The Life of Christ
Subtitle: Volume 1
Publisher: The Cathedral Library Association
Published: 1906
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Description: Volume 1 of 3.
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: FIRST VOLUME; title: PREFACE TO THE SIXTH EDITION vii; title: (Translated from the French); title: INTRODUCTION; title: CHAPTER I; title: THE PERSONAL MANIFESTATION OF GOD IN HUMANITY; title: God, the Creator, Owed it to His Glory to Raise up Fallen Humanity;; title: He Found in Himself the Means of Doing so, without Sacrifice of His Justice; it was for the Word to Become Incarnate and to Bring Back Creation to its Beginning — The Belief in a Restorer to Come from Heaven was Universal — The Sudden, Widespread, and, Humanly Speaking, Inexplicable Revolution which has Transformed the World, in the Name of Jesus Christ, Proves that this Divine Manifestation has Taken Place 1; title: CHAPTER II; title: THE BOOKS WHICH CONTAIN THE DETAILS OF THIS MANIFESTATION; title: The Epistles and Discourses of the Apostles — The Four Gospels — They were Written by the Apostolic Generation — Summary History of the Synoptic Gospels — Cause of their Similarity — St. John and his Work — Proofs, Human and Divine, of the Veracity of our Four Biographers 18; title: CHAPTER III; title: THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS MANIFESTATION; title: Palestine and its People — The Land Beyond the Jordan and its Divisions — Samaria and its Distinct Location — Galilee and the Character of the Galileans — Judea and the Jewish Religion — Jerusalem — The Temple — The Sects — The Political Condition of the Country — Herod's Sons — The Romans 59; title: PART FIRST; title: THE EARLIER LIFE OF JESUS; title: BOOK I; title: THE MESSIAH APPEARS IN ISRAEL; title: CHAPTER I; title: THE PRECURSOR; title: A New Prophet in the Desert of Judea — The Miraculous History of His Childhood — Zachary the Priest and Elizabeth his Wife — John, the Precursor of the Messiah-King — The Benedictus — The Education of the New Elias — His Character. (St. Matt, iii, 9; St. Mark i, 4; St. Luke iii, 1, and i, 5-25, 57-80; St. John i, 6-9.) 104; title: CHAPTER II; title: THE PREACHING AND BAPTISM OF JOHN; title: John Preaches Penance — Confession of Sins — Particular Idea of His Baptism — The Vehemence of His Preaching — The Classes of His Hearers — Deepfelt Popular Movement Provoked by John's Announcement of the Messiah. (St. Matt, iii, 1-12; St. Mark i, 1-8; St. Luke iii, 3-18.) 116; title: CHAPTER III; title: THE DEPUTATION FROM THE SANHEDRIM; title: The Anxiety of the Religious Authorities — The Emissaries of the Sanhedrim and their Interview — John is neither the Messiah nor Elias, nor the Prophet of the Legend — Why, then. Does He Baptise? — He is Permitted to Continue. (St. John i, 19-28.) 125; title: CHAPTER IV; title: THE MESSIAH IS MANIFESTED TO JOHN THE BAPTIST; title: It is While Baptising that John is to Recognise the Messiah — Jesus Comes to Demand Baptism — All Justice Must be Fulfilled — Manifestation from Heaven — For John the Baptist, Jesus is the Messiah. (St. Matt, iii, 13-175 St. Mark i, 9-11; St. Luke iii, 21-22.) 130; title: BOOK II; title: THE HISTORY OF THE MESSIAH IN RETROSPECT; title: CHAPTER I; title: THE GENEALOGY OF JESUS; title: Because of the Two Natures in Jesus, the Evangelists give Him a Two-fold Descent — As the Logos or Word Incarnate, He is Descended from God the Father, Whose Equal He Is — As Man, He is Descended from David by Joseph, His Father, According to the Law, and by Mary, His Mother, by Blood — Comparison of the Genealogy in St. Matthew with that in St. Luke — Their Respective Characteristics. (St. John i, 1-18 , St. Matt, i, 1-17 St. Luke iii, 23-38.) 138; title: CHAPTER II; title: THE CONCEPTION OF JESUS; title: The New Man, Like Adam, Is to be Created, Not Born — Mary, Joseph's Affianced, Is Chosen by Heaven to Co-operate in this Creating — The Angel's Message — His Colloquy with Mary — Mary Becomes the Mother of the Son of God — She Hastens to Share Her Heavenly Secret with Elizabeth — The Magnificat Discloses Her Whole Soul. (St. Luke i, 26-56.) 155; title: CHAPTER III; title: THE MARRIAGE OF MARY AND JOSEPH; title: Joseph Discovers that Mary is with Child — The Anxiety of Both — God Speaks to Joseph, the Just Man — He Asks of Him a Two-fold Service — Joseph Takes Mary for His Wife and Respects Her as a Sister — The Brothers of Jesus — The Mystery of Christian Virginity. (St. Matt, i, 18-25.) 173; title: CHAPTER IV; title: JESUS IS BORN IN BETHLEHEM; title: God's Twofold Design in Having Mary go up from Nazareth to Bethlehem — The Census in Palestine — The Manner and the Date of its Taking — No Place in the City for the Son of David — The Caravansary — His Birth in the Manger — The Song of the Angels — Adoration of the Shepherds. (St. Luke ii, 1-20.) 181; title: CHAPTER V; title: JESUS UNDER THE LAW - THE CIRCUMCISION; title: The Meaning of this Ceremony — Its Ministers — The Selection of the Name Belonged to the Father — God Chose that of His Son — Its Prophetic Meaning — To Jesus, the Name of the Person, Is Added Christ, the Name of His Function. (St. Luke ii, 21.) 194; title: CHAPTER VI; title: THE VISIT OF THE MAGI; title: After the Simple Shepherds, Science Comes to Jesus's Crib — The Magi of Chaldea — The Sign they Beheld in the Heavens — Their Arrival in Jerusalem — The Crafty Attitude of the Aged Herod — The Star Guides the Magi to Bethlehem — What they did There — Their Return into their Own Country. (St. Matt, ii, 1-12.) 198; title: CHAPTER VII; title: THE PURIFICATION AND PRESENTATION; title: The Law of Purification and Substitution — Mary and Jesus Submit — The Decadent Priesthood does not Perceive the Mysteries so Near at Hand — The Pious Servants of God — Simeon and His Prophetic Hymn — Anna, Her Part as Modest as Her Virtue. (St. Luke ii, 22 38.) 208; title: CHAPTER VIII; title: PERSECUTION AND FLIGHT INTO EGYPT; title: Public Rumour Awakens Herod's Anxiety — How Cruelty Inspires the Aged Tyrant — The Flight into Egypt — The Massacre of the Innocents — Herod's Death — The Holy Family Returns to Nazareth — The Variety of Domiciles Explains what Would Otherwise Be Inexplicable. (St. Matt, ii, 13-23; St. Luke ii, 39-40.) 216; title: CHAPTER IX; title: CHILDHOOD AT NAZARETH; title: The Nazareth of To-day — A Carpenter's Shop — The Education of Jesus and the Question of His Intellectual and Moral Development — Only Known Incident of His Youth — Jesus Lost and Found Seated Among the Doctors in the Temple — His Return to the Obscure Life in the Workshop. (St. Luke ii, 41-52.) 223; title: CHAPTER X; title: FROM THE AGE OF TWELVE TO THE AGE OF THIRTY; title: The Physical Development of Jesus — What Has Been Said of His External Appearance — He Employs His Strength in the Heavy Labour of the Workshop and Thereby Honours it — Family and Social Relations — His Soul is Full of God — Profound Originality of His Religious Genius. (St. Luke ii, 40, 52.) 235; title: BOOK III; title: IMMEDIATE PREPARATION OF JESUS FOR HIS PUBLIC LIFE; title: CHAPTER I; title: THE RETREAT INTO THE DESERT; title: Jesus in the Desert Recalls to us Adam in Paradise — His Twofold Occupation — His Thanksgiving to God, Who Elias Just Proclaimed Him His Son: His Soul's Ecstasy — The Preparation for His Divine Mission: The Forty Days' Fast. (St. Matt, iv, 1-2; St. Mark i, 12-13; St. Luke iv, 1-2.) 244; title: CHAPTER II; title: SATAN — THE ENEMY; title: Satan Is Naturally Agitated by the Coming of the Messiah — What Reason Tells us of the Existence of the Demon — What Is Added by Revelation as to His Nature, His Influence, and His Power — The Idea of Redemption Rests upon the Idea of Satan, the Oppressor of Humanity — Jesus's Struggle with Satan — In what Sense Could Jesus be Tempted? — What Satan Wished to Know from Him. (St. Mark i, 13; St. Luke iv, 2; St. Matt, iv, 3.) 249; title: CHAPTER III; title: THE TEMPTATION; title: Satan does not Know Exactly Whom He is Tempting — He Renews His Ancient Attack Against Adam — The First Temptation is Sensuality — In what Sense? — The Second, Presumption — In what Sense? — The Third, Pride of Power — In what Sense? — The Ideal of the Messiah Could not be Disfigured — The Victory of Jesus and Humanity — Was the Temptation, which was Undeniably Real, a Physical or a Moral Fact? (St. Matt, iv, 1-11; St. Mark i, 12, 13; St. Luke iv, 1-13.) 257; title: CHAPTER IV; title: JOHN THE BAPTIST PRESENTS THE MESSIAH TO ISRAEL; title: Jesus to be Introduced to His People by the Precursor — The Precursor Salutes Him Solemnly as the Expiatory Victim and as the Son of God — His Certainty that He Is not Mistaken — Makes Way for the Messiah-King. (St. John i, 29-34.) 269; title: PART SECOND; title: THE PUBLIC LIFE OF THE SAVIOUR; title: BOOK I; title: PERIOD OF GENERAL EXPLORATION; title: SECTION I; title: JESUS REVEALS HIMSELF AS THE MESSIAH; title: CHAPTER I; title: HE SELECTS SOME OF HIS DISCIPLES; title: The Precursor Directs His Disciples to Jesus — Andrew and John with the Master — The Introduction and the Future of Simon — Philip Is Called — Nathaniel Under the Fig-Tree — They Shall See the Heavens Opened Above the Head of the Son of Man. (St. John i, 35-52.) 276; title: CHAPTER II; title: THE WEDDING-FEAST AT CANA; title: The Wedding at the Home of Some Relatives or Friends of Jesus at Cana — Why the Master and His Disciples Attend it — The Incident Occasioned by Their Coming — Mary's Prudent Request and Jesus's Response — The Changing of the Water into Wine — Verification of the First Miracle Worked by Jesus, (St. John ii, 1-12.) 284; title: CHAPTER III; title: JESUS AFFIRMS HIS AUTHORITY IN THE TEMPLE ON THE FÊAST OF THE PASSOVER; title: Jesus a Guest at Capharnaum and a Pilgrim to Jerusalem — The Sellers in the Temple — His Act of Authority — The Impression Made on the Disciples — Objections of the Jews — The Sign of the Christ: "Destroy This Temple" — The Attitude of the Jews a Presage of the Future. (St. John ii, 12-22.) 292; title: CHAPTER IV; title: CHRIST'S DISCOURSE WITH NICODEMUS; title: Jesus Continues His Ministry Outside the Temple — The Lively Impression upon the Multitude — Nicodemus — The Visit During the Night — The Discourse on the Second Birth — Water and the Spirit — Revelation of Great Mysteries — The Brazen Serpent — The Redemption by the Son — The Effect of this Conversation on Nicodemus. (St. John ii, 23-35, and iii, 1-21.) 299; title: CHAPTER V; title: JESUS IN THE LAND OF JUDEA — THE FINAL TESTIMONY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST; title: Jesus's Disciples Baptise in Judea — Recrimination on the Part of the Disciples of John, Who is Baptising at Eimon — The Precursor's Noble Response — He is the Paranymph and Jesus the Bridegroom of the New Society — His Clear and Authentic Testimony Bears upon Those Who Wish to Escape God's Wrath. (St. John iii, 22 - 36) 309; title: CHAPTER VI; title: JESUS AND THE WOMAN OF SAMARIA; title: Jesus Returns Toward Galilee — Sichar in Samaria and Jacob's Well — Conversation with a Woman — The Gift of God — The Living Water — An Unexpected Revelation — The Controverted Question — The Messiah is Jesus — The Lesson Given to the Disciples Concerning the Harvest and the Reapers — The Faith of the Samaritans. (St. John iv, 1-42.); title: SECTION II; title: FIRST RESULTS OF THIS REVELATION; title: CHAPTER I; title: THE FAITH SPRINGING UP IN GALILEE — THE SECOND MIRACLE AT CANA; title: Jesus Returns to Galilee, Where He was Expected — An Officer of Capharnaum Comes to Cana to Ask the Healing of His Son — Jesus's Response — The Cure from Afar off — The Officer with All His Family Believes in Jesus. (St. John iv, 43-54.) 378; title: CHAPTER II; title: OPPOSITION IN JERUSALEM — THE PARALYTIC OF BETHSAIDA; title: Jesus Goes to Jerusalem on the Occasion of a Festival — The Piscina of Bethesda and the Paralytic of Eight-and-Thirty Years — His Miraculous Recovery — Difficulty on Account of the Sabbath — Jesus Explains the Law of Rest — He Likens Himself to His Father — His Hearers are Scandalised — Jesus's Sublime Thesis — The Son Gives Life, and Judges — He has Received this Mission — Numerous Proofs; John's Testimony, the Miracles, and the Word of the Father — Why these Proofs are not Accepted — Moses Shall Become the Accuser of Israel. (St. John v, 1 7.) 332; title: CHAPTER III; title: THE IMPRISONMENT OF THE BAPTIST — JESUS RETIRES INTO GALILEE; title: Change of Attitude of the Religious Party Toward John the Baptist — Incest of Herod Antipas — The Precursor's Courageous Invectives — Unnamed Agency by which He is Delivered Over to Herod — The Prison of lachærus — Jesus's Final Retirement into Galilee. (St. Luke iii, 19-20, and iv, 14; St. Matt. xiv, 3-5, and iv, 12; St. Mark vi, 17-20, and i, 14.) 344; title: BOOK II; title: FORMATIVE PERIOD IN GALILEE; title: SECTION I; title: JESUS GATHERS TOGETHER THE FIRST ELEMENTS OF HIS CHURCH; title: CHAPTER I; title: FRUITLESS EFFORTS IN NAZARETH; title: Jesus Commences His Ministry in Galilee — The Synagogues Favour His Influence on the People — The Synagogue in Nazareth — The Prophet in His Own Country — Reading and Commentaries of Isaias (Ixi) — Surprise and Jealousy — A Stern Response — The Fury of Those Present — Jesus Leaves Nazareth and Turns Toward Capharnaum. (St. Luke iv, 16-30.) 350; title: CHAPTER II; title: DEFINITE VOCATION OF THE FOUR; title: Jesus on His Way to Capharnaum Meets Peter and Andrew, James and John, on the Borders of the Lake — He Proposes that they Become His Disciples — He Preaches from Peter's Boat — Miraculous Draught of Fishes — The Disciples Shall be Fishers of Men — The Importance of this Vocation in the History of Mankind. (St. Mark i, 16-20; St. Matt, iv, 18-22; St. Luke v, 1-11.) .350; title: CHAPTER III; title: JESUS IN CAPHARNAUM — HIS FIRST DAY; title: Capharnaum, its Inhabitants — Its Prosperity — Its Site — Jesus Preaches in the Synagogue — He Cures One Possessed of a Devil — Diabolical Possession and its Effects — Peter's Wife's Mother, Who was Taken with Fever — When the Sun had Set, the Multitude, with their Sick and the Possessed, Beset the House Where Jesus is — The Lord Departs the Next Day. (St. Luke iv, 31 1; St. Mark i, 21-34; St. Matt. viii, 14-17.) 365; title: CHAPTER IV; title: JESUS VISITS THE NEIGHBOURING TOWNS — HE CURES A LEPER; title: The Capharnaites Must Have Time to Meditate on the Miracles They Have Witnessed — Jesus Goes on to the Neighbouring Towns — Bethsaida, Corozain, and the Other Towns — Leper Comes to Jesus — His Disease — Jesus Cures Him — Twofold Command to be Silent and to Fulfil the Law. (St. Mark i, 35-45; St. Luke iv, 42-44, and V, 12-16; St. Matt, viii, 1-4.) 875; title: CHAPTER V; title: RETURN TO CAPHARNAUM — TRIUMPHANT DEMONSTRATION BEFORE THE PHARISEES; title: Jesus is to Teach Rather than to Accomplish miracles — He Returns to Capharnaum — Scribes and Pharisees Await Him There — The Incident of the Paralytic who was let Down Through the Roof — Jesus in Claiming the Right to Forgive Sins is Either God or a Blasphemer — The Cure of the Paralytic Solves the Question — The Pharisees are Confounded. (St. Luke v, 17-26; St. Mark ii, 1-12; St. Matt, ix, 1-8.) 383; title: CHAPTER VI; title: JESUS OPENS THE DOOR OF THE CHURCH TO THE PUBLICANS; title: The Publicans or Toll-Gatherers of the Jews — Vocation of Levi or Matthew — The Banquet Offered to Jesus — The Pharisees and the Disciples of John are Scandalised in Turn — The Physician Goes to the Sick — There is no Fast While the Feast Lasts — The New Piece on the Old Garment — The New Wine and the Old Bottles. (St. Luke V, 27-39; St. Mark ii. 13-22; St. Matt, ix, 9-17.) 389; title: CHAPTER VII; title: TWO GREAT MIRACLES COMPLETE THE GLORIFICATION OF JESUS IN THE EYES OF THE MULTITUDE; title: A Ruler of the Synagogue, Jairus, Seeks the Cure or Even the Resurrection of his Young Daughter — On the Way Jesus Becomes Aware that an Effect of His Power is Produced — The Woman Who is Delivered from a Flow of Blood — Berenice or Veronica — Great Mourning at the House of Jairus — Talitha Koumi — The Child Recovers Life. (St. Luke viii, 40-56; St. Mark v, 21-43; St. Matt, ix, 18-26.) 398; title: CHAPTER VIII; title: THE TEMPEST ON THE LAKE AND THE VISIT TO THE LAND OF GERGESA; title: Jesus's Repose on the Evening of a Great Day — The Disciples Gaze upon Him as He Sleeps — The Terrible Tempest — They Awaken the Master — He Commands the Elements, Since He is God — They Approach Gergesa — The Awful Demoniac — Satan's Weakness, His Cunning, His Wish — The Swine Rush into the Sea — The Consequences — The Demoniac, Being Cured, is not to Follow Jesus, but to Evangelise his own Country. (St. Luke viii, 22-39; St. Mark iv, 35-41; v, 1-20; iv, 35; v, 20; St. Matt, viii, 18, 23-24.) 406; title: CHAPTER IX; title: A SERIES OF MIRACLES — PREPARING THE FIRST ELEMENTS OF THE CHURCH; title: The Gentiles Themselves Begin to Believe in the Power of Jesus — The Centurion Whose Servant is ill — The Embassy of the Ancients — The Soldier's Faith and Humility — The Church is Opened to the Pagans — Cure of the Two Blind Men — Of a Dumb Demoniac — Jesus is Placed by the People Above the Men of the Old Testament. (St. Luke vii, 1-10; St. Matt, viii, 5-13; ix, 27-34.) 417; title: CHAPTER X; title: A VISIT TO NAZARETH AND TO NAIM; title: The Reasons of This Second Visit to Nazareth — Jesus in the Synagogue — Impressions and Reflections of His Hearers — Incredulity Prevents Miracles — Fresh Apostolic Journeyings — Naim — An Oriental Funeral — The Widow's Son Restored to Life — Truth of This Miracle — Feelings of the Multitude. (St. Mark vi, 1-6; St. Matt, xiii, 54-58; St. Luke vii, 11-17.) 424; title: CHAPTER XI; title: THE MESSENGERS FROM JOHN THE BAPTIST; title: The Precursor's Holy Impatience — The Meaning of the Question Asked of Jesus — The Saviour's Indirect but Clear, Positive Response — The Works Prove the Messiah — Panegyric of John — His Constancy, His Austerity, His Exceptional Dignity — The Kingdom of God is Opened — The Violent Bear it Away — Fickle Children are Cut off from it — The Sons of Wisdom. (St. Luke vii, 18-35; St. Matt, ix, 2-19.) 431; title: CHAPTER XII; title: THE CHOOSING OF THE TWELVE; title: The Church Must be Visible — Jesus by Prayer Makes Ready for the Selection of the Twelve Apostles — Official Declaration — Their Names — The Apostles Individually and Collectively — Their Present and Their Future — First Definite Result Obtained by Jesus — The Establishment of the Church. (St. Luke vi, 12-19; St. Mark iii, 13-19; St. Matt, x, 2-4; Acts i, 13.) 439