434 pages 23 cm

The Hebrew sources -- The Greek and Latin sources -- Paul the apostle -- The early fathers of the Christian church -- The apocryphal and uncanonical gospels -- The canonical gospels and the study of the life of Jesus -- Summary of conclusions -- Political conditions -- Economic conditions -- Religious and intellectual conditions -- The childhood and youth of Jesus -- John the Baptist -- The baptism of Jesus: his temptations and his first manifestation -- Jesus' early ministry: the preacher of parables and the performer of miracles -- Jesus at the height of his success: his encounter with the Pharisees -- The twelve apostles: fresh encounters with the Pharisees -- Jesus in the borders of Tyre and Sidon and in Decapolis -- At Cæsarea Philippi: Jesus reveals himself to his disciples as the Messiah -- The journey to Jerusalem: at Jericho -- In Bethphage: Jesus reveals himself publicly as Messiah -- The cleansing of the temple -- The disputes in the temple-court -- Judas Iscariot: the last supper -- Gethsemane: the great tragedy -- The arrest in the garden of Gethsemane -- The trial -- The crucifixion -- The account of the resurrection -- General note -- The Jewishness of Jesus -- Points of opposition between Judaism and the teaching of Jesus -- Jesus' idea of God -- The ethical teaching of Jesus -- The day of judgment and the kingdom of heaven -- The character of Jesus and the secret of his influence -- Conclusion: what is Jesus to the Jews?

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