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William E. Barton

His Life

William E. Barton

Barton's comprehensive biography of Jesus Christ, presenting His life from the theological prologue of John's Gospel through His earthly ministry. The work traces the incarnation of the eternal Word, the witness of John the Baptist, and the unfolding revelation of grace and truth in Christ.

194 Chapters

Table of Contents

1 PREFACE. 2 THE WORD MADE FLESH. 3 THE PROMISED BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST. 4 THE ANGEL'S VISIT TO MARY. 5 MARY'S VISIT TO HER COUSIN. 6 MARY'S SONG. 7 THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST. 8 THE SONG OF ZACHARIAS. 9 JOSEPH AND MARY. 10 THE BIRTH OF JESUS. 11 THE ANGELS AND THE SHEPHERDS. 12 THE CIRCUMCISION. 13 THE PRESENTATION IN THE TEMPLE. 14 THE VISIT OF THE WISE MEN. 15 THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT. 16 THE RETURN TO NAZARETH. 17 THE BOYHOOD VISIT TO JERUSALEM. 18 THE EIGHTEEN SILENT YEARS. 19 THE VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS. 20 THE BAPTISM OF JESUS. 21 THE TEMPTATION IN THE WILDERNESS. 22 JOHN'S TESTIMONY TO JESUS. 23 THE FIRST DISCIPLES BY THE JORDAN. 24 THE FIRST MIRACLE. 25 CLEANSING HIS FATHER'S HOUSE. 26 THE VISIT OF NICODEMUS. 27 JESUS BAPTIZING AND PREACHING. 28 JOHN'S TRIBUTE TO JESUS. 29 AT JACOB'S WELL. 30 PREACHING TO THE SAMARITANS. 31 JOHN THE BAPTIST IMPRISONED. 32 RECEPTION OF JESUS BY THE GALILAEANS. 33 HEALING THE NOBLEMAN'S SON. 34 THE RECALL OF THE FISHERMEN. 35 A DAY OF GOOD DEEDS IN CAPERNAUM. 36 THE FIRST LEPER HEALED. 37 THE HEALING OF A PARALYTIC. 38 THE PUBLICAN DISCIPLE. 39 THE OLD AND THE NEW. 40 A SABBATH HEALING IN JERUSALEM. 41 PLUCKING GRAIN ON THE SABBATH. 42 A MULTITUDE OF DISCIPLES. 43 SELECTION OF THE TWELVE. 44 THE CITIZENS OF THE KINGDOM. 45 THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE KINGDOM. 46 THE DANGER OF HYPOCRISY. 47 SIMPLE TRUST IN GOD. 48 CHARITABLE JUDGMENT. 49 PRAYER. 50 SINCERITY. 51 THE WORTHY CENTURION. 52 RAISING THE WIDOW'S SON. 53 A QUESTION FROM JOHN THE BAPTIST. 54 JESUS' ESTIMATE OF JOHN THE BAPTIST. 55 THE DEATH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST. 56 FORGIVENESS OF THE REPENTANT WOMAN. 57 THE MINISTERING WOMEN. 58 THE CONCERN OF JESUS' FRIENDS. 59 WARNING OF ETERNAL SIN. 60 THE DEMAND FOR A SIGN. 61 THE SOWER. 62 THE TARES. 63 THE GROWING GRAIN. 64 THE MUSTARD SEED. 65 THE LEAVEN. 66 THE UNDERSTANDING OF PARABLES. 67 THE HID TREASURE. 68 THE PEARL OF GREAT PRICE. 69 THE DRAG NET. 70 JESUS STILLS THE STORM. 71 THE LEGION OF DEMONS. 72 THE DYING CHILD AND THE SUFFERING WOMAN. 73 HEALINGS BY THE WAY. 74 A VISIT TO HIS HOME. 75 PREACHING IN THE VILLAGES. 76 THE TWELVE SENT FORTH. 77 THE FIVE THOUSAND FED. 78 JESUS WALKING ON THE WATER. 79 THE DISAPPOINTMENT OF THE PEOPLE. 80 REJECTION OF THE TRADITION OF THE ELDERS. 81 THE PLOT OF THE PHARISEES. 82 THE PHOENICIAN RETIREMENT AND THE GENTILE CURE. 83 MIRACLES AND MULTITUDES AGAIN. 84 THE FOUR THOUSAND FED. 85 THE PHARISEES AND SADUCCEES DEMAND A SIGN. 86 THE BLIND MAN HEALED. 87 PETER'S CONFESSION. 88 THE PASSION AND RESURRECTION FORETOLD. 89 THE TRANSFIGURATION. 90 THE EPILEPTIC BOY. 91 THE PASSION AND RESURRECTION AGAIN FORETOLD. 92 THE GREATEST DISCIPLE. 93 FORGIVENESS. 94 THE SHEKEL FOR THE TEMPLE. 95 THE BEGINNING OF THE END. 96 THE GRATEFUL SAMARITAN LEPER. 97 NEW DISCIPLES. 98 JESUS AT THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES. 99 JESUS AND THE ACCUSED WOMAN. 100 THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD. 101 THE FREEDOM OF THE SOUL. 102 THE MISSION OF THE SEVENTY. 103 THE RETURN OF THE SEVENTY. 104 THE MEEK AND LOWLY. 105 THE UNREPENTANT CITIES. 106 THE GOOD SAMARITAN. 107 THE FRIENDS AT BETHANY. 108 A MIRACLE IN JERUSALEM. 109 THE GOOD SHEPHERD. 110 JESUS AT THE FEAST OF DEDICATION. 111 JESUS AND THE PHARISEES. 112 WARNING AGAINST COVETOUSNESS. 113 THE FALL OF THE TOWER. 114 THE USES OF THE SABBATH. 115 A QUESTION OF SALVATION. 116 A MESSAGE TO HEROD. 117 THE OX IN THE PIT. 118 THE CHIEF PLACES AT THE FEAST. 119 THE SLIGHTED INVITATION. 120 COUNTING THE COST. 121 THE NINETY AND NINE. 122 THE LOST COIN. 123 THE PRODIGAL SON. 124 THE UNJUST STEWARD. 125 A PARABLE TO THE LOVERS OF MONEY. 126 |INCREASE OUR FAITH.| 127 THE RAISING OF LAZARUS. 128 THE DECISION OF THE COUNCIL. 129 THE COMING OF THE KINGDOM. 130 THE UNJUST JUDGE. 131 THE PHARISEE AND THE PUBLICAN. 132 CONCERNING DIVORCE. 133 JESUS AND THE CHILDREN. 134 THE RICH YOUNG RULER. 135 THE PARABLE OF THE VINEYARD. 136 THE SHADOW OF THE CROSS. 137 THE SONS OF THUNDER. 138 THE BLIND MAN OF JERICHO. 139 THE VISIT TO ZACCHAEUS. 140 THE PARABLE OF THE POUNDS. 141 GOING UP TO JERUSALEM. 142 THE FEAST AT BETHANY. 143 THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY. 144 THE CURSING OF THE FIG TREE. 145 THE CLEANSING OF THE TEMPLE. 146 THE LESSON FROM THE WITHERED FIG TREE. 147 THE CHALLENGE OF CHRIST'S AUTHORITY. 148 THE TWO SONS. 149 THE WICKED HUSBANDMEN. 150 THE MARRIAGE OF THE KING'S SON. 151 TRIBUTE TO CAESAR. 152 THE QUESTION OF THE RESURRECTION. 153 THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT. 154 THE UNANSWERABLE QUESTION OF JESUS. 155 DISCOURSE OF JESUS AGAINST THE SCRIBES AND PHARISEES. 156 THE WIDOW'S TWO MITES. 157 THE GENTILES SEEK JESUS. 158 THE JEWS REJECT JESUS. 159 DISCOURSE CONCERNING THE FUTURE. 160 THE PARABLE OF THE TEN VIRGINS. 161 THE PARABLE OF THE TALENTS. 162 THE JUDGMENT SCENE. 163 THE CONSPIRACY AGAINST JESUS. 164 WEDNESDAY 165 PREPARATION FOR THE PASSOVER. 166 STRIFE AMONG THE DISCIPLES. 167 JESUS WASHING THE DISCIPLES' FEET. 168 THE BETRAYER POINTED OUT. 169 THE LORD'S SUPPER. 170 THE FAREWELL CONVERSATION. 171 THE INTERCESSORY PRAYER. 172 THE AGONY IN GETHSEMANE. 173 THE BETRAYAL AND ARREST. 174 THE TRIAL BEFORE THE JEWISH AUTHORITIES. 175 THE DENIAL OF PETER. 176 THE REMORSE OF JUDAS. 177 THE TRIAL BEFORE PILATE. 178 JESUS BEFORE HEROD. 179 THE TRIAL BEFORE PILATE RESUMED. 180 THE SORROWFUL WAY. 181 THE CRUCIFIXION. 182 THE BURIAL. 183 THE WATCH AT THE TOMB. 184 THE EARTHQUAKE. 185 THE EMPTY TOMB. 186 THE APPEARANCE TO MARY. 187 THE APPEARANCE TO THE WOMEN. 188 REPORT OF THE WATCH. 189 THE APPEARANCE AT EMMAUS. 190 THE APPEARANCE TO THE DISCIPLES. 191 THE APPEARANCE TO THE DISCIPLES AND TO THOMAS. 192 THE APPEARANCE TO THE SEVEN BY THE SEA. 193 THE APPEARANCE TO THE ELEVEN ON THE MOUNTAIN. 194 THE LAST APPEARANCE AND ASCENSION.

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