The Life of Jesus Christ

Contents List of Abbreviations for Works Cited xiii Introduction xxiii The Life of Christ Part OnePrologue 3CHAPTER 1 The Eternal, Divine Generation of Christ (John 1:1-5) 26 CHAPTER 2 The Remedy of Human Salvation; the Birth of Mary 39 CHAPTER 3 The Blessed Virgin's Marriage 55 CHAPTER 4 The Conception of John the Baptist (Luke 1:5-25) 66 CHAPTER 5 The Savior's Conception (Luke 1:26-38) 77 CHAPTER 6 The Birth and Circumcision of the Lord's Forerunner (Luke 1:39-80) 116 CHAPTER 7 The Savior's Genealogy (Matt 1:1-17; Luke 3:23-38) 134 CHAPTER 8 Joseph's Wish to Send Mary Away (Matt 1:18-25) 145 CHAPTER 9 The Birth of the Savior (Luke 2:1-20) 158 CHAPTER 10 The Lord's Circumcision (Luke 2:21) 191 CHAPTER 11 The Epiphany of the Lord to the Three Magi (Matt 2:1-12) 203 CHAPTER 12 The Presentation of the Lord in the Temple (Luke 2:22-39) 229 CHAPTER 13 The Flight into Egypt and the Slaughter of the Innocents (Matt 2:13-18) 264 CHAPTER 14 The Lord's Return from Egypt and the Beginning of John the Baptist's Penance (Matt 2:19-23) 283 CHAPTER 15 The Boy Jesus Remains Behind in Jerusalem and Is Found in the Temple (Luke 2:40-52) 295 CHAPTER 16 What the Lord Jesus Did between the Years of Twelve and Thirty (Luke 2:51-52) 314 CHAPTER 17 The Mission and Life of John the Baptist (Matt 3:1-10; Luke 3:1-4) 330 CHAPTER 18 John's Mission Is from God, Not Himself (John 1:6-18) 356 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) 373 CHAPTER 20 The Need to Do Penance 392 CHAPTER 21 The Lord's Baptism (Matt 3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21-22) 418 CHAPTER 22 The Lord's Fast and Temptation (Matt 4:1-11; Mark 1:12-14; Luke 4:1-13) 444 CHAPTER 23 John Announces That Christ Is the Lamb of God (John 1:29-34) 481 CHAPTER 24 John's Further Testimony and the Calling of the First Disciples (John 1:35-51) 490 CHAPTER 25 Water Changed into Wine (John 2:1-11) 505 CHAPTER 26 The First Cleansing of the Temple and the Visit of Nicodemus (John 2:12-3:21) 524 CHAPTER 27 John Is Imprisoned (Matt 14:1-9; Mark 6:24-29; Luke 3:19-20; John 3:22-30) 538 CHAPTER 28 The Lord Jesus Begins His Public Ministry (Matt 4:12-17) 547 CHAPTER 29 The Second and Third Calls of the Disciples (Luke 5:1-11; Mark 1:16-20) 555 CHAPTER 30 Conclusion of the Call of the Disciples; Christ's Zeal to Preach 568 CHAPTER 31 The Call of Matthew and His Feast (Matt 9:9-17; Mark 2:14-22; Luke 5:27-39) 579 CHAPTER 32 The Choosing of the Twelve Apostles (Matt 10:1-4; Mark 3:13-19; Luke 6:12-16) 594 CHAPTER 33 The Sermon on the Mount: The Beatitudes (Matt 5:1-12; Luke 6:17-26) 604 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) 630 CHAPTER 35 The Sermon on the Mount, Continued: Love of Enemies (Matt 5:39-48; Luke 6:27-36) 654 CHAPTER 36 The Sermon on the Mount, Continued: Do Not Seek Human Praise for Good Works (Matt 6:1-8, 16-18) 675 CHAPTER 37 The Sermon on the Mount, Continued: The Lord's Prayer (Matt 6:9-15; Luke 11:2-4) 688 CHAPTER 38 The Sermon on the Mount, Continued: Treasure in Heaven (Matt 6:19-34; Luke 12:22-34) 711 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) 734 CHAPTER 40 The Sermon on the Mount: Conclusion (Matt 7:13-29; Luke 6:46-49; 13:24) 757 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 of Jesus Christ: Part Two; Volume 4, Chapters 58-59, Cistercian Studies Series 284.