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Genre/Form: | Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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Named Person: | Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ. |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Upton Clary Ewing |
OCLC Number: | 384703 |
Description: | 438 pages : illustrations map ; 22 cm |
Contents: | Book I. -- 1. Pertaining to historical narratives -- 2. On the historicity of New Testament writings -- 3. On the mostly lost Scriptures -- 4. The Essenes of the Dead Sea Scrolls -- 5. The first Christians and the ethical system of Jesus -- Book II. The covenant of love -- 1. The divine formula-the creation and the fall -- 2. The true God of creation succeeded by the false gods -- 3. God's chosen ones to make straight the highway in the desert -- 4. The chosen ones return -- 5. The conception and the union of Mary and Joseph -- 6. The sheltering of Mary -- Joseph carries her away -- 7. God's lesson to mankind -- a. The Holy Spirit's first appearance upon earth is among creatures suffered by the hurts of men -- 8. The boy Jesus -- 9. The conception of John the Baptist -- a. His childhood tormentors -- 10. The holy ones -- 11. The Baptist admonishes the multitudes -- a. The baptism of Jesus -- 12. The temptation -- 13. Jesus becomes aware of his mission -- 14. The parable as a lesson to the fishermen -- a. Jesus bids them, "Follow me" -- 15. Jesus preaches the love of God -- 16. The Sermon on the Mount -- 17. The things that defile a man -- a. Making my word of none effect -- 18. He that knoweth love shall better serve me -- a. The prophecy of blood -- b. Let the dead bury their own dead -- c. The swine and the casting out of devils -- 19. The enemies of Jesus revile him -- 20. The meaning of the words, "I desire mercy and not sacrifice -- a. Who are my mother and my brethren? -- 21. The parable of the sower -- a. The secrets are for the twelve 22. The woman of Canaan -- 23. The cursing of the fig tree -- 24. The greatest of all sins -- 25. Jesus heals through prayer and fasting -- the divine formula -- 26. Blessed are the little ones -- Jesus advises the rich man -- 27. The wedding at Cana -- the wine of God -- 28. The adulteress-condemnation and acquittal -- 29. The light of the world-Jesus explains, "Follow me" -- 30. Jesus explains that all men are in God -- 31. The five thousand fed -- 32. The twelve set out-the price of healing-the seventy are sent out-Luke 10: 1-10 explained -- 33. Gathering the lost sheep -- the prodigal son -- 34. Martha and Mary -- the costly ointment -- 35. The parable of the faithful servant -- the destruction of the cities foretold -- the coming of the kingdom -- 36. Jesus enters Jerusalem -- the purging of the temple -- 37. Ye are the city -- the feast and the plague -- the proof of the nature of Jesus -- 38. Jesus prophesies the sacrifice of his life -- 39. The love supper -- the night before Passover -- 40. The agony in the garden -- Judas concludes his mission -- the disciples desert Jesus -- 41. The trial before Pilate -- the crucifixion -- Book III. Commentary on the gospel of the covenant of love -- Book IV. -- 1. Recapitulation -- Christian response the ethics of the humane Christ -- 2. The vindication of St. Paul -- 3. The doctrine of the covenant of love -- 4. Conclusion and the ethics of reverence for life. |
Responsibility: | by Upton Clary Ewing. |
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