Jesus

CONTENTS

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Title Page
Welcome
Biblical Premise
Contents
Writer's Preface
Dedication
Prologue First: A word from Joseph Barsabbas, called Justus
Prologue Second: In the Beginning

BOOK I

Chapter One
  • Zechariah the Priest
  • Mary's Place
  • Parental Concern
  • Chapter Two
  • Mary's Fears
  • Elizabeth's Protection
  • Zechariah Speaks
  • Joseph's Dream

    Chapter Three

  • The House of Caesar
  • Trip to Bethlehem
  • The Innkeeper
  • Birth of Jesus
  • Shepherds in the Field

    Chapter Four

  • Circumcision
  • Simeon
  • Anna
  • New Friends

    Chapter Five

  • Where is He Who is Born King of the Jews?
  • Herod the Great
  • A Soldier's Prophecy
  • Worship of the Wise
  • Dreams of Escape

    Chapter Six

  • Royal Tantrum
  • Weeping in Ramah
  • Death of Herod
  • Contentment in Egypt
  • His First Passover

    Chapter Seven

  • Adventure in Jerusalem
  • Family Farewell

  • BOOK II

    Chapter Eight
  • John the Baptist
  • The Baptism of Jesus
  • Tempted by Evil

    Chapter Nine

  • The Ministry of the Baptist
  • A New Name for Simon
  • Picking Figs
  • Marriage at Cana

    Chapter Ten

  • Peter's House
  • First Cleansing of the Temple
  • Nicodemus at Night

    Chapter Eleven

  • Camaraderie and Rest
  • A Woman and a Well

    Chapter Twelve

  • Josiah's Son
  • Violence in Nazareth
  • Abishag!
  • Demoniac at Capharnaum

    Chapter Thirteen

  • Peter's Wife is Healed
  • Too Many Fish
  • Leper of Chorazin

    Chapter Fourteen

  • A Hole in Peter's Roof

  • BOOK III
    Chapter Fifteen
  • The Calling of Matthew
  • Jesus in Controversy
  • Choosing the Twelve

    Chapter Sixteen: Mountain Ampitheater

  • Blessed are You
  • Law and Righteousness
  • Managing Sexuality
  • Divorce
  • Clarity in Communication
  • No 'Payback'
  • Love Your Enemies
  • Public Benevolence
  • How to Pray
  • Forgiveness
  • Fasting
  • Greed and Trust
  • Judging Others
  • Fraudulent Spiritual Leadeers
  • A Magnificent Dictum
  • The Narrow Gate
  • Foundation of Rock

    Chapter Seventeen

  • The Captain's Servant
  • The Funeral
  • Dinner at Simon's

    Chapter Eighteen

  • Where is Jesus?
  • A Sower of Seed

    Chapter Nineteen

  • Strike the Sails!
  • Gergasa
  • Matthew's House

    Chapter Twenty

  • An Honest Question
  • A Little Girl and a Simple Touch
  • Two Blind Men
  • Are You He That Should Come?

    Chapter Twenty-One

  • A Visit with Old Friends
  • Pool of Angels

    Chapter Twenty-Two

  • Objections of Religious Authorities
  • Family Reconciliation
  • Mission for the Disciples

    Chapter Twenty-Three

  • Dance of Death

    Chapter Twenty-Four

  • Give Them Something to Eat
  • Courage: Why Peter Became Great

  • BOOK IV
    Chapter Twenty-Five
  • A Hard Teaching
  • Offending the Legalists

    Chapter Twenty-Six

  • Phoenician Intruder
  • Picnic in the Grass
  • Spit

    Chapter Twenty-Seven

  • Jesus and His Brothers
  • The Feast of Tabernacles
  • Streams of Living Water
  • Caught in the Act

    Chapter Twenty-Eight

  • Before Abraham Was

    Chapter Twenty-Nine

  • The House of Lazarus
  • Here's Mud in Your Eye
  • The Good Shepherd

    Chapter Thirty

  • Surfing at the Beach
  • Solomon's Collonade
  • BOOK V
    Chapter Thirty-One
  • Peter's Confession and Stupidity
  • Take Up Your Cross
  • Transfiguration
  • Help My Unbelief!

    Chapter Thirty-Two

  • On Paying Taxes
  • Power Struggles
  • A Rose Among Thorns
  • Lost Solitary Sheep

    Chapter Thirty-Three

  • Samaria Revisited
  • Ten Lepers
  • Peraea
  • When You Put Your Hand to the Plow
  • 72 Missionaries
  • A Good Samaritan

    Chapter Thirty-Four

  • No Ordinary Frog
  • A Government Divided
  • Legalism: Deadly Disease of the Spirit
  • Insult and Invective
  • Acknowlegement Before Angels
  • I Have Come To Bring Fire

    Chapter Thirty-Five

  • Juliana Hebaav
  • The Original Sin

    Chapter Thirty-Six

  • Banquet for a King
  • Story of the Father
  • Businessman

    Chapter Thirty-Seven

  • Reunion with a Childhood Friend
  • "God Have Mercy!"

    Chapter Thirty-Eight

  • More on Divorce
  • Lazarus

    Chapter Thirty-Nine

  • Asassination Attempt
  • Faith or Possessions

    Chapter Forty

  • Personal Gratitude
  • The First Shall Be Last
  • Beginning of the End
  • The Servant
  • Bring That Man to Me
  • Zaccheus
  • The Level of Risk
  • Blind Bartimaeus
  • BOOK VI
    Chapter Forty-One
  • A Memorial for Mary
  • One Week to Live
  • The Second Cleansing of the Temple
  • Jesus and a Fig Tree

    Chapter Forty-Two

  • Woman with Seven Husbands
  • Why Does David Call Him, Lord?
  • Hypocrits and Snakes
  • Beginning of an Institution
  • Not One Stone Left

    Chapter Forty-Three

  • Prophecy Concerning Jerusalem
  • The Measure of My Worth
  • Three Criteria for Eternal Honor

    Chapter Forty-Four

  • Two Days Before Passover
  • Final Fellowship
  • Negotiation of Betrayal

    Chapter Forty-Five

  • No Authority Among You
  • Words of Comfort and Love

    Chapter Forty-Six

  • In a Little While
  • The Last Song
  • Two Swords
  • BOOK VII
    Wednesday, 14 Nisan: The Blackest Day in History

  • How Sweet the Night Approaches
  • The Son of God Prays
  • Gethsemane
  • Kiss of betrayal
  • Taken Before the Sanhedrin
  • Peter's Final Denial
  • Judas and Innocent Blood
  • News from a Soldier
  • Taken Before the Roman Proconsul
  • Taken Before Herod
  • Crucify Him!
  • Simon of Cyrene
  • The Third Hour of the Morning
  • Between Heaven and Earth

    Thursday, 15 Nisan

  • Blood and Water
  • Joseph of Arimathea
  • Burial
  • Make It Secure

    Sunday Morning, 17 Nisan

  • He is Risen!
  • Peter: The First to Engage the Risen Christ
  • On the Road to Emmaus
  • Behind Locked Doors
  • Breakfast by the Lake
  • Now, Therefore, Go
  • Author's Closing Note
    Epilog
    A Message from Alfred Edersheim

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    Copyright: Paul D. Morris, 1996