Includes index

Part I the world in which Jesus lived -- 1.The country -- 2.The government -- 3. Economic and social life --4.The heritage of Judaism -- 5. Part ii the origins of the gospel -- 6. Internal and external evidence -- 7. The traditional view of the church fathers -- 8.The synoptic problem and its suggested solutions -- Materials and existing copies of the gospels -- Part III sources for the study of Jesus -- 9. Roman and Jewish sources -- 10. Christian sources: Extracanonical and canonical -- 11. Six viewpoints in the study of Jesus -- 12. The gospel of mark -- 13. The gospel of Matthew -- 14.The gospel of Luke -- Part IV the synoptic gospels -- 15. Introduction -- 16. The beginnings of the gospel -- 17. The baptism of Jesus -- 18. The temptation -- 19. First preaching, teaching and disciples in Galilee -- 20. First exorcism and healing --21.First conflicts -- 22. The sermon on the mount -- 23. Teaching by parables -- 24. Concerning discipleship -- 25. Concerning john the Baptist and the father -- 26. Famous mighty works -- 26. Leaven wonders The declaration of peter transfiguration coming suffering -- 29. The fate of the son of man Temptation the sinning brother greatness -- 30. Events and parables mainly in Luke -- Teachings about family greatness riches kingdom -- 32. The triumphant entry the fig tree the cleansed temple -- 35. Parables woes to pharisees -- 36. What is to come in the future? Plans for betrayal supper the arrest the anointing. The last . -- 36. The hearing before the council Pilate. The trial before -- 37. The crucifixion the burial -- 38.The empty tomb the resurrection appearances -- 39. The nativity narratives -- Part V. The fourth gospel -- 41. The prologue the word -- 42. The witness of John. The first disciples -- 43. First works of Jesus at a wedding and at the temple -- 44. First discourse with Nicodemus.The second witness of John. -- 45.Jesus and Samaritans -- 46.Two healing and their teachings.the impotent man. The noble man's son -- 47.Two signs and their teachings walking on the sea. Feeding 5,000 -- 48. Teaching.Opinions. opposition at the feast of the adulterous woman tabernacles -- 49.Sight for the blind man shepherd. Discourse on sheep and shepherd -- 50. Raising of Lazarus. anointing at Bethany. Plots against Jesus -- 51. Jesus enters Jerusalem and teacher 52. -- The last supper. Teachings to disciples anoint- prayer of consecration -- 53. The arrest of Jesus before Jewish authorities and before Pilate 54. The crucifixion. The burial -- 55. The resurrection appearances -- 56. Epilogue -- The appearance at the sea of Tiberias.