Complete Bible history from the creation of the world down to the death of the Apostles
Subtitle: Prepared for the use of pupils in Catholic schools and colleges, by the author of "Short Scripture history."
Publisher: D. & J. Sadlier
Published: 1891
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: PART I.; title: HISTORY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.; title: I. — ERA OF CREATION.; title: I. — The Creation of the World and of Man 1; title: II. — The Fall of Man 4; title: III. — Cain and Abel 7; title: II. — ERA OF THE DELUGE.; title: I. — Noe Saved From the Deluge 11; title: II. — The Tower of Babel 16; title: III. — ERA OF THE PATRIARCHS.; title: I. — The Call of Abraham 28; title: II. — Abraham and Isaac 28; title: III. — Jacob and Esau 32; title: IV. — Jacob 36; title: V. — Joseph 38; title: VI. — The Meeting of Joseph and his Brethren 43; title: VII. — The Family of Jacob enter Egypt. 48; title: IV. — ERA OF THE WRITTEN LAW AND THE TABERNACLE.; title: I. — Egypt 54; title: II. — Moses 56; title: III. — The Ten Plagues of Egypt 60; title: IV. — The Exodus of Israel 62; title: V. — The Giving of the Law on Mount Sinai 64; title: VI. — Israel Becomes the Church of God 68; title: VII. — The Institution of the Priesthood and ihe Great Hebrew Feasts 73; title: VIII. — The Spies — Revolt of Core, Dathan, and Abiron 76; title: IX. Close of Israel's Wanderings — Death of Moses 80; title: X. — Israel Enters the Promised Land 83; title: XI. — Israel Under the Judges — Barac — Gedeon — Jepthe 85; title: XII. — The Judges of Israel — Samson — The Story of Ruth 91; title: XIII. — Israel Under the Judges — Heli — Samuel 93; title: XIV. — Israel Under the Kings — Saul. 97; title: XV. — Persecution of David by Saul 100; title: XVI. — The Reign of David 103; title: XVII. — The Revolt of Absalom 106; title: V. — ERA OF THE TEMPLE AND THE PROPHETS.; title: I. — The Reign of Solomon 112; title: II. — The Reign of Solomon — (Concluded) 116; title: III. — Division of the Kingdom of Israel. 121; title: IV. — The Kingdom of Israel — (Continued) 124; title: V. — The Kingdom of Israel — (Continued) 129; title: VI. — The Kingdom of Israel — (Continued) 132; title: VII. — End of the Kingdom of Israel — The Samaritans 135; title: VIII. — The Story of Tobias 137; title: IX. — The Kingdom of Juda 142; title: X. — The Kingdom of Juda — (Continued) 145; title: XI. — The Kingdom of Juda — (Continued) — Judith. 149; title: XII. — The Prophet Jeremias — Fall of the Kingdom of Juda 154; title: XIII. — The Jews in Captivity — Ezekiel Daniel — The Story of Susanna 157; title: XIV. — Daniel Interprets Nebuchadnezzar's Dream — The God Bel — The Three Young Men in the Fiery Furnace 161; title: XV. — Capture of Babylon by Cyrus 164; title: XVI. — Daniel Cast into the Lions' Den — His Prophecies of the Messiah — Return of the Jews to Jerusalem 167; title: XVII. — Queen Esther 172; title: XVIII. — Esdras, "The Second Moses — Nehemias — The Greek Empire Succeeds the Persian 176; title: XIX. — Evil Influence of Greek Literature and Customs on the Jews — Their Persecution by Antiochus, King of Syria 181; title: XX. — The Asmoneans — Mathathias — Judas Maccabeus 184; title: XXI. — Asmonean Priest-Princes 188; title: XXII. — The Reign of Herod — Last Days Before Christ 192; title: PART II.; title: HISTORY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT.; title: I. — BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD OF JESUS CHRIST.; title: I. — Annunciation of the Birth of John the Baptist 196; title: II. — Annunciation of the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ 198; title: III. — Birth of John the Baptist 202; title: IV. — Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ 203; title: V. — Adoration of Our Divine Lord by the Magi 207; title: VI. — Return of the Holy Family to Judea — Jesus in the Temple 212; title: II. — PUBLIC LIFE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.; title: I. — Mission of John the Baptist, the Precursor of Christ 216; title: II. — Our Lord is Baptized by John the Baptist — Is Tempted by the Devil 220; title: III. — The First Disciples of Our Lord 223; title: IV. — The Marriage Feast of Cana — Our Lord Fixes His Dwelling at Capharnaum 227; title: V. — Our Lord Drives the Hucksters From the Temple — Nicodemus 230; title: VI. — Imprisonment of John the Baptist — Our Lord and the Samaritan Woman 234; title: VII. — Our Lord Heals the Nobleman's Son — Preaches in the Synagogue at Nazareth, and is Driven Out — A Sabbath Day at Capharnaum 238; title: VIII. — The Miraculous Draught of Fishes — The Healing of the Leper — Our Lord goes up to Jerusalem for the Second Pasch — Heals the Paralytic — Declares His Divinity to the Pharisees 242; title: IX. — Christ Chooses His Apostles — The Sermon on the Mount 248; title: X. — Christ Heals the Roman Centurion's Servant — Restores the Widow of Naim's Son to Life — Answers John the Baptist's Messengers — Forgives the Sins of Mary Magdalen 256; title: XI. — Our Lord Restores the Deaf and Dumb Man — Relates the Parables of the Sower and the Cockle 261; title: XII. — Christ Stills the Storm — Heals the Possessed Man — Attends Matthew's Banquet — Restores to Life the Daughter of Jairus 264; title: XIII. — The Mission of the Apostles — Martyrdom of John the Baptist — Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes — Christ Walks on the Waters 269; title: XIV. — Christ Reveals the Mystery of the Eucharist — Heals the Woman of Chanaan's Daughter — Peter Proclaims the Divinity of Christ 274; title: XV. — Our Lord is Transfigured on Mount Tabor — Pays the Tax by a Miracle — Blesses Little Children — Parable of the Unforgiving Servant 278; title: XVI. — Our Lord Goes up to Jerusalem — Repulses the Scribe — Calls the Young Man From the House of Mourning — The Sanhedrin Send Guards to Seize Him — Nicodemus Defends Him — Christ Restores Sight to the Man Born Blind 282; title: XVII. — Our Lord Sends the Seventy-two Disciples — Parable of the Good Samaritan — Mary and Martha 285; title: XVIII. — Our Lord Teaches His Disciples to Pray — Declares Mary Blessed — Parables of the Foolish Rich Man, and the Barren Fig Tree — Christ Declares His Divinity 289; title: XIX. — Our Lord Raises Lazarus from the Dead 293; title: XX. — Christ's Teaching in Regard to Divorce 296; title: XXI. — Our Lord Calls Zaccheus — Banquet at Bethany, at which Mary Magdalen Anoints Him 300; title: III. — HOLY WEEK.; title: I. — Palm Sunday — Our Lord Enters Jerusalem in Triumph 303; title: II. — The Last Day in the Ministry of Jesus 306; title: III. — Our Lord Foretells the Destruction of Jerusalem, and of the World 309; title: IV. — The Last Supper - 118; title: V. — The Passion of Our Divine Lord — The Agony in the Garden 319; title: VI. — The Passion of Our Divine Lord — ' The Via Dolorosa 323; title: VII. — The Passion of Our Lord — The Via Dolorosa — (Continued) 327; title: VIII. — The Passion of Our Lord — The Via Dolorosa — (Concluded) 331; title: IV. — OUR LORD'S FORTY DAYS' SOJOURN ON EARTH.; title: I. — Resurrection of Our Divine Lord 339; title: II. — Our Lord Appears to His Apostles — Institutes the Sacrament of Penance — Makes Peter the Head of His Church — The Ascension 342; title: V. — ACTS OF THE APOSTLES.; title: I. — Election of Matthias — Descent of the Holy Ghost — The Apostles Preach the Gospel — Ananias and Saphira 347; title: II. — The Sanhedrin Arrests the Apostles — The Rabbi Gamaliel's Counsel to the Sanhedrin — St. Stephen, the First Martyr — Philip Baptizes the Officer of Queen Candace — Conversion of Saul 350; title: III. — St. Peter Cures the Sick Man — Restores Tabitha to Life — Vision of the Upright Pagan, Cornelius — Vision of Peter, Enjoining Him to Preach the Gospel to the Gentiles — Imprisonment and Miraculous Deliverance of Peter — Punishment of Herod 355; title: IV. — First Mission of St. Paul (A. D. 45 to A. D. 48) 358; title: V. — Second Mission of St. Paul — Third Mission of St. Paul (A. D. 51 to 54) 361; title: VI. — The Other Apostles 365