§ 40. [Jesus, when twelve years old, in the temple] 191
41. [This narrative also mythical] 196
42. [On the external life of Jesus up to the time of his public appearance] 198
43. [The intellectual development of Jesus] 201

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SECOND PART.

HISTORY OF THE PUBLIC LIFE OF JESUS.

CHAPTER I.

RELATIONS BETWEEN JESUS AND JOHN THE BAPTIST.

§ 44. [Chronological relations between John and Jesus] 209
45. [Appearance and design of the Baptist. His personal relations with Jesus] 214
46. [Was Jesus acknowledged by John as the Messiah? and in what sense?] 219
47. [Opinion of the evangelists and of Jesus concerning the Baptist, with his own judgment of himself. Result of the inquiry into the relationship between these two individuals] 230
48. [The execution of John the Baptist] 234

CHAPTER II.

BAPTISM AND TEMPTATION OF JESUS.

§ 49. [Why did Jesus receive baptism from John?] 237
50. [The scene at the baptism of Jesus considered as supernatural, and as natural] 239
51. [An attempt at a criticism and mythical interpretation of the narratives] 242
52. [Relation of the supernatural at the baptism of Jesus to the supernatural in his conception] 247
53. [Place and time of the temptation of Jesus. Divergencies of the evangelists on this subject] 249
54. [The history of the temptation conceived in the sense of the evangelists] 252
55. [The temptation considered as a natural occurrence either internal or external; and also as a parable] 255
56. [The history of the temptation as a mythus] 259