Life of Jesus
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| Originally published as Vie de Jésus in French in 1863, this book later became Volume 1 of the eight-volume Histoire des origines du Christianisme (The History and Origins of Christianity), 1866-1881. |
Contents [edit]
- Dedication: To the pure Soul of my sister Henriette
- Introduction: In which the sources of this history are principally treated
- Chapter 1: Place of Jesus in the history of the world
- Chapter 2: Infancy and youth of Jesus, his first impressions
- Chapter 3: Education of Jesus
- Chapter 4: The order of thought which surrounded the development of Jesus
- Chapter 5: The first sayings of Jesus. The ideas of a divine father and of a purer religion. First disciples
- Chapter 6: John the Baptist. Visit of Jesus to John, and his abode in the desert of Judea. Adoption of the baptism of John
- Chapter 7: Development of the ideas of Jesus respecting the Kingdom of God
- Chapter 8: Jesus at Capernaum
- Chapter 9: The disciples of Jesus
- Chapter 10: The preaching on the lake
- Chapter 11: The Kingdom of God conceived as the inheritance of the Poor
- Chapter 12: Embassy from John in prison to Jesus. Death of John. Relation of his school with that of Jesus
- Chapter 13: First attempts on Jerusalem
- Chapter 14: Intercourse of Jesus with the Pagans and the Samaritans
- Chapter 15: Commencement of the legends concerning Jesus. His own idea of his supernatural character
- Chapter 16: Miracles
- Chapter 17: Definitive form of the ideas of Jesus respecting the Kingdom of God
- Chapter 18: Institutions of Jesus
- Chapter 19: Increasing progression of enthusiasm and of exaltation
- Chapter 20: Opposition to Jesus
- Chapter 21: Last journey of Jesus to Jerusalem
- Chapter 22: Machinations of the enemies of Jesus
- Chapter 23: Last week of Jesus
- Chapter 24: Arrest and trial of Jesus
- Chapter 25: Death of Jesus
- Chapter 26: Jesus in the tomb
- Chapter 27: Fate of the enemies of Jesus
- Chapter 28: Essential character of the work of Jesus
| This work published before January 1, 1923 is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. |