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PART I—SOURCES FOR THE LIFE OF CHRIST; GEOGRAPHICAL, POLITICAL, AND RELIGIOUS ENVIRONMENT

CHAPTER I

THE DOCUMENTS

       I.   Non-Christian Documents

1.   Jewish sources

2.   Pagan sources

     II.   Christian Documents

1.   Non-canonical sources

2.   Canonical sources

3.   The Gospels

    III.   The Synoptic Problem and the Authenticity of the Gospels

    IV.   The Integrity of the Gospels

     V.   The Credibility of the Gospels

    VI.   The Adequacy of the Gospels

CHAPTER II

THE COUNTRY OF CHRIST

       I.   Physical Aspects of Palestine

     II.   Climatic Conditions, Products, and Fauna

    III.   The Four Provinces and the Principal Cities in the Time of Our Lord

CHAPTER III

CHRIST’S PEOPLE

       I.   Political Conditions of the Jews in the Time of Christ

     II.   Social Conditions

    III.   Religious Conditions

PART II—CHRIST BEFORE THE INCARNATION

CHAPTER I

The Word in the Bosom of the Father

CHAPTER II

The Messias Gradually Revealed to Israel by the Messianic Prophecies

PART III—INFANCY AND HIDDEN LIFE OF THE SAVIOR

INTRODUCTION

THE GOSPEL ACCOUNTS

       I.   Short Sketch of the Facts: Their Probable Arrangement

     II.   The General and Special Character of the Accounts

    III.   Special Sources From Which the Accounts of the Infancy Were Derived

BOOK I

THE HOLY INFANCY

CHAPTER I

THE TWO ANNUNCIATIONS

       I.   The Angel Gabriel Announces to Zachary the Birth of a Son, Who Will Be the Precursor of the Messias

     II.   The Angel Gabriel Announces to Mary That She Will Become the Mother of Christ

    III.   The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin

CHAPTER II

THE TWO NATIVITIES

       I.   Birth and Circumcision of the Precursor

     II.   The Marriage of Mary and Joseph

    III.   Jesus is Born at Bethlehem; the Shepherds Come to Adore Him

    IV.   The Davidic Descent of Our Lord Jesus Christ

CHAPTER III

The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple and the Purification of Mary

CHAPTER IV

THE VISIT OF THE MAGI AND ITS SEQUEL

       I.   The Adoration of the Magi

     II.   The Flight Into Egypt and the Massacre of the Innocents

    III.   The Holy Family Settles at Nazareth

BOOK II

THE HIDDEN LIFE OF THE SAVIOR

CHAPTER I

TO THE AGE OF THIRTY

       I.   The Scene of the Hidden Life

     II.   The Finding of Christ in the Temple

CHAPTER II

The Intellectual and Moral Development of Christ

CHAPTER III

The Family of Jesus

CHAPTER IV

THE HUMAN PERSONALITY OF JESUS CHRIST

       I.   The Body of the God-Man

     II.   The Human Soul of Christ

1.   His Sensibility

2.   His Intellectual Traits

3.   His Moral Traits

4.   The Human Will and the Sacred Heart of Jesus

APPENDICES

       I.   Intrinsic Proof of the Authenticity of the Gospels vs. Rationalist Criticism

     II.   The Testimony of the Apostolic Fathers

    III.   Authenticity of the Gospels and the Critics

    IV.   The Fourth Gospel and the Sophisms of the Rationalists

     V.   The Date of the Composition of the Gospels

    VI.   The Credibility of the Gospels

  VII.   Messianic Expectation and Contemporary Judaism

VIII.   The Messianic Prophecies

    IX.   The Sources of the Gospel Accounts of the Holy Infancy

     X.   The Critics’ Vain Attacks Upon These Accounts

    XI.   The Royal Descent of the Blessed Virgin

  XII.   The Savior’s Supernatural Birth

XIII.   The Perpetual Virginity of Mary

XIV.   Jesus Is Said to Have Been Born, Not at Bethlehem, But At Nazareth

  XV.   The Census of Quirinius

XVI.   The Davidic Descent of Our Lord

XVII.  The Genealogical Lists

XVIII. The Purification of Mary and the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple

XIX.   The Canticles of the Incarnation

  XX.   The Adoration of the Magi, the Flight Into Egypt, the Massacre of the Innocents

XXI.   The Temple Episode

XXII.  What and How Did the Soul of Christ Know?

XXIII. Christ’s Intellectual and Moral Development

XXIV. The Mother of Jesus and the Critics

XXV.  The Brethren of Jesus

XXVI. Christ’s Human Nature and the Liberal Theologians

PART IV—THE PUBLIC LIFE OF OUR LORD

INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER

The Chronology and Length of Christ’s Ministry. The Probable Order of Events

FIRST PERIOD

FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE BAPTIST’S MINISTRY UNTIL HIS IMPRISONMENT

CHAPTER I

The Ministry of John the Baptist

       I.   The Precursor Appears; His Penitential Life; His Baptizing

     II.   His Preaching; His First Testimony to Christ

CHAPTER II

Jesus’ Direct Preparation for His High Office

       I.   Jesus Baptized by John the Baptist

     II.   The Temptation of Christ

    III.   Further Testimony of John the Baptist

    IV.   Jesus Gathers a Few Disciples; He Performs His First Miracle

CHAPTER III

Christ’s Preliminary Ministry at Jerusalem, in Judea, and in Samaria

       I.   At Jerusalem Christ Celebrates the First Pasch of His Public Life

     II.   Christ’s Long Sojourn in Judea

    III.   Jesus in Samaria; John is Imprisoned

SECOND PERIOD

FROM THE BEGINNING OF CHRIST’S PREACHING TO THE SECOND PASCH OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE

CHAPTER I

A Glorious Beginning

       I.   Christ Announces the Founding of the Kingdom of God

     II.   His Messianic Consciousness; His Plan

    III.   He Cures an Officer’s Son, Settles at Capharnaum, and Attaches Four Disciples to Himself

    IV.   One of Christ’s Days at Capharnaum

CHAPTER II

Christ Travels Through Galilee, Preaching the Gospel and Performing Miracles

       I.   Summary of This First Pastoral Tour

     II.   Curing of a Leper; Christ is Shamefully Treated by His Fellow-townsmen of Nazareth

CHAPTER III

The Beginning of Christ’s Conflict With the Pharisees

       I.   Curing of a Paralytic at Capharnaum

     II.   The Calling of Levi the Publican

THIRD PERIOD

FROM THE SECOND TO THE THIRD PASCH OF CHRIST’S PUBLIC LIFE

CHAPTER I

From the Second Pasch to the Choosing of the Apostles

       I.   Christ Enters into Conflict with the Jews of Jerusalem on the Occasion of a Miracle Performed on the Sabbath

     II.   The Conflict Breaks out also in Galilee for a Similar Reason

    III.   Christ Retires near Lake Tiberias, where Friendly Crowds Gather about Him

CHAPTER II

From the Calling of the Apostles to the Anointing by the Sinful Woman

       I.   The Institution of the Apostolic College

     II.   The Sermon on the Mount

    III.   General View of Christ’s Preaching

    IV.   Curing of the Centurion’s Servant and the Raising to Life of the Son of the Widow of Naim

     V.   A General View of Christ’s Miracles

    VI.   The Messengers from the Baptist to Our Lord; the Anointing by the Sinful Woman

CHAPTER III

Christ Travels Through Galilee a Second Time, Preaching the Gospel

       I.   The August Preacher and His Following

     II.   He Refutes an Infamous Calumny of the Scribes and Pharisees

CHAPTER IV

The Parables of the Kingdom of Heaven

       I.   Christ’s Preaching in the Form of Parables

     II.   The First Group of Parables

    III.   A series of Great Miracles; Another Lack of Success at Nazareth

CHAPTER V

From Christ’s Third Preaching Journey to the Third Pasch of his Public Life

       I.   The Apostles Join Him in This New Pastoral Tour; His Instructions to them

     II.   The Martyrdom of John the Baptist

    III.   The First Multiplication of the Loaves

FOURTH PERIOD

FROM THE THIRD PASCH TO THE FEAST OF DEDICATION

CHAPTER I

Christ’s Journey in the Phenician Territory, Upper Galilee, and Decapolis

       I.   Another Conflict with the Scribes and Pharisees

     II.   Curing of the Daughter of the Syrophenician Woman and of Other Sick Persons

    III.   Second Multiplication of the Loaves; the Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees

CHAPTER II

The Culminating Point of Christ’s Public Life

       I.   St. Peter’s Confession

     II.   The Transfiguration

    III.   Curing of a Lunatic; Further Announcement of the Passion; the Tax of the Didrachma

    IV.   How Christ Trained the Apostles

APPENDICES

       I.   John the Baptist

     II.   Christ’s Baptism by John

    III.   Christ’s Temptation

    IV.   The Baptist’s Testimony to Christ, According to the Fourth Gospel

     V.   The Meeting of Christ and Nicodemus

    VI.   The Meeting With the Samaritan Woman

  VII.   The Kingdom of Heaven

VIII.   Christ’s Messianic Consciousness

    IX.   The Choosing of the Apostles

     X.   The Sermon on the Mount

    XI.   Christ’s Eloquence

  XII.   The Curing of the Centurion’s Servant Wrongly Identified With That of the Officer’s Son

XIII.   Christ’s Miracles

XIV.   The Reasons for the Embassy from the Baptist to Christ

  XV.   The Two Anointings of Jesus

XVI.   Christ Regarded as a Fanatic or Madman

XVII.  The Visit of Our Lord’s Blessed Mother and His Brethren to Him

XVIII. The Parables

XIX.   The Calming of the Tempest, the Demoniacs of Gergesa, the Woman with the Flow of Blood, and the Daughter of Jairus

  XX.   The Multiplication of the Loaves

XXI.   The Promise of the Eucharist

XXII.  St. Peter’s Two Professions of Faith

XXIII. The Two Multiplications of Loaves

XXIV. The Promise of the Primacy

XXV.  Christ’s Prophecies About His Passion, Death, and Resurrection

XXVI. The Transfiguration

FIFTH PERIOD

FROM THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES TO THE FEAST OF DEDICATION

CHAPTER I

Jesus Sets Out from Galilee for Jerusalem

       I.   The Beginning of the Journey

     II.   The Seventy-two Disciples

    III.   The Good Samaritan. Martha and Mary

CHAPTER II

Christ’s Visit to Jerusalem for the Feast of Tabernacles

       I.   Arrival at Jerusalem and Preaching There

     II.   Incidents on the Last Day of the Feast

    III.   Conflict between Christ and the Jews

    IV.   Curing of a Man Born Blind. Allegory of the Good Shepherd

CHAPTER III

New Series of Lessons

       I.   Discourse on Prayer. Anathemas against the Scribes and Pharisees

     II.   Lessons and Exhortations

    III.   The Number of the Elect. Herod’s Ambushes. Important Lessons

    IV.   Parables about God’s Mercy

     V.   The Proper Use of Riches

CHAPTER IV

Christ’s Sojourn in Peraea

       I.   Discussion about Divorce. Parable of the Unjust Judge. Parable of the Pharisee and the Publican

     II.   Jesus and Little Children. The Rich Young Man. Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard

SIXTH PERIOD

FROM THE FEAST OF DEDICATION TO CHRIST’S TRIUMPHAL ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM

       I.   Jesus Testifies in the Temple. He Retires Across the Jordan

     II.   The Raising of Lazarus

    III.   Jesus Goes Up to Jerusalem to Consummate His Sacrifice. The Anointing at Bethania

PART V—THE SUFFERING LIFE OF OUR LORD

CHAPTER I

The Victorious Christ; Solemn Entry into Jerusalem

CHAPTER II

Christ as Master in the Temple

       I.   Monday of Holy Week: Cursing of the Fig Tree; Driving the Sellers from the Temple

     II.   Tuesday of Holy Week: The Great Conflict between Christ and His Enemies

    III.   Tuesday of Holy Week (continued): Denunciation of the Scribes and Pharisees; Certain Greeks Come to Christ

    IV.   Christ’s Prophecy about the Destruction of Jerusalem and His Second Coming

CHAPTER III

The Preliminaries of the Passion

       I.   The Sanhedrin’s Plot and Judas’ Infamous Pact

     II.   Preparations for the Paschal Supper. Date of its Celebration

    III.   The Last Supper and the Institution of the Eucharist

    IV.   Discourse After the Last Supper. Christ’s Sacerdotal Prayer

CHAPTER IV

The Divine Victim

       I.   The Savior’s Agony and Arrest at Gethsemani

     II.   The Trial Before the Sanhedrin. Peter’s Denial

    III.   The Trial Before Pilate

    IV.   The Crucifixion

     V.   After Christ’s Death

PART VI—THE GLORIFIED LIFE OF CHRIST

CHAPTER I

The Resurrection

       I.   At the Sepulchre

     II.   Christ Appears to the Holy Women

    III.   Jesus Appears to Two Disciples on the Road to Emmaus, and to the Apostles in the Cenacle

    IV.   Manifestations of the Risen Savior in Galilee

CHAPTER II

The Ascension

CHAPTER III

Who was Jesus?

       I.   Some of Our Lord’s Titles

     II.   He is the Son of God. He is God

APPENDICES

       I.   The Accounts Peculiar to St. Luke

     II.   The Seventy-two Disciples

    III.   Two Contested Passages: Matthew 11:27 and Luke 10:21–22

    IV.   The Raising of Lazarus

     V.   Christ’s Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem

    VI.   The Cursing of the Fig Tree

  VII.   The Driving Out of the Sellers from the Temple

VIII.   Christ, the Son of David

    IX.   The Eschatological Discourse

     X.   The Institution of the Eucharist

    XI.   The Agony at Gethsemani

  XII.   The Real Meaning of Christ’s Death

XIII.   Christ’s Passion

XIV.   The Resurrection

  XV.   The Ascension

XVI.   What was Jesus?

            XVII.  Sunday Gospel References