The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah

1 The Life and Times of Jesus the MessiahbyAlfred EdersheimAbout The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah by Alfred EdersheimThe Life and Times of Jesus the MessiahTitle: :Edersheim, Alfred (1825-1889)Author(s):Grand Rapids, MI: Christian Classics Ethereal LibraryPublisher:Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1953 Print Basis:Public DomainRights:This text has been proofread and corrected. Hebrew text has not :Dr. Chris Benner (Digitizer)Contributor(s):All; Classic; History;CCEL Subjects:BT301LC Call no:Doctrinal theologyLC Subjects:ChristologyLife of ChristTable of Contentsp. iiAbout This Book..p. 1 Title Page..p. 2 Preface to the First Edition..p. 8 Preface to the Second and Third Editions..p. 12 List of Authorities..p. 473 List of Abbreviations and References to Rabbinic.

2 P. 478 Introductory. The Preparation for the Gospel; the Jewish world in the daysof christ ..p. 478 CHAPTER I. THE JEWISH WORLD IN THE DAYS OF christ - THEJEWISH DISPERSION IN THE ..p. 488 CHAPTER II. THE JEWISH DISPERSION IN THE WEST - THEHELLENISTS - ORIGIN OF HELLENIST LITERATURE IN THE GREEKTRANSLATION OF THE BIBLE - CHARACTER OF ..p. 499 CHAPTER III. THE OLD FAITH PREPARING FOR THE NEW -DEVELOPMENT OF HELLENIST THEOLOGY: THE APOCRYPHA,ARISTEAS, ARISTOBULUS, AND THE ..p. 505 CHAPTER IV. PHILO OF ALEXANDRIA, THE RABBIS, AND THEGOSPELS - THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT OF HELLENISM IN ITSRELATION TO RABBINISM AND THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO.

3 P. 518 CHAPTER V. ALEXANDRIA AND ROME - THE JEWISH COMMUNITIESIN THE CAPITALS OF WESTERN ..p. 529 CHAPTER VI. POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS LIFE OF THE JEWISHDISPERSION IN THE WEST - THEIR UNION IN THE GREAT HOPE OFTHE COMING ..p. 536 CHAPTER VII. IN PALESTINE - JEWS AND GENTILES IN 'THE LAND' -THEIR MUTUAL RELATIONS AND FEELINGS - 'THE WALL OFSEPARATION.'..p. 543 CHAPTER VIII. TRADITIONALISM, ITS ORIGIN, CHARACTER, ANDLITERATURE - THE MISHNAH AND TALMUD - THE GOSPEL OF christ - THE DAWN OF A NEW DAY..p. 556 From the Manger in Bethlehem to the Baptism in ..p. 556 CHAPTER I. IN JERUSALEM WHEN HEROD REIGNED..iiiAlfred EdersheimThe Life and Times of Jesus the Messiahp. 563 CHAPTER II. THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF HEROD - THE TWOWORLDS IN.

4 P. 571 CHAPTER III. THE ANNUNCIATION OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST..p. 579 CHAPTER IV. THE ANNUNCIATION OF Jesus THE Messiah , ANDTHE BIRTH OF HIS ..p. 590 CHAPTER V. WHAT Messiah DID THE JEWS EXPECT?..p. 606 CHAPTER VI. THE NATIVITY OF Jesus THE ..p. 616 CHAPTER VII. THE PURIFICATION OF THE VIRGIN AND THEPRESENTATION IN THE TEMPLE..p. 623 CHAPTER VIII. THE VISIT AND HOMAGE OF THE MAGI, AND THEFLIGHT INTO EGYPT..p. 634 CHAPTER IX. THE CHILD-LIFE IN NAZARETH..p. 647 CHAPTER X. IN THE HOUSE OF HIS HEAVENLY, AND IN THE HOMEOF HIS EARTHLY FATHER - THE TEMPLE OF JERUSALEM - THERETIREMENT AT NAZARETH..p. 661 CHAPTER XI. IN THE FIFTEENTH YEAR OF TIBERIUS C SAR ANDUNDER THE PONTIFICATE OF ANNAS AND CAIAPHAS - A VOICE INTHE WILDERNESS.

5 P. 676 CHAPTER XII. THE BAPTISM OF Jesus : ITS HIGHER ..p. 686 The Ascent: From the River Jordan to the Mount of ..p. 686 CHAPTER I. THE TEMPTATION OF Jesus ..p. 697 CHAPTER II. THE DEPUTATION FROM JERUSALEM - THE THREESECTS OF THE PHARISEES, SADDUCEES, AND ESSENES -EXAMINATION OF THEIR DISTINCTIVE DOCTRINES.[1480]..p. 718 CHAPTER III. THE TWOFOLD TESTIMONY OF JOHN - THE FIRSTSABBATH OF Jesus 'S ministry - THE FIRST SUNDAY - THE FIRSTDISCIPLES..p. 728 CHAPTER IV. THE MARRIAGE FEAST IN CANA OF GALILEE - THEMIRACLE THAT IS 'A SIGN.' ..p. 737 CHAPTER V. THE CLEANSING OF THE TEMPLE - 'THE SIGN,' WHICHIS NOT A SIGN..p. 746 CHAPTER VI. THE TEACHER COME FROM GOD AND THE TEACHERFROM JERUSALEM - Jesus AND NICODEMUS.

6 P. 754 CHAPTER VII. IN JUD A AND THROUGH SAMARIA - A SKETCH OFSAMARITAN HISTORY AND THEOLOGY - JEWS AND ..p. 765 CHAPTER VIII. Jesus AT THE WELL OF SYCHAR ..p. 777 CHAPTER IX. THE SECOND VISIT TO CANA - CURE OF THE'NOBLEMAN'S' SON AT CAPERNAUM..ivAlfred EdersheimThe Life and Times of Jesus the Messiahp. 783 CHAPTER X. THE SYNAGOGUE AT NAZARETH -SYNAGOGUE-WORSHIP AND ARRANGEMENTS..p. 798 CHAPTER XI. THE FIRST GALILEAN ministry ..p. 804 CHAPTER XII. AT THE 'UNKNOWN' FEAST IN JERUSALEM, AND BYTHE POOL OF BETHESDA..p. 812 CHAPTER XIII. BY THE SEA OF GALILEE - THE FINAL CALL OF THEFIRST DISCIPLES, AND THE MIRACULOUS DRAUGHT OF FISHES..p. 816 CHAPTER XIV. A SABBATH IN CAPERNAUM.

7 P. 823 CHAPTER XV. SECOND JOURNEY THROUGH GALILEE - THE HEALINGOF THE LEPER..p. 830 CHAPTER XVI. THE RETURN TO CAPERNAUM - CONCERNING THEFORGIVENESS OF SINS - THE HEALING OF THE PARALYSED ..p. 836 CHAPTER XVII. THE CALL OF MATTHEW - THE SAVIOUR'S WELCOMETO SINNERS - RABBINIC THEOLOGY AS REGARDS THE DOCTRINEOF FORGIVENESS IN CONTRAST TO THE GOSPEL OF christ - THECALL OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES..p. 848 CHAPTER XVIII. THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT - THE KINGDOM OFCHRIST AND RABBINIC TEACHING.[2499] ..p. 861 CHAPTER XIX. THE RETURN TO CAPERNAUM - HEALING OF THECENTURION'S SERVANT..p. 868 CHAPTER XX. THE RAISING OF THE YOUNG MAN OF NAIN - THEMEETING OF LIFE AND DEATH..p. 875 CHAPTER XXI. THE WOMAN WHICH WAS A SINNER.

8 P. 881 CHAPTER XXII. THE ministry OF LOVE, THE BLASPHEMY OFHATRED, AND THE MISTAKES OF EARTHLY AFFECTION - THERETURN TO CAPERNAUM - HEALING OF THE DEMONISED DUMB -PHARISAIC CHARGE AGAINST christ - THE VISIT OF christ 'SMOTHER AND BRETHREN ..p. 887 CHAPTER XXIII. NEW TEACHING 'IN PARABLES' - THE PARABLES TOTHE PEOPLE BY THE LAKE OF GALILEE, AND THOSE TO THEDISCIPLES IN CAPERNAUM ..p. 902 CHAPTER XXIV. christ STILLS THE STORM ON THE LAKE OFGALILEE..p. 906 CHAPTER XXV. AT GERASA - THE HEALING OF ..p. 912 CHAPTER XXVI. THE HEALING OF THE WOMAN - christ 'SPERSONAL APPEARANCE - THE RAISING OF JAIRUS' DAUGHTER..vAlfred EdersheimThe Life and Times of Jesus the Messiahp.

9 926 CHAPTER XXVII. SECOND VISIT TO NAZARETH - THE MISSION OFTHE TWELVE..p. 940 CHAPTER XXVIII. THE STORY OF THE BAPTIST, FROM HIS LASTTESTIMONY TO Jesus TO HIS BEHEADING IN PRISON ..p. 955 CHAPTER XXIX. THE MIRACULOUS FEEDING OF THE FIVE THOUSAND..p. 961 CHAPTER XXX. THE NIGHT OF MIRACLES ON THE LAKE OFGENNESARET..p. 976 CHAPTER XXXI. THE CAVILS OF THE PHARISEES CONCERNINGPURIFICATION, AND THE TEACHING OF THE LORD CONCERNINGPURITY - THE TRADITIONS CONCERNING 'HAND-WASHING' AND'VOWS.' ..p. 992 CHAPTER XXXII. THE GREAT CRISIS IN POPULAR FEELING - THELAST DISCOURSES IN THE SYNAGOGUE OF CAPERNAUM - CHRISTTHE BREAD OF LIFE - 'WILL YE ALSO GO AWAY?' ..p. 1001 CHAPTER XXXIII. Jesus AND THE SYRO-PHOENICIAN WOMAN.

10 P. 1006 CHAPTER XXXIV. A GROUP OF MIRACLES AMONG A SEMI-HEATHENPOPULATION ..p. 1011 CHAPTER XXXV. THE TWO SABBATH-CONTROVERSIES - THEPLUCKING OF THE EARS OF CORN BY THE DISCIPLES, AND THEHEALING OF THE MAN WITH THE WITHERED HAND ..p. 1019 CHAPTER XXXVI. THE FEEDING OF THE FOUR THOUSAND - TODALMANUTHA - 'THE SIGN FROM HEAVEN' - JOURNEY TO C SAREAPHILIPPI - WHAT IS THE LEAVEN OF THE PHARISEES ANDSADDUCEES? ..p. 1026 CHAPTER XXXVII. THE GREAT CONFESSION - THE GREATCOMMISSION - THE GREAT INSTRUCTION - THE GREAT TEMPTATION- THE GREAT DECISION..p. 1038 The Descent: From the Mount of Transfiguration into the Valley of Humiliationand ..p. 1038 CHAPTER I. THE ..p. 1046 CHAPTER II.