. | 142 | |
| xl§ 100. | Relation between Sin and Physical Evil. Jewish Idea of Punitive Justice. Christ’s Doctrine on the Subject. | 143 | |
| II. Demoniacal Possession. | |||
| § 101. | Two extreme Theories Analogous Phenomena. | 145 | |
| § 102. | Connexion of the Phenomena with the State of the Times. | 146 | |
| § 103. | Accommodation of the two extreme Theories. | 147 | |
| § 104. | Christ’s Explanations of Demonism purely Spiritual. His Accommodation to the Conceptions of the Demoniacs. | 149 | |
| § 105. | Differences between Christ’s Cures of Demoniacs and the Operations of the Jewish Exorcists. | 150 | |
| III. The Raising of the Dead. | |||
| § 106. | Different Views on these Miracles. | 151 | |
| B. MIRACLES WROUGHT UPON MATERIAL NATURE. | |||
| § 107. | Most obvious Manifestations of Supernatural Power. | 152 | |
| BOOK V. THE PUBLIC MINISTRY OF CHRIST ACCORDING TO ITS CHRONOLOGICAL CONNEXION. | |||
| INTRODUCTION. ON THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE SYNOPTICAL GOSPELS AND JOHN. | |||
| § 108. | Differences in Chronology. | 155 | |
| § 109. | Differences as to the Theatre of Christ’s Labours. | 155 | |
| § 110. | Proof that Christ frequently exercised his Ministry in Judea and Jerusalem. | 156 | |
| PART I. FROM THE COMMENCEMENT OF CHRIST’S PUBLIC MINISTRY TO THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY. | |||
| CHAPTER I. | |||
| JESUS AND JOHN THE BAPTIST. THE FIRST DISCIPLES. | |||
| § 111. | Message of the Sanhedrim to John at Bethabara. | 159 | |
| § 112. | John points to Jesus as the Suffering Messiah, and testifies to his Higher Dignity. | 160 | |
| § 113. | John and Andrew, Disciples of the Baptist, attach themselves to Jesus. Gradual Attraction of others. | 162 | |
| CHAPTER II. | |||
| FIRST PUBLIC TEACHING OF CHRIST. CAPERNAUM. | |||
| § 114. | Miraculous Draught of Fishes. Effect on Peter, Andrew, James, and John. | 162 | |
| § 115. | The Calling of Nathanael. | 164 | |
| CHAPTER III. | |||
| CHRIST AT CANA. | |||
| § 116. | The Water changed into Wine. Character and Import of the Miracle. | 166 | |
| xl CHAPTER IV. | |||
| FIRST JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM TO ATTEND THE FEAST OF PASSOVER. | |||
| § 117. | The Cleansing of the Temple. | 168 | |
| § 118. | The Saying of Christ, “Destroy this Temple,” &c. | 170 | |
| § 119. | Christ and Nicodemus. | 173 | |
| (1) Dispositions of the Pharisees and People: of Nicodemus. | 173 | ||
| (2) The New Birth. | 174 | ||
| (3) The Birth of “Water and the Spirit” | 175 | ||
| (4) Christ intimates his own Sufferings. | 177 | ||
| CHAPTER V. | |||
| JESUS AT ÆNON, NEAR SALIM. | |||
| § 120. | Jealousy of John’s Disciples. Final Testimony of the Baptist. His Imprisonment. | 178 | |
| CHAPTER VI. | |||
| RETURN THROUGH SAMARIA TO GALILEE: THE SAMARITAN WOMAN. | |||
| § 121. | First Impressions of the Samaritan Woman. | 180 | |
| § 122. | Christ’s Decision between the Worship of the Jews and that of the Samaritans. | 181 | |
| § 123. | The Worship of God in “Spirit and in Truth” | 182 | |
| § 124. | Bearing of the Spiritual Worship upon Practical Life. | 183 | |
| § 125. | Christ Glances at the future Progress of his Kingdom, and at his own Death. | 184 | |
| § 126. | Subsequent State of the Samaritans. | 185 | |
| CHAPTER VII. | |||
| CHRIST’S FIRST GENERAL MINISTRY IN GALILEE. | |||
| § 127. | Christ heals the Nobleman’s Son. Chooses Capernaum as his Abode. | 185 | |
| § 128. | Christ appears in the Synagogue at Nazareth. His Life is Endangered | 186 | |
| § 129. | Parable of the Sower. Christ’s Explanation of it. | 188 | |
| § 130. | Parable of the Draw-net: of the Wheat and Tares. | 190 | |
| § 131. | Christ subdues the Storm. Character of the Miracle. Its moral Import. | 191 | |
| § 132. | The Gadarene Demoniac. | 192 | |
| § 133. | Return to the west Side of the Sea. Healing of the Issue of Blood. | 195 | |
| § 134. | Raising of Jairus’s Daughter, and of the Widow’s Son at Nain. | 196 | |
| § 135. | Doubts of John Baptist in Prison. His Message. Christ’s Testimony concerning Him. Relation of Old and New Dispensations. | 198 | |
| § 136. | Relation of the People to the Baptist and to Christ. The Easy Yoke and the Light Burden. Jewish Legalism contrasted with Christian Liberty. | 201 | |
| § 137. | Christ’s Conversation with the Pharisees in regard to his Disciples’ Mode of Life. The Morals of Fasting. | 203 | |
| § 138. | Parable of the New Patch on the Old Garment: of the New Wine in Old Bottles. | 205 | |
| § 139. | Forms of Prayer. The Lord’s Prayer. | 208 | |
| § 140. | Christ and the Magdalen at Simon’s House. Reciprocal Action of Love and Faith in the Forgiveness of Sins. | 211 | |
| § 141. | Call of Matthew the Publican. The Feast. | 213 | |
| xlii§ 142. | Christ’s different Modes of Reply to those who questioned his Conduct in consorting with Sinners. Parable of the Prodigal Son: of the Pharisee and Publican. | 214 | |
| CHAPTER VIII. | |||
| CHRIST’S SECOND JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM. | |||
| § 143. | The Miracle of the Pool of Bethesda. The Words of Christ in the Temple to the Man healed. | 217 | |
| § 144. | Christ accused of Sabbath-breaking and Blasphemy. His Discourse in Vindication. | 218 | |
| § 145. | The Discourse continued: Christ intimates his greater Works. His Judgment, and the Resurrection. | 219 | |
| § 146. | The Discourse continued: Christ Appeals to the Testimony of his Works. | 220 | |
| § 147. | The Discourse continued: Incapacity of the Jews to Understand the Testimony of God in the Scriptures. | 221 | |
| CHAPTER IX. | |||
| CHRIST’S SECOND COURSE OF EXTENDED LABOUR IN GALILEE. | |||
| The Sermon on the Mount. | |||
| Introduction. | |||
| § 148. | (1) Place and Circumstances. | 223 | |
| (2) Subject-matter of the Sermon; viz., the Kingdom of God as the Aim of the Old Dispensation. | 223 | ||
| (3) Two Editions of the Sermon: Matthew’s and Luke’s. | 224 | ||
| (4) Its Pervading Rebuke of Carnal Conceptions of the Messiahship. | 224 | ||
| I. The Beatitudes. | |||
| § 149. | Moral Requisites for Entering the Kingdom of God. | 224 | |
| (1) Poverty of Spirit. | 224 | ||
| (2) Meekness. | 225 | ||
| (3) Hungering and Thirsting after Righteousness. | 226 | ||
| § 150. | Moral Result of Entering the Kingdom. “The Pure in Heart see God” | 226 | |
| § 151. | Moral Relations of the Members of the Kingdom to their Fellow-men; viz., they are “Peace-makers,” and “Persecuted” | 227 | |
| II. Influence of the Members of the Kingdom of God in Renewing the World. | |||
| § 152. | The Disciples of Christ the “Light” and “Salt” of the Earth. | 228 | |
| III. The Law of Christian Life the Fufilment of the Old Law. | |||
| § 153. | Fulfilling the Law and the Prophets. | 229 | |
| § 154. | Fulfilling the Law in the Higher Sense. General Contrast between the Juridical and Moral Stand-points. | 231 | |
| § 155. | Fulfilling the Law in the Higher Sense. Special Examples, viz., (1.) Murder; (2.) Adultery; (3.) Divorce; (4.) Perjury; (5.) Revenge; (6.) National Exclusiveness. | 232 | |
| IV. True Religion contrasted with the Mock Piety of the Pharisees. | |||
| § 156. | (1.) Alms, Prayer, and Fasting; (2.) Rigid Judgment of Self, Mild Judgment of others; (3.) Test of Sincerity. | 235 | |
| V. Warning to the Children of the Kingdom. | |||
| § 157. | Exhortation to Self-denial. Warning against Seducers. | 236 | |
| VI. True and False Disciples Contrasted. | |||
| § 158. | Test of Discipleship. | 237 | |
| xliii§ 159. | Healing of the Leper on the Way to Capernaum. | 237 | |
| § 160. | Healing of the Centurion’s Slave at Capernaum. | 238 | |
| § 161. | Healing of the Deaf and Dumb Demoniac. Charge of a League with Beelzebub refuted. | 239 | |
| § 162. | Conjurations of the Jewish Exorcists. | 241 | |
| § 163. | Blasphemy against the Holy Ghost, and against the Son of Man. | 243 | |
| § 164. | Purpose of Christ’s Relatives to confine him as a Lunatic. | 244 | |
| § 165. | Demand for a Sign answered by “the Sign of the Prophet Jonah” | 245 | |
| § 166. | Discourse at a Feast against the Pharisees and Lawyers. | 246 | |
| § 167. | The Disciples Warned against the Pharisees. Power of Truth. | 248 | |
| § 168. | Christ Heals a Paralytic at Capernaum. Charge of Blasphemy Repelled. | 250 | |
| § 169. | Withered Hand healed on the Sabbath. Objections anticipated. | 252 | |
| § 170. | Infirm Woman healed on the Sabbath. Pharisees disconcerted. | 253 | |
| § 171. | Precedence at Feasts. Parable of the Great Supper. | 254 | |
| § 172. | The Pharisees attack the Disciples for plucking Corn on the Sabbath. Christ defends them. | 255 | |
| § 173. | Discourse against the merely outward Cleanliness of the Pharisees. | 256 | |
| § 174. | Trial Mission of the Apostles in Galilee. | 257 | |
| (1) Objects of the Mission. Powers of the Missionaries. | 257 | ||
| (2) Instructions to the Missionaries. Reasons for the Exclusion of Samaritans and Heathen. | 258 | ||
| (3) Instructions continued: the Apostles to rely on Providence. | 260 | ||
| § 175. | Various Opinions entertained of Jesus. | 260 | |
| § 176. | Return of the Apostles. Feeding of the Five Thousand. | 261 | |
| § 177. | Christ Walks upon the Waters. | 264 | |
| § 178. | Christ in the Synagogue at Capernaum. | 265 | |
| (1) Carnal Mind of the Multitude rebuked. | 265 | ||
| (2) Christ is the “Bread of Life” | 266 | ||
| (3) Eating, Christ’s Flesh and Drinking his Blood. | 267 | ||
| (4) Sifting of the Apostles. Confession of Peter. | 269 | ||
| CHAPTER X. | |||
| JESUS IN NORTH GALILEE, AND ON THE WAY TO CESAREA PHILIPPI. | |||
| § 179. | Reasons of the Journey. | 270 | |
| § 180. | Blind Man cured at Bethsaida. Peter’s Second Confession. Power of the Keys. | 270 | |
| § 181. | The Disciples forbidden to reveal Christ’s Messianic Dignity. Peter’s Weakness rebuked. | 272 | |
| § 182. | Monitions to the Apostles. | 273 | |
| (1) Wisdom of Serpents and Harmlessness of Doves. | 273 | ||
| (2) Parable of the Unjust Steward. | 274 | ||
| (3) “Friends of the Mammon of Unrighteousness” | 275 | ||
| § 183. | Caution against imprudent Zeal. | 277 | |
| § 184. | The Syro-Phoenician Woman. (1.) Her Prayer; (2.) Her Repulse; (3.) Her persevering Faith; (4.) The Result. | 279 | |
| § 185. | The Transfiguration. | 281 | |
| § 186. | Elias a Forerunner of Messiah. | 283 | |
| § 187. | Cure of a Demoniac, after vain Attempts of the Disciples. | 283 | |
| § 188. | The Disciples’ Failure explained. The Power of Faith. Prayer and Fasting. | 285 | |
| § 189. | Return to Capernaum. Dispute for Precedence. The Child a Pattern. Acting in the Name of Christ. | 286 | |
| xliv§ 190. | Christ’s two Sayings, “He that is not against you is for you;” and, “He that is not for me is against me” | 288 | |
| § 191. | The Stater in the Fish | 290 | |
| CHAPTER XI. | |||
| CHRIST’S JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM TO ATTEND THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES. | |||
| § 192. | His Precautions against the Sanhedrim. | 291 | |
| § 193. | Christ Explains the Nature of his Teaching as Divine Revelation. | 292 | |
| § 194. | The Pharisees attempt to arrest Him. | 293 | |
| § 195. | Christ a “Spring of Living Water,” and the “Light of the World.” Validity of his Testimony of Himself. | 294 | |
| § 196. | Connexion between Steadfastness, Truth, and Freedom. | 296 | |
| § 197. | Vain Attempts of the Sanhedrim. First Decision against Christ. | 297 | |
| § 198. | Man born Blind healed on the Sabbath. Individual Sufferings not to be judged a Punishment for Sin. | 298 | |
| § 199. | Attempts of the Sanhedrim to corrupt the restored Man. “The Sight of the Blind, and the Blindness of the Seeing.” | 300 | |
| § 200. | Parable of the Good Shepherd. The Parable extended. | 301 | |
| § 201. | Divisions among the People. Christ returns to Galilee. | 302 | |
| CHAPTER XII. | |||
| RETURN FROM CAPERNAUM TO JERUSALEM THROUGH SAMARIA. | |||
| § 202. | Reasons for the Journey through Samaria. | 303 | |
| § 203. | Mission of the Seventy. Significance of the Number. | 304 | |
| § 204. | Instructions to the Seventy. The Wo to the Unbelieving Cities. | 305 | |
| § 205. | Exultation of the Disciples. Christ warns them against Vanity. | 306 | |
| § 206. | The Kingdom revealed to Babes. Blessedness of the Disciples in beholding it. | 307 | |
| § 207. | Requisites of Discipleship. Self-Denial, Submission, taking up the Cross. | 309 | |
| § 208. | Self-Denial further illustrated: Parables of the building of the Tower, of the Warring King, of the Sacrificial Salt, of the Treasure hid in a Field, of the Pearl of Great Price. | 311 | |
| § 209. | Christ refuses to interfere in Civil Disputes. His Decision in the Case of the Adulteress. | 312 | |
| § 210. | Christ Intimates the Future. | 314 | |
| § 211. | Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Leaven. | 314 | |
| § 212. | The Fire to be Kindled. The Baptism of Sufferings. Christianity not Peace, but a Sword. | 315 | |
| § 213. | The Kingdom of God cometh not with Observation. | 317 | |
| § 214. | Christ’s personal Return and the Day of Judgment. | 317 | |
| § 215. | Exhortation to Watch for Christ’s Coming. The importunate Widow | 318 | |
| § 216. | Call to entire Devotion. The Straight Gate. | 319 | |
| § 217. | The Signs of the Times. | 320 | |
| § 218. | The contracted Jewish Theocracy Rejected. | 321 | |
| § 219. | Parable of Dives and Lazarus. | 321 | |
| § 220. | Persecutions of Herod Antipas. | 323 | |
| § 221. | Christ Speaks of his Death. | 323 | |
| § 222. | Healing of the Ten Lepers. Ingratitude of the Nine. Gratitude of tie one Samaritan. | 324 | |
| xlv CHAPTER XIII. | |||
| CHRIST’S STAY AT JERUSALEM DURING THE FEAST OF DEDICATION. | |||
| § 223. | His Statement of the Proofs of his Messiahship. His Oneness with the Father. He defends his Words from the Old Testament. | 326 | |
| CHAPTER XIV. | |||
| CHRIST IN PERÆA (BETHABARA). | |||
| § 224. | His Decision on the Question of Divorce. Celibacy. | 328 | |
| § 225. | The Blessing of Little Children. | 331 | |
| § 226. | Conversation with the rich Ruler of the Synagogue. | 332 | |
| § 227. | The Dangers of Wealth. | 334 | |
| § 228. | The Reign of Believers with Christ. | 335 | |
| CHAPTER XV. | |||
| CHRIST IN BETHANY. | |||
| § 229. | Family of Lazarus. Martha and Mary. Their different Tendencies. | 336 | |
| § 230. | Sickness of Lazarus. Christ’s Reply, to the Messengers. | 337 | |
| § 231. | Death of Lazarus. Christ’s Conversation with the Disciples in regard to it. | 338 | |
| § 232. | Death of Lazarus. Christ’s Conversation with Martha; with Mary. | 340 | |
| § 233. | Resurrection of Lazarus. Christ’s Prayer. | 342 | |
| § 234. | Measures of the Sanhedrim. | 343 | |
| CHAPTER XVI. | |||
| CHRIST IN EPHRAIM. | |||
| § 235. | The Necessity for his Death. | 344 | |
| CHAPTER XVII. | |||
| CHRIST’S LAST PASSOVER JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM. | |||
| § 236. | Journey to Jericho. Blind Bartimeus. | 345 | |
| § 237. | Christ Lodges with Zaccheus. | 346 | |
| § 238. | The Request of Salome. Ambition of the Disciples rebuked. | 347 | |
| § 239. | Parable of the Pounds. | 348 | |
| § 240. | Parable of the Labourers in the Vineyard. | 349 | |
| § 241. | Passion for Rewards rebuked. | 350 | |
| § 242. | Christ Anointed by Mary in Bethany. | 351 | |
| PART II. FROM THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY TO THE ASCENSION. | |||
| CHAPTER I. | |||
| FROM THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY TO THE LAST SUPPER | |||
| § 243. | The Entry into Jerusalem. | 354 | |
| § 244. | Sadness of Christ at Sight of the City. | 356 | |
| § 245. | The Fig-tree Cursed. Parable of the Fig-tree. | 357 | |
| § 246. | Machinations of the Pharisees. | 359 | |
| § 247. | Union of the Pharisees and Herodians. Tribute to Caesar. | 360 | |
| § 248. | Christ’s Reply to the Pharisees about the Resurrection. | 361 | |
| § 249. | His Exposition of the First and Great Commandment. | 362 | |
| § 250. | Parable of the Good Samaritan. | 363 | |
| xlvi§ 251. | Christ’s Interpretation of Psalm cx., 1. | 364 | |
| § 252. | The Widow’s Mite. | 366 | |
| § 253. | Christ predicts the Divine Judgments upon Jerusalem. | 366 | |
| § 254. | He predicts the Coming of the Kingdom, and the Second Advent. | 367 | |
| § 255. | Parable of the Marriage Feast of the King’s Son. | 369 | |
| § 256. | Parable of the wicked Vine-dressers. | 371 | |
| § 257. | Parable of the Talents compared with that of the Pounds. | 372 | |
| § 258. | Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins. | 373 | |
| § 259. | Christ teaches that Faith must prove itself by Works. | 373 | |
| § 260. | The Heathens with Christ. | 375 | |
| § 261. | Christ’s Struggles of Soul. The Voice from Heaven. | 376 | |
| § 262. | Christ closes his Public Ministry. | 378 | |
| § 263. | Machinations of his Enemies. | 378 | |
| § 264. | Motives of Judas in Betraying Christ. | 379 | |
| (1) Avarice? | 380 | ||
| (2) False Views of Christ’s Messiahship? | 381 | ||
| (3) Gradually developed Hostility? | 383 | ||
| CHAPTER II. | |||
| THE LAST SUPPER. | |||
| § 265. | Object of Christ in the Last Supper. | 384 | |
| § 266. | Christ’s washing of the Disciples’ Feet. | 386 | |
| § 267. | His Words with, and concerning, his Betrayer. | 387 | |
| § 268. | Institution of the Eucharist. | 388 | |
| CHAPTER III. | |||
| CHRIST’S LAST DISCOURSES AT TABLE WITH THE DISCIPLES. | |||
| § 269. | The New Commandment. | 391 | |
| § 270. | The Request of Peter: Christ predicts his Denial. | 392 | |
| § 271. | He predicts Danger to his Disciples. | 392 | |
| § 272. | He consoles the Disciples. | 394 | |
| § 273. | Conversation with Philip and Thomas. | 395 | |
| § 274. | Of Prayer in the Name of Christ. He promises the Comforter. | 397 | |
| § 275. | Christ’s Salutation of “Peace.” Its Import. | 398 | |
| CHAPTER IV. | |||
| DISCOURSES OF CHRIST AFTER RISING FROM TABLE. | |||
| § 276. | Similitude of the Vine and Branches. The Law of Love. | 399 | |
| § 277. | Final Promise of the Holy Ghost. | 400 | |
| § 278. | Christ’s Prayer as High-priest. | 402 | |
| CHAPTER V. | |||
| GETHSEMANE. | |||
| § 279. | Comparison of John’s Gospel with the Synoptical Gospels. | 404 | |
| § 280. | The Agony in the Garden. | 407 | |
| § 281. | The Arrest. Peter’s Haste rebuked. | 408 | |
| CHAPTER VI. | |||
| THE TRIAL AND CONDEMNATION. | |||
| § 282. | Night. Examination before Annas | 410 | |
| § 283. | Morning. Examination before Caiaphas. | 411 | |
| xlvii§ 284. | Double-dealing of the Sanhedrim. | 412 | |
| § 285. | Christ before Pilate. His Kingdom not of this World. | 413 | |
| § 286. | Christ sent to Herod. | 415 | |
| § 287. | Pilate’s Fruitless Efforts to save Christ. Dream of Pilate’s Wife. | 415 | |
| § 288. | Last Conversation with Pilate. The Sentence. | 416 | |
| § 289. | Christ led to Calvary. Simon of Cyrene. | 417 | |
| CHAPTER VII. | |||
| THE CRUCIFIXION. | |||
| § 290. | Details of the Crucifixion. | 418 | |
| § 291. | Christ prays for his Enemies. The two Thieves. | 419 | |
| § 292. | Christ’s Exclamation, Psalm xxii. His last Words. | 420 | |
| § 293. | Phenomena accompanying the Death of Christ. | 421 | |
| CHAPTER VIII. | |||
| THE RESURRECTION. | |||
| § 294. | Did Christ predict his Resurrection? | 422 | |
| § 295. | Sudden Transition of the Apostles from Dejection to Joy. Argument from this. | 423 | |
| § 296. | Was the Reappearance of Christ a Vision? | 424 | |
| § 297. | Was Christ’s a real Death? | 425 | |
| § 298. | The Resurrection intended only for Believers. | 428 | |
| § 299. | The Women, Peter, and John at the Grave. | 428 | |
| § 300. | Christ appears to the Women to Mary; to the two Disciples on the Way to Emmaus. | 429 | |
| § 301. | Christ appears to Peter; to all the Apostles except Thomas. | 431 | |
| § 302. | Christ appears to five hundred Believers; to James; to all the Apostles. Conversation with Thomas. | 432 | |
| § 303. | Christ appears in Galilee to the Seven on Genesareth. | 434 | |
| § 304. | Christ appears in Galilee for the last Time. | 435 | |
| § 305. | Christ appears for the last Time near Jerusalem. | 435 | |
| CHAPTER IX. | |||
| THE ASCENSION. | |||
| § 306. | Connexion of the Ascension with the Resurrection. | 436 | |
| § 307. | The Ascension necessary for the Conviction of the Apostles. | 437 | |
| § 308. | Connexion of all the supernatural Facts in Christ’s Manifestation. | 438 | |
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