Table of Contents
List of Abbreviations for Works Cited xiii
Preface xxiii
Part 2 The Life of Jesus Chríst
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 2, Volume 2, Chapters 58-89, Cistercian Studies Series 284.