The Life Of Our Life
Subtitle: introduction, harmony, and notes Volume 1
Publisher: Burns and Oates
Published: 1876
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: Preface, on the harmony of the GOSPELS; title: The Vita Vita Nostra vii; title: English Version viii; title: Harmony in some respects a new study ix; title: Claims made for it ix; title: Basis of the work the genuineness of the Gospels x; title: Its critical grounds xi; title: Other less certain points must also be assumed xii; title: The unwritten ' Gospel ' xii; title: Testimony of the Epistles xiii; title: Necessity of some manuals of teaching as to our Lord xiii; title: The first written ' Gospel ' xiv; title: Necessity of variety xv; title: Hence more than one authoritative Gospel xv; title: Catholic belief in Inspiration xvi; title: Does not exclude the human element xvi; title: We must assume certain particulars as to each Gospel xvii; title: St Matthew's Gospel xviii; title: Its structure xix; title: Short analysis of it xx; title: It was probably not written immediately after the Ascension xxii; title: St Mark's Gospel xxii; title: Its structure and arrangement xxiii; title: Analysis xxiv; title: St Luke's Gospel xxv; title: To whom it was addressed xxvi; title: Influence of the earlier Evangelists upon it xxvii; title: Analysis xxvii; title: St John's Gospel xxix; title: Analysis X xx; title: Supplementary character of the later Gospels xxxii; title: Value of this xxxiii; title: Many things kept back in the Gospels xxxiv; title: Difficulties of the Harmonist xxxv; title: He must pay absolute deference to the statements of the Evangelists xxxvi; title: Childish method of modern critics xxxvi; title: Theory of a modern infidel xxxvii; title: Absence of notes and marks of transition in the Gospels xxxviii; title: They were probably composed of fragments already existing xxxix; title: Traces of this xl; title: Necessity of separate study of each Evangelist xl; title: Harmony has its own peculiar rules and principles xiii; title: Mistake of St. Augustine as to the order of St. Matthew xliii; title: Necessity of attention to notes of place xliv; title: Relation of the Evangelists to each other xliv; title: Necessity of considering the great sameness of the Life of our Lord xlvi; title: He usually preached to similar audiences xlvii; title: Great care to be observed as to our Lord's words xlviii; title: How far the Evangelists selected and omitted xlix; title: Instance of a false theory as to the Sermon on the Plain 1; title: The Beatitudes (note) li; title: Two hypotheses as to this Sermon lii; title: Harmonists proceed on certain principles liii; title: Principles on which this Harmony has been drawn up liv; title: Theory as to St. Luke lv; title: Value attached to the supplementary relation of the Gospels lvi; title: Order of Vita Vita not altered lvii; title: Importance of this kind of study lviii; title: It is not to be confined to the learned only lix; title: Chapter I; title: The Life of our Blessed Lord as independent of its records; title: All human biographies partial and external 1; title: Various degrees of life 2; title: Intellectual and spiritual life 3; title: The Life of the Incarnate Son 4; title: Perfection of the Sacred Humanity 4; title: Our Lord's Life the centre of all others 6; title: He had a definite vocation 7; title: His Life in large part hidden 8; title: It is the great subject of Sacred Scripture 8; title: And of Christian theology 9; title: How much a biographer can attain 10; title: Silence as to the Life at Nazareth 10; title: Silence as to the other points in the Gospels 11; title: Especially as to the Church 12; title: The Evangelists not strictly biographers 13; title: What can be made up out of their narratives taken together 14; title: Chapter II; title: Divisions of the Life of our Lord in the Gospels; title: The Gospels manuals of doctrine 16; title: St Matthew and the other three Evangelists 17; title: Divisions of our Lord's Life 18; title: The Hidden Life 18; title: Break at St. Peter's Confession 19; title: And at the beginning of persecution on account of the Sabbath 19; title: Fifth Chapter of St. John 20; title: These are the main divisions 20; title: Chapter III; title: Earlier Mysteries of our Lord's Life.; title: Greatness of the Incarnation 21; title: The circumstances prepared and preordained 22; title: St. John Baptist and St. Joseph 22; title: Circumcision, Epiphany, Purification 23; title: Early mysteries mostly spiritual 23; title: Little said about them 24; title: Zachary in the Temple 25; title: The Annunciation 25; title: The Incarnation 26; title: The Visitation 27; title: Effect on St. John and St. Elisabeth 28; title: Trial of St. Joseph 29; title: Much left unsaid 30; title: Faithfulness of St. Joseph; title: Time of the revelation made to him 32; title: The next six months 33; title: Bethlehem 34; title: The Kings and the Star 35; title: The Circumcision and Purifi; title: Arrival of the Kings; title: Massacre of the Innocents 37; title: The Holy Family in Egypt 37; title: The tarrying in the Temple 38; title: Immense importance of theThirty years 38; title: Virtues of our Lord 39; title: Counsels of God 40; title: Chapter IV; title: The Infancy aud Hidden Life as related in the Gospels; title: Gospel history, strictly speaking, begins later than this 41; title: Beginning of St. Mark 42; title: The Infancy in St. Matthew and St. Luke 42; title: St Matthew's purpose controversial 43; title: His view of prophecy 44; title: He passes over the Annunciation and Visitation 44; title: As also the Nativity and Purification 45; title: He selects what suits the argument from prophecy 46; title: He avoids incidents at Jerusalem 47; title: St Luke's early chapters, ' the Gospel of Mary ' 47; title: Traces of our Blessed Lady 48; title: St Joseph spoken of as 'Father* 49; title: Tone of the two Evangelists 49; title: Omissions in St. Luke 50; title: Supplementary character of his Gospel 51; title: Difference between the times of the Evangelists and our own 52; title: External questions as to the Gospels 54; title: Place of the Epiphany 55; title: Difficulty about Bethlehem and Nazareth 55; title: The Epiphany probably not before the Purification 56; title: Probable removal of the Holy Family to Bethlehem 57; title: Founded , on St. Matthew's words 58; title: Date of the Epiphany 58; title: The Hidden Life .. 59; title: Chapter V; title: Harmony of the Gospels as to the First Part of the Life of our; title: Lord Jesus Christ; title: § 1 Preface of St. L uke 61; title: § 2 The Divine and Eternal generation of Christ 61; title: § 3 The Conception of St. John, the Forerunner of our Lord 62; title: § 4 The Conception of our Saviour Jesus Christ 64; title: § 5 The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary 64; title: § 6 The revelation made to St. Joseph by the Angel 65; title: § 7 The Nativity of St. John, the Forerunner of our Lord 66; title: § 8 The Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ 67; title: § 9 The Shepherds 68; title: § 10 The Circumcision and the name of Jesus 69; title: § 11 The Purification of our Lady and the Presentation of the Child Jesus 69; title: § 12 The three Wise Kings 70; title: § 13 The Flight into Egypt and the Massacre of the Innocents 71; title: § 14 The return from Egypt 72; title: § 15 The Child Jesus remaining in Jerusalem 72; title: Chapter VI; title: First Period of our Lord's Public Life; title: Abundance of materials gradually increases 74; title: Ministry of St. John 75; title: His call to repentance 76; title: Confession and Baptism 77; title: Sign by which to know our Lord 77; title: Baptism of our Lord 78; title: Fasting and Temptation 79; title: St John's answer to the Pharisees 79; title: The Lamb of God ' 80; title: First disciples of our Lord 81; title: Cana 81; title: Our Lord at the Pasch 82; title: Nicodemus 83; title: Our Lord in Judaea 83; title: Passing to Galilee 84; title: At Sichem 85; title: Imprisonment of St. John 85; title: The nobleman's son 86; title: The Synagogue at Nazareth 87; title: Capharnaum 88; title: The four disciples 88; title: The Sabbath at Capharnaum 88; title: First missionary circuit 89; title: Preaching of our Lord 89; title: Sermon on the Mount 90; title: Characteristics of this time 91; title: Miracle of the fishing 92; title: The leper 92; title: The paralytic 93; title: Call of St. Matthew 94; title: Absence of marked hostility 95; title: Our Lord at the second Pasch 96; title: Miracle at the pool 96; title: Disputation which followed 96; title: The Lord of the Sabbath * 97; title: The grains of corn 97; title: Another miracle 98; title: League of the Pharisees and Herodians 98; title: Our Lord retiring 99; title: Characteristics of the first year 99; title: Preaching to the poor 99; title: Teaching of the Sermon on the Mount 100; title: Our Lord accessible to all 100; title: Series of manifestations 101; title: of His enemies 102; title: Chapter VII; title: The first stage of our Lord 's Ministry in the four Gospels; title: Importance of the study of the Evangelists separately 104; title: The three historical Evangelists 105; title: Order of St. Mark 105; title: Order of St. Luke 106; title: His additions 107; title: Omissions and general outline 108; title: Supplementary richness of St. John 108; title: His large additions 109; title: The fifth chapter 110; title: St Matthew's order not that of time 111; title: His chain of miracles 112; title: His records of our Lord's teaching 113; title: The Sermon on the Mount 114; title: Relation of miracles to doctrine 114; title: The next section of his Gospel 115; title: Omissions in St. Matthew and St. Mark 116; title: In St. Luke and St. John 1 17; title: Chapter VIII; title: Harmony of the Gospels as to the first period of our Lord's Public Life; title: (From the baptism of St. John to the first conspiracy against our Lord.); title: § 16 The Preaching of St. John Baptist 118; title: § 17 Baptism of Jesus Christ 123; title: § 18 Fasting and Temptation of Jesus Christ 125; title: § 19 The testimony of St. John Baptist to the Pharisees 128; title: § 20 St. John points out the Lamb of God 128; title: § 21 Some disciples of St. John join our Lord 129; title: § 22 The first miracle of Christ at the Marriage Feast 130; title: § 23 The feast of the Pasch at Jerusalem 131; title: § 24 Our Lord and Nicodemus 132; title: § 25 St. John bears witness that Christ is the Son of God 133; title: § 26 Our Lord and the Samaritan woman 134; title: § 27 Healing of the noblemans son 136; title: § 28 The Sabbath at Nazareth 137; title: § 29 Beginning of thepreaching in Galilee and call of four disciples 139; title: § 30 The Sabbath at Capharnaum 140; title: § 31 The Eight Beatitudes and the Light of the World 143; title: § 32 Evangelical justice 145; title: § 33 Alms, Prayer, and Fasting 148; title: § 34 Confidence in God our Father 149; title: § 35 Against judging others and of confidence in prayer 150; title: § 36 The narrow way to life 151; title: § 37 The miraculous draught of fishes 152; title: § 38 The healing of the Leper 154; title: § 39 The healing of the paralytic and the calling of St. Matthew 155; title: § 40 The feast in St. Matthew's house 158; title: § 41 The miracle at the Probatic Pool 162; title: § 42 Our Lord 's dispute with the Jews , 163; title: § 43 The disciples plucking the corn on the Sabbath 165; title: § 44 Another miracle on the Sabbath 166; title: § 45 Our Lord retiring before His enemies 168; title: Note I; title: Harmonistic Questions as to the first period of our, Lord's Public Life; title: List of Questions 170; title: 1 The order of the Temptations 171; title: 2 The cleansing of the Temple 171; title: 3 The rejection of our Lord at Nazareth 172; title: 4 The call of the four disciples and the miraculous draught of fishes 173; title: 5 Some circumstances connected with the banquet of St. Matthew 174; title: Chapter IX; title: Second Period of our Lord's Public Life; title: Our Lord's comparative retirement 178; title: His enemies not softened 179; title: The Twelve Apostles .179; title: New method of dealing with the people 180; title: Teaching in parables 180; title: Subject-matter of the parables 181; title: Splendid miracles 181; title: Triumphs of grace 181; title: Selection of the Twelve 182; title: Graces of their vocation 183; title: Catalogues of the Twelve 184; title: The Sermon on the Plain 184; title: Its divisions 185; title: A circuit of Galilee 186; title: The Centurion at Capharnaum 187; title: Miracle at Nairn 188; title: Message of St. John Baptist 188; title: Our Lord speaking of St. John 189; title: Magdalene 190; title: Charge of league with Satan 191; title: Seeking a sign 192; title: Anecdote of our Lady 192; title: The beginning of the Parables 193; title: The Sower 194; title: The wheat and cockle 194; title: The six parables which follow 195; title: Explanation to the Apostles 196; title: Crossing the Lake 196; title: The demoniacs 197; title: The disciples of St. John 197; title: The daughter of Jairus 197; title: The issue of blood 197; title: The girl raised to life 198; title: Other miracles -199; title: Our Lord at Nazareth 199; title: Death of St. John Baptist 200; title: Mission of the Apostles 201; title: Herod hearing of our Lord 201; title: Miracle of the five loaves 202; title: The disciples sent over the lake 203; title: Our Ix>rd walking on the waters 204; title: Discourse in the Synagogue 205; title: The traitor warned 205; title: Dispute about traditions 206; title: The Syrophcenician woman 206; title: The deaf and dumb in Decapolis 207; title: Warning against ' leaven ' 207; title: Caesarea Philippi 208; title: Confession of St. Peter 209; title: Chapter X; title: The Second Stage of the Public Life in the Four Gospels; title: Datesof the events of this time 210; title: St Mark's order 211; title: Some omissions accounted for 213; title: Parables left out 212; title: Incidents retained 213; title: St Mark restores the order of time 214; title: Personal details 214; title: St Luke's order 215; title: Incidents added by him 215; title: His rapidity at this point 216; title: St John on the miracle of the loaves 217; title: Order of St. Matthew 218; title: History of the opposition to our Lord 219; title: What he passes over 220; title: What he inserts 221; title: Fulfilment of prophecy 222; title: Chapter XI; title: Harmony of the Gospels as to the Second Period of the Public Life (From the Election of the Twelve Apostles to the Confession of St. Peter.); title: § 46 Choice of the Twelve Apostles 223; title: § 47 The Sermon on the Plain— Part I 224; title: § 48 The Sermon on the Plain— Part II 224; title: § 49 The Sermon on the Plain— Part III 225; title: § 50 The Centurions servant 226; title: § 51 The widow's son at Nairn 228; title: § 52 The disciples 0f St. John sent to our Lord 229; title: § 53 Our Lord's witness to St. John Baptist 230; title: § 54 The proud condemned and the humble chosen 232; title: § 55 Mary Magdalene coming to our Lord 232; title: § 56 The calumny of the Pharisees about Beelzebub 235; title: § 57 The Scribes and Pharisees seeking a sign 237; title: § 58 The Parable of the Sower 240; title: § 59 The Parable of the Wheat and Cockle 242; title: $ 60 The Parables of the Seed, the Mustard Seed, and the Leaven 244; title: § 61 Explanation of the Parable of the Sower 246; title: § 62 Explanation of the Parable of the Cockle — three others added 250; title: § 63 Our Lord stilling the storm 252; title: § 64 The legion of devils 254; title: § 65 The disciples of St. John 258; title: § 66 The daughter of Jairus and the woman with an issue of blood 259; title: § 67 Healing of two blind men and one dumb 264; title: § 68 Our Lord without honour in His own country 265; title: § 69 The Apostles sent out to preach 266; title: § 70 Our Lord's charge to the Apostles 270; title: § 71 Death of St. John Bap- tist 272; title: § 72 The feeding of five thou- sand men 276; title: § 73 Our Lord walking on the waters 282; title: § 74 Our Lord's discourse on the Bread from heaven 286; title: § 75 Dispute with the Pharisees about tradition 289; title: § 76 The Syrophcenician woman 292; title: § 77 The deaf and dumb healed; title: § 78 The feeding of four thousand men; title: § 79 The leaven of the Pharisees 297; title: § 80 The blind man of Bethsaida 299; title: § 81 The Confession of St. Peter 300; title: Note II; title: Harmonistic Questions as to the second period of our Lord's Public Life; title: List of Questions 302; title: 1 The Sermon on the Plain 302; title: 2 The healing of the Centurion's servant 306; title: 3 On the anointing of our Lord mentioned by St. Luke 308; title: 4 Our Blessed Lady and our Lords 'brethren' desiring to see Him 313; title: 5 The Demoniacs in the land of the Gerasenes 319; title: 6 On Herod's hearing of our Lord after the death of St. John Baptist 319; title: APPENDIX; title: On the Theology of the Parables; title: The Evangelists notice the beginning of teaching by parables as something remarkable 321; title: The parabolic form used before by our Lord 321; title: The change now made was important 322; title: Our Lord questioned about it, and His answer 323; title: Exceeding value of the teaching 324; title: A particular subject set forth by parables 325; title: Important to the Apostles 325; title: Classes into which the parables have been divided 326; title: Father Salmeron's arrangement 326; title: The parables mainly teach one great head of doctrine 327; title: Our Lord revealing His Father 327; title: The Father, His constant thought 328; title: Mention of the Father in His earlier teaching 328; title: Less open as time went on 328; title: Reason of this 329; title: The Sermon on the Plain compared with the Sermon on the Mount 329; title: Further development of opposition at a later time 331; title: Then our Lord began to teach in parables only 331; title: His difficulty in His hearers 332; title: Knowledge of the Sacred Humanity given for us 333; title: The Magnificat full of God 333; title: The parables set forth God in His dealings with His creatures 334; title: Difficulty of understanding God 335; title: Difficulty as to the permission of evil 335; title: Or as to the prosperity of vice 336; title: Or as to the little fruit of God's work in the world 336; title: Various answers 336; title: The ' economy ' of grace 337; title: Doctrine of the parable of the Sower 337; title: Of the parable of the Cockle 338; title: Of the six parables which follow 339; title: Especially of the parable of the Treasure and the Pearl 340; title: Of the parable of the Net 341; title: Of the parable of the Unmerciful Servant 344; title: Of the parables in St. Luke 345; title: Of the parable of the Labourers in the Vineyard 346; title: Of some other parables 346; title: Of the parable of the Great Supper 349; title: Of the Lost Sheep, the Lost Groat, and the Prodigal Son 350; title: Of the Unjust Steward 351; title: Of the Rich Man and Lazarus 351; title: Of the Labourers in the Vineyard 352; title: Warning against jealousy 354; title: Of the parable of the Lord and the Servants 355; title: Of the parables of Holy Week 356; title: The Ten Virgins and the Talents 357