An edition of The life of Christ
(1906)
The Life of Christ
Volume 1
by Émile Le Camus and William A. Hickey
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Table of Contents
CONTENTS
FIRST VOLUME
PREFACE TO THE SIXTH EDITION vii
(Translated from the French)
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I
THE PERSONAL MANIFESTATION OF GOD IN HUMANITY
God, the Creator, Owed it to His Glory to Raise up Fallen Humanity;
He Found in Himself the Means of Doing so, without Sacrifice of His Justice; it was for the Word to Become Incarnate and to Bring Back Creation to its Beginning — The Belief in a Restorer to Come from Heaven was Universal — The Sudden, Widespread, and, Humanly Speaking, Inexplicable Revolution which has Transformed the World, in the Name of Jesus Christ, Proves that this Divine Manifestation has Taken Place 1
CHAPTER II
THE BOOKS WHICH CONTAIN THE DETAILS OF THIS MANIFESTATION
The Epistles and Discourses of the Apostles — The Four Gospels — They were Written by the Apostolic Generation — Summary History of the Synoptic Gospels — Cause of their Similarity — St. John and his Work — Proofs, Human and Divine, of the Veracity of our Four Biographers 18
CHAPTER III
THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS MANIFESTATION
Palestine and its People — The Land Beyond the Jordan and its Divisions — Samaria and its Distinct Location — Galilee and the Character of the Galileans — Judea and the Jewish Religion — Jerusalem — The Temple — The Sects — The Political Condition of the Country — Herod's Sons — The Romans 59
PART FIRST
THE EARLIER LIFE OF JESUS
BOOK I
THE MESSIAH APPEARS IN ISRAEL
CHAPTER I
THE PRECURSOR
A New Prophet in the Desert of Judea — The Miraculous History of His Childhood — Zachary the Priest and Elizabeth his Wife — John, the Precursor of the Messiah-King — The Benedictus — The Education of the New Elias — His Character. (St. Matt, iii, 9; St. Mark i, 4; St. Luke iii, 1, and i, 5-25, 57-80; St. John i, 6-9.) 104
CHAPTER II
THE PREACHING AND BAPTISM OF JOHN
John Preaches Penance — Confession of Sins — Particular Idea of His Baptism — The Vehemence of His Preaching — The Classes of His Hearers — Deepfelt Popular Movement Provoked by John's Announcement of the Messiah. (St. Matt, iii, 1-12; St. Mark i, 1-8; St. Luke iii, 3-18.) 116
CHAPTER III
THE DEPUTATION FROM THE SANHEDRIM
The Anxiety of the Religious Authorities — The Emissaries of the Sanhedrim and their Interview — John is neither the Messiah nor Elias, nor the Prophet of the Legend — Why, then. Does He Baptise? — He is Permitted to Continue. (St. John i, 19-28.) 125
CHAPTER IV
THE MESSIAH IS MANIFESTED TO JOHN THE BAPTIST
It is While Baptising that John is to Recognise the Messiah — Jesus Comes to Demand Baptism — All Justice Must be Fulfilled — Manifestation from Heaven — For John the Baptist, Jesus is the Messiah. (St. Matt, iii, 13-175 St. Mark i, 9-11; St. Luke iii, 21-22.) 130
BOOK II
THE HISTORY OF THE MESSIAH IN RETROSPECT
CHAPTER I
THE GENEALOGY OF JESUS
Because of the Two Natures in Jesus, the Evangelists give Him a Two-fold Descent — As the Logos or Word Incarnate, He is Descended from God the Father, Whose Equal He Is — As Man, He is Descended from David by Joseph, His Father, According to the Law, and by Mary, His Mother, by Blood — Comparison of the Genealogy in St. Matthew with that in St. Luke — Their Respective Characteristics. (St. John i, 1-18 , St. Matt, i, 1-17 St. Luke iii, 23-38.) 138
CHAPTER II
THE CONCEPTION OF JESUS
The New Man, Like Adam, Is to be Created, Not Born — Mary, Joseph's Affianced, Is Chosen by Heaven to Co-operate in this Creating — The Angel's Message — His Colloquy with Mary — Mary Becomes the Mother of the Son of God — She Hastens to Share Her Heavenly Secret with Elizabeth — The Magnificat Discloses Her Whole Soul. (St. Luke i, 26-56.) 155
CHAPTER III
THE MARRIAGE OF MARY AND JOSEPH
Joseph Discovers that Mary is with Child — The Anxiety of Both — God Speaks to Joseph, the Just Man — He Asks of Him a Two-fold Service — Joseph Takes Mary for His Wife and Respects Her as a Sister — The Brothers of Jesus — The Mystery of Christian Virginity. (St. Matt, i, 18-25.) 173
CHAPTER IV
JESUS IS BORN IN BETHLEHEM
God's Twofold Design in Having Mary go up from Nazareth to Bethlehem — The Census in Palestine — The Manner and the Date of its Taking — No Place in the City for the Son of David — The Caravansary — His Birth in the Manger — The Song of the Angels — Adoration of the Shepherds. (St. Luke ii, 1-20.) 181
CHAPTER V
JESUS UNDER THE LAW - THE CIRCUMCISION
The Meaning of this Ceremony — Its Ministers — The Selection of the Name Belonged to the Father — God Chose that of His Son — Its Prophetic Meaning — To Jesus, the Name of the Person, Is Added Christ, the Name of His Function. (St. Luke ii, 21.) 194
CHAPTER VI
THE VISIT OF THE MAGI
After the Simple Shepherds, Science Comes to Jesus's Crib — The Magi of Chaldea — The Sign they Beheld in the Heavens — Their Arrival in Jerusalem — The Crafty Attitude of the Aged Herod — The Star Guides the Magi to Bethlehem — What they did There — Their Return into their Own Country. (St. Matt, ii, 1-12.) 198
CHAPTER VII
THE PURIFICATION AND PRESENTATION
The Law of Purification and Substitution — Mary and Jesus Submit — The Decadent Priesthood does not Perceive the Mysteries so Near at Hand — The Pious Servants of God — Simeon and His Prophetic Hymn — Anna, Her Part as Modest as Her Virtue. (St. Luke ii, 22 38.) 208
CHAPTER VIII
PERSECUTION AND FLIGHT INTO EGYPT
Public Rumour Awakens Herod's Anxiety — How Cruelty Inspires the Aged Tyrant — The Flight into Egypt — The Massacre of the Innocents — Herod's Death — The Holy Family Returns to Nazareth — The Variety of Domiciles Explains what Would Otherwise Be Inexplicable. (St. Matt, ii, 13-23; St. Luke ii, 39-40.) 216
CHAPTER IX
CHILDHOOD AT NAZARETH
The Nazareth of To-day — A Carpenter's Shop — The Education of Jesus and the Question of His Intellectual and Moral Development — Only Known Incident of His Youth — Jesus Lost and Found Seated Among the Doctors in the Temple — His Return to the Obscure Life in the Workshop. (St. Luke ii, 41-52.) 223
CHAPTER X
FROM THE AGE OF TWELVE TO THE AGE OF THIRTY
The Physical Development of Jesus — What Has Been Said of His External Appearance — He Employs His Strength in the Heavy Labour of the Workshop and Thereby Honours it — Family and Social Relations — His Soul is Full of God — Profound Originality of His Religious Genius. (St. Luke ii, 40, 52.) 235
BOOK III
IMMEDIATE PREPARATION OF JESUS FOR HIS PUBLIC LIFE
CHAPTER I
THE RETREAT INTO THE DESERT
Jesus in the Desert Recalls to us Adam in Paradise — His Twofold Occupation — His Thanksgiving to God, Who Elias Just Proclaimed Him His Son: His Soul's Ecstasy — The Preparation for His Divine Mission: The Forty Days' Fast. (St. Matt, iv, 1-2; St. Mark i, 12-13; St. Luke iv, 1-2.) 244
CHAPTER II
SATAN — THE ENEMY
Satan Is Naturally Agitated by the Coming of the Messiah — What Reason Tells us of the Existence of the Demon — What Is Added by Revelation as to His Nature, His Influence, and His Power — The Idea of Redemption Rests upon the Idea of Satan, the Oppressor of Humanity — Jesus's Struggle with Satan — In what Sense Could Jesus be Tempted? — What Satan Wished to Know from Him. (St. Mark i, 13; St. Luke iv, 2; St. Matt, iv, 3.) 249
CHAPTER III
THE TEMPTATION
Satan does not Know Exactly Whom He is Tempting — He Renews His Ancient Attack Against Adam — The First Temptation is Sensuality — In what Sense? — The Second, Presumption — In what Sense? — The Third, Pride of Power — In what Sense? — The Ideal of the Messiah Could not be Disfigured — The Victory of Jesus and Humanity — Was the Temptation, which was Undeniably Real, a Physical or a Moral Fact? (St. Matt, iv, 1-11; St. Mark i, 12, 13; St. Luke iv, 1-13.) 257
CHAPTER IV
JOHN THE BAPTIST PRESENTS THE MESSIAH TO ISRAEL
Jesus to be Introduced to His People by the Precursor — The Precursor Salutes Him Solemnly as the Expiatory Victim and as the Son of God — His Certainty that He Is not Mistaken — Makes Way for the Messiah-King. (St. John i, 29-34.) 269
PART SECOND
THE PUBLIC LIFE OF THE SAVIOUR
BOOK I
PERIOD OF GENERAL EXPLORATION
SECTION I
JESUS REVEALS HIMSELF AS THE MESSIAH
CHAPTER I
HE SELECTS SOME OF HIS DISCIPLES
The Precursor Directs His Disciples to Jesus — Andrew and John with the Master — The Introduction and the Future of Simon — Philip Is Called — Nathaniel Under the Fig-Tree — They Shall See the Heavens Opened Above the Head of the Son of Man. (St. John i, 35-52.) 276
CHAPTER II
THE WEDDING-FEAST AT CANA
The Wedding at the Home of Some Relatives or Friends of Jesus at Cana — Why the Master and His Disciples Attend it — The Incident Occasioned by Their Coming — Mary's Prudent Request and Jesus's Response — The Changing of the Water into Wine — Verification of the First Miracle Worked by Jesus, (St. John ii, 1-12.) 284
CHAPTER III
JESUS AFFIRMS HIS AUTHORITY IN THE TEMPLE ON THE FÊAST OF THE PASSOVER
Jesus a Guest at Capharnaum and a Pilgrim to Jerusalem — The Sellers in the Temple — His Act of Authority — The Impression Made on the Disciples — Objections of the Jews — The Sign of the Christ: "Destroy This Temple" — The Attitude of the Jews a Presage of the Future. (St. John ii, 12-22.) 292
CHAPTER IV
CHRIST'S DISCOURSE WITH NICODEMUS
Jesus Continues His Ministry Outside the Temple — The Lively Impression upon the Multitude — Nicodemus — The Visit During the Night — The Discourse on the Second Birth — Water and the Spirit — Revelation of Great Mysteries — The Brazen Serpent — The Redemption by the Son — The Effect of this Conversation on Nicodemus. (St. John ii, 23-35, and iii, 1-21.) 299
CHAPTER V
JESUS IN THE LAND OF JUDEA — THE FINAL TESTIMONY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST
Jesus's Disciples Baptise in Judea — Recrimination on the Part of the Disciples of John, Who is Baptising at Eimon — The Precursor's Noble Response — He is the Paranymph and Jesus the Bridegroom of the New Society — His Clear and Authentic Testimony Bears upon Those Who Wish to Escape God's Wrath. (St. John iii, 22 - 36) 309
CHAPTER VI
JESUS AND THE WOMAN OF SAMARIA
Jesus Returns Toward Galilee — Sichar in Samaria and Jacob's Well — Conversation with a Woman — The Gift of God — The Living Water — An Unexpected Revelation — The Controverted Question — The Messiah is Jesus — The Lesson Given to the Disciples Concerning the Harvest and the Reapers — The Faith of the Samaritans. (St. John iv, 1-42.)
SECTION II
FIRST RESULTS OF THIS REVELATION
CHAPTER I
THE FAITH SPRINGING UP IN GALILEE — THE SECOND MIRACLE AT CANA
Jesus Returns to Galilee, Where He was Expected — An Officer of Capharnaum Comes to Cana to Ask the Healing of His Son — Jesus's Response — The Cure from Afar off — The Officer with All His Family Believes in Jesus. (St. John iv, 43-54.) 378
CHAPTER II
OPPOSITION IN JERUSALEM — THE PARALYTIC OF BETHSAIDA
Jesus Goes to Jerusalem on the Occasion of a Festival — The Piscina of Bethesda and the Paralytic of Eight-and-Thirty Years — His Miraculous Recovery — Difficulty on Account of the Sabbath — Jesus Explains the Law of Rest — He Likens Himself to His Father — His Hearers are Scandalised — Jesus's Sublime Thesis — The Son Gives Life, and Judges — He has Received this Mission — Numerous Proofs; John's Testimony, the Miracles, and the Word of the Father — Why these Proofs are not Accepted — Moses Shall Become the Accuser of Israel. (St. John v, 1 7.) 332
CHAPTER III
THE IMPRISONMENT OF THE BAPTIST — JESUS RETIRES INTO GALILEE
Change of Attitude of the Religious Party Toward John the Baptist — Incest of Herod Antipas — The Precursor's Courageous Invectives — Unnamed Agency by which He is Delivered Over to Herod — The Prison of lachærus — Jesus's Final Retirement into Galilee. (St. Luke iii, 19-20, and iv, 14; St. Matt. xiv, 3-5, and iv, 12; St. Mark vi, 17-20, and i, 14.) 344
BOOK II
FORMATIVE PERIOD IN GALILEE
SECTION I
JESUS GATHERS TOGETHER THE FIRST ELEMENTS OF HIS CHURCH
CHAPTER I
FRUITLESS EFFORTS IN NAZARETH
Jesus Commences His Ministry in Galilee — The Synagogues Favour His Influence on the People — The Synagogue in Nazareth — The Prophet in His Own Country — Reading and Commentaries of Isaias (Ixi) — Surprise and Jealousy — A Stern Response — The Fury of Those Present — Jesus Leaves Nazareth and Turns Toward Capharnaum. (St. Luke iv, 16-30.) 350
CHAPTER II
DEFINITE VOCATION OF THE FOUR
Jesus on His Way to Capharnaum Meets Peter and Andrew, James and John, on the Borders of the Lake — He Proposes that they Become His Disciples — He Preaches from Peter's Boat — Miraculous Draught of Fishes — The Disciples Shall be Fishers of Men — The Importance of this Vocation in the History of Mankind. (St. Mark i, 16-20; St. Matt, iv, 18-22; St. Luke v, 1-11.) .350
CHAPTER III
JESUS IN CAPHARNAUM — HIS FIRST DAY
Capharnaum, its Inhabitants — Its Prosperity — Its Site — Jesus Preaches in the Synagogue — He Cures One Possessed of a Devil — Diabolical Possession and its Effects — Peter's Wife's Mother, Who was Taken with Fever — When the Sun had Set, the Multitude, with their Sick and the Possessed, Beset the House Where Jesus is — The Lord Departs the Next Day. (St. Luke iv, 31 1; St. Mark i, 21-34; St. Matt. viii, 14-17.) 365
CHAPTER IV
JESUS VISITS THE NEIGHBOURING TOWNS — HE CURES A LEPER
The Capharnaites Must Have Time to Meditate on the Miracles They Have Witnessed — Jesus Goes on to the Neighbouring Towns — Bethsaida, Corozain, and the Other Towns — Leper Comes to Jesus — His Disease — Jesus Cures Him — Twofold Command to be Silent and to Fulfil the Law. (St. Mark i, 35-45; St. Luke iv, 42-44, and V, 12-16; St. Matt, viii, 1-4.) 875
CHAPTER V
RETURN TO CAPHARNAUM — TRIUMPHANT DEMONSTRATION BEFORE THE PHARISEES
Jesus is to Teach Rather than to Accomplish miracles — He Returns to Capharnaum — Scribes and Pharisees Await Him There — The Incident of the Paralytic who was let Down Through the Roof — Jesus in Claiming the Right to Forgive Sins is Either God or a Blasphemer — The Cure of the Paralytic Solves the Question — The Pharisees are Confounded. (St. Luke v, 17-26; St. Mark ii, 1-12; St. Matt, ix, 1-8.) 383
CHAPTER VI
JESUS OPENS THE DOOR OF THE CHURCH TO THE PUBLICANS
The Publicans or Toll-Gatherers of the Jews — Vocation of Levi or Matthew — The Banquet Offered to Jesus — The Pharisees and the Disciples of John are Scandalised in Turn — The Physician Goes to the Sick — There is no Fast While the Feast Lasts — The New Piece on the Old Garment — The New Wine and the Old Bottles. (St. Luke V, 27-39; St. Mark ii. 13-22; St. Matt, ix, 9-17.) 389
CHAPTER VII
TWO GREAT MIRACLES COMPLETE THE GLORIFICATION OF JESUS IN THE EYES OF THE MULTITUDE
A Ruler of the Synagogue, Jairus, Seeks the Cure or Even the Resurrection of his Young Daughter — On the Way Jesus Becomes Aware that an Effect of His Power is Produced — The Woman Who is Delivered from a Flow of Blood — Berenice or Veronica — Great Mourning at the House of Jairus — Talitha Koumi — The Child Recovers Life. (St. Luke viii, 40-56; St. Mark v, 21-43; St. Matt, ix, 18-26.) 398
CHAPTER VIII
THE TEMPEST ON THE LAKE AND THE VISIT TO THE LAND OF GERGESA
Jesus's Repose on the Evening of a Great Day — The Disciples Gaze upon Him as He Sleeps — The Terrible Tempest — They Awaken the Master — He Commands the Elements, Since He is God — They Approach Gergesa — The Awful Demoniac — Satan's Weakness, His Cunning, His Wish — The Swine Rush into the Sea — The Consequences — The Demoniac, Being Cured, is not to Follow Jesus, but to Evangelise his own Country. (St. Luke viii, 22-39; St. Mark iv, 35-41; v, 1-20; iv, 35; v, 20; St. Matt, viii, 18, 23-24.) 406
CHAPTER IX
A SERIES OF MIRACLES — PREPARING THE FIRST ELEMENTS OF THE CHURCH
The Gentiles Themselves Begin to Believe in the Power of Jesus — The Centurion Whose Servant is ill — The Embassy of the Ancients — The Soldier's Faith and Humility — The Church is Opened to the Pagans — Cure of the Two Blind Men — Of a Dumb Demoniac — Jesus is Placed by the People Above the Men of the Old Testament. (St. Luke vii, 1-10; St. Matt, viii, 5-13; ix, 27-34.) 417
CHAPTER X
A VISIT TO NAZARETH AND TO NAIM
The Reasons of This Second Visit to Nazareth — Jesus in the Synagogue — Impressions and Reflections of His Hearers — Incredulity Prevents Miracles — Fresh Apostolic Journeyings — Naim — An Oriental Funeral — The Widow's Son Restored to Life — Truth of This Miracle — Feelings of the Multitude. (St. Mark vi, 1-6; St. Matt, xiii, 54-58; St. Luke vii, 11-17.) 424
CHAPTER XI
THE MESSENGERS FROM JOHN THE BAPTIST
The Precursor's Holy Impatience — The Meaning of the Question Asked of Jesus — The Saviour's Indirect but Clear, Positive Response — The Works Prove the Messiah — Panegyric of John — His Constancy, His Austerity, His Exceptional Dignity — The Kingdom of God is Opened — The Violent Bear it Away — Fickle Children are Cut off from it — The Sons of Wisdom. (St. Luke vii, 18-35; St. Matt, ix, 2-19.) 431
CHAPTER XII
THE CHOOSING OF THE TWELVE
The Church Must be Visible — Jesus by Prayer Makes Ready for the Selection of the Twelve Apostles — Official Declaration — Their Names — The Apostles Individually and Collectively — Their Present and Their Future — First Definite Result Obtained by Jesus — The Establishment of the Church. (St. Luke vi, 12-19; St. Mark iii, 13-19; St. Matt, x, 2-4; Acts i, 13.) 439
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