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Historical Writings
A.D. (Anno Domini)
Writings of Alfred Edersheim
The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah
Book 1 — The Preparation for the Gospel: The Jewish World in the Days of Christ
Chapter 1 — The Jewish Dispersion in the East
Chapter 2 — The Jewish Dispersion in the West
Chapter 3 — The Old Faith Preparing for the New
Chapter 4 — Philo of Alexandria, the Rabbis, and the Gospels
Chapter 5 — Alexandria and Rome
Chapter 6 — Political and Religious Life of the Jewish Dispersion in the West
Chapter 8 — Traditionalism, Its Origin, Character, and Literature
Book 2 — From the Manger in Bethlehem to the Baptism in Jordan in Jerusalem When Herod Reigned
Chapter 1 — In Jerusalem When Herod Reigned
Chapter 2 — The Personal History of Herod
Chapter 3 — The Annunciation of St. John the Baptist
Chapter 4 — The Annunciation of Jesus the Messiah, and the Birth of His Forerunner
Chapter 5 — What Messiah did the Jews Expect?
Chapter 6 — The Nativity of Jesus the Messiah
Chapter 7 — The Purification of the Virgin and the Presentation in the Temple
Chapter 8 — The Visit and Homage of the Magi, and the Flight into Egypt
Chapter 9 — The Child-Life in Nazareth
Chapter 10 — In the House of His Heavenly, and in the Home of His Earthly Father
Chapter 12 — The Baptism of Jesus: Its Higher Meaning
Book 3 — The Ascent: From the River Jordan to the Mount of Transfiguration
Chapter 1 — The Temptation of Jesus
Chapter 2 — The Deputation From Jerusalem
Chapter 3 — The Twofold Testimony of John
Chapter 4 — The Marriage Feast in Cana of Galilee, the Miracle that is 'A Sign'
Chapter 5 — The Cleansing of the Temple
Chapter 6 — The Teacher Come From God and the Teacher from Jerusalem
Chapter 7 — In Judea and Through Samaria
Chapter 8 — Jesus at the Well of Sychar
Chapter 9 — The Second Visit to Cana
Chapter 10 — The Synagogue at Nazareth
Chapter 11 — The First Galilean Ministry
Chapter 12 — At the 'Unknown' Feast in Jerusalem, and by the Pool of Bethesda
Chapter 13 — By the Sea of Galilee
Chapter 14 — A Sabbath in Capernaum
Chapter 15 — Second Journey Through Galilee
Chapter 16 — The Return to Capernaum
Chapter 17 — The Call of Matthew
Chapter 18 — The Sermon on the Mount
Chapter 19 — The Return to Capernaum
Chapter 20 — The Raising of the Young Man of Nain
Chapter 21 — The Woman Which Was a Sinner
Chapter 22 — The Ministry of Love, the Blasphemy of Hatred, and the Mistakes of Earthly Affection
Chapter 23 — New Teaching 'In Parables'
Chapter 24 — Christ Stills the Storm on the Lake of Galilee
Chapter 26 — The Healing of the Woman
Chapter 27 — Second Visit to Nazareth
Chapter 28 — The Story of the Baptist, From His Last Testimony to Jesus to His Beheading in Prison
Chapter 29 — The Miraculous Feeding of the Five Thousand
Chapter 30 — The Night of Miracles on the Lake of Gennesaret
Chapter 32 — The Great Crisis in Popular Feeling
Chapter 33 — Jesus and the Syro-Phoenician Woman
Chapter 34 — A Group of Miracles Among a Semi-Heathen Population
Chapter 35 — The Two Sabbath-Controversies
Chapter 36 — The Feeding of the Four Thousand
Chapter 37 — The Great Confession
Book 4 — The Descent: From the Mount of Transfiguration into the Valley of Humiliation and Death
Chapter 1 — The Transfiguration
Chapter 2 — On the Morrow of the Transfiguration
Chapter 3 — The Last Events in Galilee
Chapter 4 — The Journey to Jerusalem
Chapter 5 — Further Incidents of the Journey to Jerusalem
Chapter 6 — At the Feast of Tabernacles
Chapter 7 — 'In the Last, The Great Day of the Feast'
Chapter 8 — Teaching in the Temple on the Octave of the Feast of Tabernacles
Chapter 9 — The Healing of the Man Born Blind
Chapter 10 — The 'Good Shepherd' and His 'One Flock'
Chapter 11 — The First Peraean Discourses
Chapter 12 — The Morning-Meal in the Pharisee's House
Chapter 14 — At The Feast of the Dedication of the Temple
Chapter 15 — The Second Series of Parables
Chapter 16 — The Three Parables of Warning: to the Individual, to the Nation, and to the Theocracy
Chapter 17 — The Three Parables of the Gospel: of the Recovery of the Lost
Chapter 18 — The Unjust Steward
Chapter 19 — The Three Last Parables of the Peraean Series: The Unrighteous Judge
Chapter 20 — Christ's Discourses in Peraea
Chapter 21 — The Death and the Raising of Lazarus
Chapter 22 — On the Journey to Jerusalem
Chapter 23 — The Last Incidents in Perea
Chapter 24 — In Jericho and at Bethany
Book 5 — The Cross and the Crown
Chapter 1 — The First Day in Passion-Week
Chapter 2 — The Second Day in Passion-Week
Chapter 3 — The Third Day in Passion-Week
Chapter 4 — The Third Day in Passion-Week
Chapter 6 — The Evening of the Third Day in Passion-Week
Chapter 7 — Evening of the Third Day in Passion-Week
Chapter 8 — The Fourth Day in Passion-Week
Chapter 9 — The Fifth Day in Passion-Week
Chapter 10 — The Paschal Supper
Chapter 11 — The Last Discourses of Christ
Chapter 14 — The Morning of Good Friday
Chapter 15 — 'Crucified, Dead, and Buried.'
Chapter 16 — On the Resurrection of Christ from the Dead
Chapter 17 — 'On the Third Day He Rose Again From the Dead: He Ascended into Heaven'
Chapter 1 — Pseudepigraphic Writings
Chapter 2 — Philo of Alexandria and rabbinic theology.
Chapter 3 — Rabbinic views as to the lawfulness of images, pictorial representations on coins, etc.
Chapter 5 — Rabbinic theology and literature
Chapter 7 — On the date of the Nativity of Our Lord
Chapter 8 — Rabbinic traditions about Elijah, the forerunner of the Messiah
Chapter 9 — List of Old Testament passage messianically applied in ancient rabbinic writings
Chapter 10 — On the supposed temple synagogue
Chapter 11 — On the prophecy, Isaiah 53
Chapter 12 — The baptism of proselytes
Chapter 13 — Jewish angelology and demonology. The fall of the angels.
Chapter 14 — The Law in Messianic times
Chapter 15 — The location of Sychar, and the date of Our Lord's visit to Samaria.
Chapter 18 — Haggadah about Simeon Kepha (Legend of Simon Peter.)
Chapter 19 — On eternal punishment, according to the rabbis and the New Testament
