The Life of Jesus Christ

Contents
List of Abbreviations for Works Cited
Introduction
 
The Life of Christ
Part One
Prologue
CHAPTER 1
The Eternal, Divine Generation of Christ (John 1:1-5)
CHAPTER 2
The Remedy of Human Salvation; the Birth of Mary
CHAPTER 3
The Blessed Virgin’s Marriage
CHAPTER 4
The Conception of John the Baptist (Luke 1:5-25)
CHAPTER 5
The Savior’s Conception (Luke 1:26-38)
CHAPTER 6
The Birth and Circumcision of the Lord’s Forerunner (Luke 1:39-80)
CHAPTER 7
The Savior’s Genealogy (Matt 1:1-17; Luke 3:23-38)
CHAPTER 8
Joseph’s Wish to Send Mary Away (Matt 1:18-25)
CHAPTER 9
The Birth of the Savior (Luke 2:1-20)
CHAPTER 10
The Lord’s Circumcision (Luke 2:21)
CHAPTER 11
The Epiphany of the Lord to the Three Magi (Matt 2:1-12)
CHAPTER 12
The Presentation of the Lord in the Temple (Luke 2:22-39)
CHAPTER 13
The Flight into Egypt and the Slaughter of the Innocents
(Matt 2:13-18)
CHAPTER 14
The Lord’s Return from Egypt and the Beginning of John the Baptist’s Penance (Matt 2:19-23)
CHAPTER 15
The Boy Jesus Remains Behind in Jerusalem and Is Found in the Temple (Luke 2:40-52)
CHAPTER 16
What the Lord Jesus Did between the Years of Twelve and Thirty (Luke 2:51-52)
CHAPTER 17
The Mission and Life of John the Baptist (Matt 3:1-10; Luke 3:1-4)
CHAPTER 18
John’s Mission Is from God, Not Himself (John 1:6-18)
CHAPTER 19
John States That He Is Not the Messiah but His Forerunner (Matt 3:11-12; Mark 1:7; Luke 3:15-17; John 1:19-28)
CHAPTER 20
The Need to Do Penance
CHAPTER 21
The Lord’s Baptism (Matt 3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21-22)
CHAPTER 22
The Lord’s Fast and Temptation
(Matt 4:1-11; Mark 1:12-14; Luke 4:1-13)
CHAPTER 23
John Announces That Christ Is the Lamb of God (John 1:29-34)
CHAPTER 24
John’s Further Testimony and the Calling of the First Disciples (John 1:35-51)
CHAPTER 25
Water Changed into Wine (John 2:1-11)
CHAPTER 26
The First Cleansing of the Temple and the Visit of Nicodemus (John 2:12–3:21)
CHAPTER 27
John Is Imprisoned (Matt 14:1-9; Mark 6:24-29; Luke 3:19-20; John 3:22-30)
CHAPTER 28
The Lord Jesus Begins His Public Ministry (Matt 4:12-17)
CHAPTER 29
The Second and Third Calls of the Disciples (Luke 5:1-11; Mark 1:16-20)
CHAPTER 30
Conclusion of the Call of the Disciples; Christ’s Zeal to Preach
CHAPTER 31
The Call of Matthew and His Feast (Matt 9:9-17; Mark 2:14-22; Luke 5:27-39)
CHAPTER 32
The Choosing of the Twelve Apostles (Matt 10:1-4; Mark 3:13-19; Luke 6:12-16)
CHAPTER 33
The Sermon on the Mount: The Beatitudes (Matt 5:1-12; Luke 6:17-26)
CHAPTER 34
The Sermon on the Mount, Continued: Pastors Should Enlighten by Preaching and Works; Christ Has Come to Fulfill the Law (Matt 5:13-37)
CHAPTER 35
The Sermon on the Mount, Continued: Love of Enemies (Matt 5:39-48; Luke 6:27-36)
CHAPTER 36
The Sermon on the Mount, Continued: Do Not Seek Human Praise for Good Works (Matt 6:1-8, 16-18)
CHAPTER 37
The Sermon on the Mount, Continued: The Lord’s Prayer (Matt 6:9-15; Luke 11:2-4)
CHAPTER 38
The Sermon on the Mount, Continued: Treasure in Heaven (Matt 6:19-34; Luke 12:22-34)
CHAPTER 39
The Sermon on the Mount, Continued: The Need to Be Merciful; the Importance of Prayer (Matt 7:1-12; Luke 6:36-49; 11:5-13)
CHAPTER 40
The Sermon on the Mount: Conclusion (Matt 7:13-29; Luke 6:46-49; 13:24)
 
A cumulative index to the four volumes of Ludolph of Saxony’s The Life of Jesus Christ will appear in the fourth volume, The Life ofJesus Christ: Part Two; Volume 4, Chapters 58–59, Cistercian Studies Series 284.