Studies in the Life of Christ: Introduction, the Early Period, the Middle Period, the Final Week

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Originally published in four volumes and now offered in this single volume. This is a masterpiece on the life of Christ by one of the Restoration Movement's best teachers. This excellent resource will be a great help to anyone teaching, preaching, or simply wanting to know more about Christ.

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Contents

Scriptural Sources
11
The Roman Historians ༤ ཨཽཨཽ 3 Jewish Sources Josephus and the Talmud
16
The Catacombs
21
The Apocryphal Gospels
25
The Early Christian Writers
28
The Historical Background
32
The Sects of the Jews
44
The Influence of the Weather upon the Ministry of Jesus
51
In the Home of Jairus
603
Further Campaigns
610
The First Mission of the Apostles
615
The Death of John the Baptist
623
The Feeding of the Five Thousand
629
The Walking on the Water
645
The Debate with the Zealots
655
Shock Troops from the Capital
664

The TwoSource Theory
59
Form Criticism
88
The Inspiration of the Gospel Narratives
123
The Text of the Gospels
138
The Canon of the Gospels
158
The Credibility of John
176
The Date of the Crucifixion
187
The SelfRevelation of Jesus
196
BOOK TWO The Early Period
219
The Birth and Youth of Jesus
221
The PreExistence of Christ
223
The Birth of Jesus
231
Notes of the Nativity
234
The Date of Jesus Birth
237
The Place of Jesus Birth
241
The Virgin Birth
246
The Genealogies
265
Mary the Mother of Jesus
269
The Youth of Jesus
275
Notes on the Youth of Jesus
283
The Youth of Jesus in the Apocryphal Gospels
286
The Youth of Jesus in the Mind of the Modernist
290
The Beginning of His Ministry
295
The Ministry of John the Baptist
297
The Baptism of John and the Dead Sea Scrolls
304
The Baptism of Jesus
314
Essays on the Baptism
321
The Temptation of Jesus
326
Some Problems Concerning the Temptation
333
The First Disciples
338
Messianic Titles
344
1951
348
The Wedding Feast at Cana
352
The Early Judaean Ministry
359
The Cleansing of the Temple
361
The Conversation with Nicodemus
366
The Baptism of John and Christian Baptism
376
The Woman at the Well
382
The Galilean Ministry
391
The Healing of the Noblemans Son
393
The First Rejection at Nazareth
399
The Calling of the Disciples
406
Miracles in Galilee
413
Controversies in Galilee
426
The Lame Man at the Pool of Bethesda
440
Witnesses for the Son of God
447
The Sabbath Controversy
455
The Sermon on the Mount
462
The Sermon on the Mount and The Social Gospel
474
The Deity of Christ in the Sermon on the Mount
480
BOOK THREE The Middle Period
489
The Galilean Campaign
491
The Centurion of Capernaum
502
At the Gate of Nain
510
A Chapter of Broken Hearts
517
Simon the Pharisee
533
The Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit
541
Interruptions
556
The Sermon in Parables
559
Hard Sayings
576
The Stilling of the Tempest
584
The Gadarene Demoniacs
593
The SyroPhoenician Woman
675
The Feeding of the Four Thousand
680
Further Controversy and Retreat
690
The Good Confession
699
The Transfiguration
728
The Miracle in the Valley
742
Closing Days in Galilee
748
Journey to Jerusalem
774
At the Feast of Tabernacles
783
The Woman Taken in Adultery
796
The Sermon on the Light of the World
810
The Man Born Blind
823
The Good Shepherd
837
The Mission of the Seventy
842
The Good Samaritan
850
Discourse on Prayer
860
Further Controversies
868
The Fear of Men Versus Trust in God
880
Warnings Concerning the Judgment Day
889
Jesus at the Feast of Dedication
903
Discussion in Peraea
912
The Parable of the Prodigal Son
934
The Parable of the Unjust Steward
946
The Rich Man and Lazarus
955
The Parable of the Unprofitable Servants
963
The Raising of Lazarus
968
The Healing of the Ten Lepers
986
The Sermon on the Second Coming
991
Parables on Prayer
998
Broken Homes Versus Happy Homes
1011
The Rich Young Ruler
1020
Rewards and Suffering
1030
Jericho
1043
The Parable of the Pounds
1057
BOOK FOUR The Final Week
1065
The Arrival at Bethany
1067
The Anointing of Jesus by Mary
1075
The Triumphal Entry
1087
The Cursing of the Fig Tree Second Cleansing of the Temple
1103
Mythical Interpretation and Form Criticism
1113
Jesus and the Pharisees
1125
Jesus and the Sadduccees
1141
The Teaching of Jesus Concerning Hell
1156
The End of the Debate
1174
Final Appeal to the Nation
1180
The Destruction of Jerusalem
1184
The Second Coming
1196
In the Upper Room
1211
In the Garden
1228
Who Crucified Jesus?
1240
The Good Confession Before Pontius Pilate
1255
The Death of Christ Historical Details
1265
The Death of Christ Divine Purpose
1292
The Resurrection
1305
A Geographical Study of the Final Week
1322
Sunrise in Galilee
1337
Final Instructions and the Ascension
1348
The Aramaic Background of the Gospel Narratives
1368
Chronological Outline of the Life of Christ
1395
Index
1407
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