Part I

[Preparatory]

  1. [The Historical Situation] Sections [1]-[19.] Pages [1]-[20]
    1. Section [1.] The Roman estimate of Judea.
    2. [2], [3.] Herod the Great and his sons.
    3. [4.] Roman procurators in Palestine.
    4. [5.] Taxes.
    5. [6.] The army.
    6. [7.] Administration of justice.
    7. [8.] The Sadducees.
    8. [9], [10.] The Pharisees.
    9. [11.] The Zealots.
    10. [12.] The Essenes.
    11. [13.] The Devout.
    12. [14.] Herodians and Samaritans.
    13. [15.] The synagogue.
    14. [16.] Life under the law.
    15. [17.] The Messianic hope.
    16. [18.] Contemporary literature.
    17. [19.] Language of Palestine.
  2. [Sources of Our Knowledge of Jesus] Sections [20]-[35]. Pages [21]-[37.]
    1. Section [20.] The testimony of Paul.
    2. [21.] Secular history.
    3. [22.] The written gospels.
    4. [23.] Characteristics of the first gospel.
    5. [24.] Of the second.
    6. [25.] Of the third. 26-30. The synoptic problem. 31-32. The Johannine problem.
    7. [34.] The two narrative sources.
    8. [35.] Agrapha and Apocrypha.
  3. [The Harmony of the Gospels] Sections [36]-[44]. Pages [38]-[14]
    1. Section [36.] The value of four gospels.
    2. [37.] Tatian's Diatessaron. 38. Agreement of the gospels concerning the chief events.
    3. [39.] The principal problems.
    4. [40.] Relation of Mark and John.
    5. [41], [42.] Matthew and Luke. 43. Doublets.
    6. [44.] The degree of certainty attainable.
  4. [The Chronology] Sections [45]-[57]. Pages [45]-[56]
    1. Sections [45]-[48]. The length of Jesus' public ministry.
    2. [49.] Date of the first Passover.
    3. [50.] Date of the crucifixion. 51-56. Date of the nativity.
    4. [57.] Summary.
  5. [The Early Years of Jesus] Sections [58]-[71]. Pages [57]-[69]
    1. Section [58.] Apocryphal stories.
    2. [59.] Silence of the New Testament outside the gospels. 60-62. The miraculous birth.
    3. [63.] The childhood of Jesus.
    4. [64.] Home.
    5. [65.] Religion, Education.
    6. [66.] Growth.
    7. [67.] Religious development.
    8. [68.] The view from Nazareth. 69 The first visit to Jerusalem. 70-71. The carpenter of Nazareth.
  6. [John the Baptist] Sections [72]-[84]. Pages [70]-[81]
    1. Section [72.] The gospel picture.
    2. [73.] Notice by Josephus. 74. Characteristics of the prophet 75-78. John's relation to the Essenes; the Pharisees; the Zealots; the Apocalyptists.
    3. [79.] John and the Prophets. 80-82. Origin of his baptism.
    4. [83.] His greatness.
    5. [84.] His limitations and self-effacement.
  7. [The Messianic Call] Sections [85]-[96]. Pages [82]-[91]
    1. Sections
    2. [85], [86.] John and Jesus.
    3. [87.] The baptism of Jesus.
    4. [88], [89.] The Messianic call.
    5. [90.] The gift of the Spirit. 91-94. The temptation. 95. Source of the narrative.
    6. [96.] The issue.
  8. [The First Disciples] Sections [97]-[105]. Pages [92]-[97]
    1. Section [97.] John at Bethany beyond Jordan.
    2. [98.] The deputation from the priests.
    3. [99.] John's first testimony.
    4. [100.] The first disciples.
    5. [101.] The early Messianic confessions.
    6. [102.] The visit to Cana.
    7. [103.] The miracles as disclosures of the character of Jesus.
    8. [104.] Jesus and his mother.
    9. [105.] Removal to Capernaum.