CHAPTER VI.

THE DISCOURSES OF JESUS IN THE THREE FIRST GOSPELS.

§ 76. [The Sermon on the Mount] 334
77. [Instructions to the twelve. Lamentations over the Galilean cities. Joy over the calling of the simple] 342
78. [The parables] 345
79. [Miscellaneous instructions and controversies of Jesus] 355

CHAPTER VII.

DISCOURSES OF JESUS IN THE FOURTH GOSPEL.

§ 80. [Conversation of Jesus with Nicodemus] 365
81. [The discourses of Jesus, John v.–xii.] 371
82. [Isolated maxims of Jesus, common to the fourth gospel and the synoptical ones] 377
83. [The modern discussions on the authenticity of the discourses in the Gospel of John. Result] 381

CHAPTER VIII.

EVENTS IN THE PUBLIC LIFE OF JESUS, EXCLUSIVE OF THE MIRACLES.

§ 84. [General comparison of the manner of narration that distinguishes the several Evangelists] 387
85. [Isolated groups of anecdotes. Imputation of a league with Beelzebub, and demand of a sign] 391
86. [Visit of the mother and brethren of Jesus. The woman who pronounces the mother of Jesus blessed] 394
87. [Contentions for pre-eminence among the disciples. The love of Jesus for children] 396
88. [The purification of the temple] 399
89. [Narratives of the anointing of Jesus by a woman] 402
90. [The narratives of the woman taken in adultery, and of Mary and Martha] 409

CHAPTER IX.