PREFACE
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INTRODUCTION The Gospel before the Gospels The author Place of writing Date Contents Characteristics
1-8 The Forerunner
9-11 The Baptism of Jesus
12- 13 The Temptation
14-15 The proclamation of the Reign of God
16-20 The call of the first disciples
21-28 The demoniac in the synagogue
29-31 Peter’s mother-in-law
32-34 The great Healer
35-39 Retirement
40-45 The cure of a leper
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1-12 The paralytic
13- 17 The call of Levi
18-22 The question of fasting
23-28 Lord of the Sabbath
Essay 1—The Son of Man
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The man with the withered hand Retirement to the lake The choice of the Twelve The Beelzebul controversy Christ’s real brethren
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Parables of the Kingdom 1-9 (a) The Sower
10-12 The purpose of parables
13-20 The interpretation of The Sower
21-25 The hidden and the revealed: measure for measure
26-29 (b) The Seed Growing Secretly 30-32 (c) The Mustard Seed 33-34 Concluding remarks on the parables 35-41 The stilling of the storm
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1-20 The Gerasene maniac
21-43 The daughter of Jairus and the woman with the issue of blood
No.
1-6
7-12
13-19
20-30
31-35
3
4-29
30-44
45-52
53-56
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The rejection at Nazareth The mission of the Twelve The murder of the Baptist The feeding of the five thousand The walking on the water Healing at Gennesaret
1-23
1-8
9-13
14-23
24-30
31-37
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Concerning cleanliness, etc (a) The dispute about defilement (o) The case of corban (c) The truth about purity
Withdrawal to Tyrian territory: the foreign woman’s daughter gn
The cure of the deaf stammerer
The feeding of the four thousand
The demand for a sign
On bread and believing
The blind man of Bethsaida
Peter’s confession: the Messiah and the Cross
The way of discipleship
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The Transfiguration A difficulty about Elijah The epileptic boy Second prediction of the Passion True greatness A lesson in tolerance Obiter dicta to the disciples
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The question of divorce
The blessing of the children
The rich young ruler
The danger of riches
The third prediction of the Passion
The request of James and John
Bartimaeus
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The triumphal entry The cursing of the fig tree The cleansing of the Temple Faith and prayer By what authority?
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The wicked husbandmen
The question about tribute money
Do the dead rise?
Which is the chief commandment.
Who is the Messiah?
Beware of the scribes The widow’s mites
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The Apocalyptic Discourse 5-13 Act 1: The beginning of the ‘Throes’ 14-23 Act 2: The Great Tribulation
24-27 Act 3: The dénouement: the Parousia 28-37 Exhortation to watchfulness
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1-2 The conspiracy
3-9 The anointing at Bethany
10-11 The betrayal
12-16 Preparations for the Passover
17-21 The announcement of the traitor
22-25 The Last Supper
26-31 On the way to Gethsemane
32-42 The Agony
43-52 The arrest
53-65 The trial before Caiaphas
66-72 Peter’s denial
1-15
16-20
21-32
33-41
42-47
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The trial before Pilate The mocking by the soldiers The Crucifixion The Death of Jesus The burial
1-8
9-20
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The Resurrection The Longer Ending The Shorter Ending Notes on the Longer Ending Essay 2—The Resurrection of Jesus Christ