Contents
List of Abbreviations for Works Cited xiii
Preface xxiii
The Life of Jesus Christ
Part Two
CHAPTER 1
Peter's Confession of Faith (Matt 16:13-23; Mark 8:27-33) 3
CHAPTER 2
Christ's Exhortation to Take up the Cross (Matt 16:24-28; Mark 8:34-9:1; Luke 9:23-27) 22
CHAPTER 3
The Transfiguration (Matt 17:1-8; Mark 9:1-9; Luke 9:28-36) 38
CHAPTER 4
The Healing of an Epileptic Boy (Matt 17:14-20; Mark 9:14-29; Luke 9:37-43; 17:10) 57
CHAPTER 5
The Tax for Peter and the Lord; the Question about Who Is the Greatest (Matt 17:22-27; Mark 9:30-37; Luke 9:43-48) 67
CHAPTER 6
Do Not Scandalize or Despise the Little Ones (Matt 18:6-10; Mark 9:42-48; Luke 17:1-2) 85
CHAPTER 7
Three Parables: The Sheep, the Coin, the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:1-32; Matt 18:12-14) 102
CHAPTER 8
Fraternal Correction and Forgiveness (Matt 18:15-35; Luke 17:3-4) 127
CHAPTER 9
The Parable of the Unforgiving Debtor (Matt 18:23-35) 140
CHAPTER 10
Divorce and Celibacy; Jesus and the Children (Matt 19:1-15; Mark 10:1-16; Luke 18:15-17) 159
CHAPTER 11
The Rich Young Man; the Perfection of Poverty (Matt 19:16-30; Mark 10:17-31; Luke 18:18-23) 173
CHAPTER 12
Twelve Evangelical Counsels 185
CHAPTER 13
Riches an Obstacle to Entering the Kingdom (Matt 19:23-29; Mark 10:23-27; Luke 18:24-27) 199
CHAPTER 14
The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard (Matt 19:30-20:16) 214
CHAPTER 15
The Parable of the Dishonest Steward (Luke 16:1-13) 228
CHAPTER 16
The Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:14-15, 19-31) 245
CHAPTER 17
The Raising of Lazarus (John 11:1-56) 269
CHAPTER 18
Pharisees and Priests Conspire against Jesus (John 11:47-57) 288
CHAPTER 19
Jesus Heals Ten Lepers (Luke 17:11-19) 298
CHAPTER 20
The Samaritans Refuse to Welcome Jesus (Luke 9:52-55) 310
CHAPTER 21
The Request of the Sons of Zebedee (Matt 20:17-28; Mark 10:32-45; Luke 18:31-34) 318
CHAPTER 22
The Healing of a Blind Man at the Gates of Jericho (Luke 18:35-43) 338 CHAPTER 23 Zacchaeus Welcomes Jesus (Luke 19:1-10) 347
CHAPTER 24
Two Blind Men Are Healed as Jesus Leaves Jericho (Matt 20:29-34; Mark 10:46-52) 360
CHAPTER 25
The Anointing of Jesus at Bethany (Matt 26:6-13; Mark 14:3-9; John 12:1-11) 369
CHAPTER 26
Jesus Prepares to Enter Jerusalem (Matt 21:1-7; Mark 11:1-7; Luke 19:29-35; John 12:12-15) 391
CHAPTER 27
The Lord's Entrance into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday (Matt 21:8-11; Mark 11:8-10; Luke 19:36-38; John 12:12-15) 408
CHAPTER 28
Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem and Enters the City (Matt 21:10-11; Luke 19:41-44) 423
CHAPTER 29
The Second Cleansing of the Temple (Matt 21:12-17; Mark 11:15-17; Luke 19:45-48) 437
CHAPTER 30
The Widow's Mite; the Pharisee and the Tax Collector; Jesus Teaches in the Temple (Mark 12:41-44; Luke 18:9-14; 19:47-48; 21:1-3) 452
CHAPTER 31
The Fig Tree Cursed; the Grain of Wheat; the Prince of This World (Matt 21:18-21; John 12:20-33) 470
CHAPTER 32
Jesus' Authority Challenged; the Parable of the Two Sons (Matt 21:23-28; Mark 11:20, 27-33) 488
CHAPTER 33
The Parable of the Wicked Tenants (Matt 21:33-46; Mark 12:1-12; Luke 20:9-16) 498
CHAPTER 34
The Parable of the Wedding Guests (Matt 22:1-14; Luke 14:16-24) 508
CHAPTER 35
The Question about Paying Taxes; the Woman with Seven Husbands (Matt 22:15-33; Mark 12:13-27; Luke 20:20-40) 522
CHAPTER 36
The Two Great Commandments (Matt 22:34-46; Mark 12:28-34; Luke 10:25-28) 534
CHAPTER 37
The Teaching and Example of the Scribes and Pharisees (Matt 23:1-12; Mark 12:38-39; Luke 11:43; 20:45-47) 546
CHAPTER 38
Those Deserving Eternal Condemnation (Matt 23:13-36; Luke 11:39-52) 559
CHAPTER 39
Signs of the Lord's Return and the End of the World (Matt 24:1-14; Mark 13:1-13; Luke 21:5-19) 580
CHAPTER 40
The Coming of the Antichrist and His Persecution (Matt 24:15-27; Mark 13:14-23; Luke 17:20-37) 592
CHAPTER 41
Remedies for Spiritual Temptations in the Last Days 608
CHAPTER 42
Prayerful Expectation of the Lord's Return; Final Signs (Matt 24:29; Mark 13:24-25; Luke 18:1-8; 21:25-31) 620
CHAPTER 43
The Coming of Christ the Judge (Matt 24:30-34; Mark 13:26-27; Luke 21:25-28) 634
CHAPTER 44
The Joy of the Elect as Redemption Nears (Matt 24:32-36; Mark 13:32-35; Luke 21:28-39) 643
CHAPTER 45
A Comparison to the Days of Noah and Lot (Matt 24:37-44; Luke 17:26-37) 657
CHAPTER 46
The Vigilant Head of the Household (Matt 24:43-51; Mark 13:33-36; Luke 12:39-48) 667
CHAPTER 47
With Loins Girt and Lamps Burning (Luke 12:35-40, 47-48) 678
CHAPTER 48
The Parable of the Ten Virgins (Matt 25:1-13) 689
CHAPTER 49
The Parable of the Talents (Matt 25:14-30; Mark 13:34; Luke 19:11-27) 700
CHAPTER 50
The Parable of the Last Judgment (Matt 25:31-46) 716
CHAPTER 51
An Introduction to the Lord's Passion and Passover (Matt 26:1-2, 17-19) 739
CHAPTER 52
When and Why Judas Sold His Lord (Matt 26:4-5, 14-16; Luke 22:1-6) 750
CHAPTER 53
A Meditation for First Vespers of the Lord's Supper (Matt 26:17-19; Mark 14:12-16; Luke 22:7-16) 760
CHAPTER 54
Jesus Washes the Feet of His Disciples (John 13:1-17) 770
CHAPTER 55
Christ's Gentle Reproof of His Betrayer, and Judas's Departure (Matt 26:20-25; Mark 14:17-21; Luke 22:22-23; John 13:21-31) 787
CHAPTER 56
The Institution of the Sacrament of the Eucharist (Matt 26:26-35; Mark 14:22-31; Luke 22:19-34) 804
CHAPTER 57
Christ's Discourse and Prayer at the Last Supper (John 13-16) 825
A cumulative index to the four volumes of Ludolph of Saxony's The Life of Jesus Christ will appear in the fourth volume, The Life of Jesus Christ: Part Two, Volume 2, Chapters 58-89, Cistercian Studies Series 284
