Life of Jesus Christ

Milton T. Walsh holds a doctorate in sacred theology from the Gregorian University in Rome. For many years, he taught theology at St. Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park, California. He is the author of several books, including Second Friends: C. S. Lewis and Ronald Knox in Conversation, In Memory of Me: A Meditation on the Roman Canon, and Witness of the Saints: Patristic Readings in the Liturgy of the Hours.

“This is a book for those of us who value deep and sustained reflection which inevitably leads us into silent prayer and adoration, having on the way reminded us of all that is involved in our calling to be followers of Christ. I have rarely found such powerful words to ponder and savor. Even only a paragraph or two always leads me to silence and prayer.”Gill Butterworth, CJN, Julian Meetings Magazine

• Contents  List of Abbreviations for Works Cited xiCHAPTER 41: Jesus Heals a Leper (Matt 8:1-4; Mark 1:40-45; Luke 5:12-16) 1CHAPTER 42: The Cure of the Centurion’s Servant (Matt 8:5-13; Luke 7:1-10) 15CHAPTER 43: Cures of a Demoniac and Peter’s Mother-in-law (Mark 1:21-31; Luke 4:31-39; Matt 8:14-15) 29CHAPTER 44: The Raising of the Widow’s Son (Luke 7:11-17) 43CHAPTER 45: A Scribe and Two other Would-be Followers (Matt 8:18-22; Luke 9:57-62) 54CHAPTER 46: The Lord Calms the Wind and the Sea (Matt 8:23-27; Mark 4:35-41; Luke 8:22-25) 66CHAPTER 47: Two Demoniacs Possessed by Legion (Matt 8:24-30; Mark 5:1-20; Luke 8:26-39) 78CHAPTER 48: The Paralytic Lowered through the Roof (Matt 9:1-8; Mark 2:1-12; Luke 5:17-26) 89CHAPTER 49: The Daughter of Jairus and the Woman with a Hemorrhage (Matt 9:18-26; Mark 5:21-43; Luke 8:40-56) 101CHAPTER 50: The Cures of Two Blind Men and a Mute (Matt 9:27-34) 114CHAPTER 51: Christ Sends out the Apostles to Preach and Heal (Matt 9:35–10:15; Mark 6:7-11; Luke 9:1-6, 10:1-12) 124CHAPTER 52: Patience in Adversity (Matt 10:16-27) 144CHAPTER 53: Witnessing to Christ and the Fear of Death (Matt 10:28-33; Luke 12:4-9) 167CHAPTER 54: Obstacles Encountered in Following Christ (Matt 10:34-39; Luke 12:49-50; 14:26-33) 180CHAPTER 55: The Disciples’ Consolation (Matt 10:40-42; Luke 10:16; John 13:20) 200CHAPTER 56: John the Baptist Sends a Deputation to Jesus; Christ’s Praise of John (Matt 11:2-15; Luke 7:18-28) 211CHAPTER 57: Jesus Rebukes those Jews Who Do Not Believe (Matt 11:16-24; Luke 7:31-35; 10:13-15) 236CHAPTER 58: The Apostles Return; the Seventy-two Are Sent out and Return (Matt 11:25-30; Mark 6:30-32; Luke 10:1-2, 17-22) 250CHAPTER 59: The Man Set upon by Robbers (Matt 13:16-17; Luke 10:23-37) 272CHAPTER 60: The Repentance of Mary Magdalen (Luke 7:36-50) 289CHAPTER 61: Martha’s Service and Mary’s Leisure (Luke 10:38-42) 305CHAPTER 62: The Samaritan Woman (John 4:3-42) 325CHAPTER 63: The Cure of the Royal Official’s Son (John 4:43-54) 344CHAPTER 64: Four Parables for the Crowd, Three Parables for the Disciples (Matt 13:1-52; Mark 4:1-32; Luke 8:1-15) 356CHAPTER 65: Jesus Visits the Synagogue in Nazareth (Matt 13:53-58; Mark 6:1-6; Luke 4:15-30) 388CHAPTER 66: The Beheading of John the Baptist (Matt 14:1-12; Mark 6:14-29) 404CHAPTER 67: Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand (Matt 14:13-23; John 6:1-15; Luke 9:11-17; Mark 6:35-44) 421CHAPTER 68: Ambition and other Faults of Clergy and Religious 440CHAPTER 69: Jesus Walks on the Sea (Matt 14:24-34; Mark 6:47-53; John 6:18-21) 468CHAPTER 70: Words of the Lord that Caused Some Disciples to Leave Him (John 6:24-70) 480CHAPTER 71: The Disciples Pick Grain on the Sabbath (Matt 12:1-8; Mark 2:23-28; Luke 6:1-5) 493CHAPTER 72: The Man with a Withered Hand (Matt 12:9-13; Mark 3:1-6, 20-22; Luke 6:6-11) 509CHAPTER 73: The Blind and Mute Demoniac (Matt 12:22-37; Mark 3:20-30; Luke 11:14-23) 521CHAPTER 74: They Ask for a Sign from Heaven; the Parable of the Unclean Spirit (Matt 12:38-45; Luke 11:24-26, 29-32) 551CHAPTER 75: A Woman Praises the Mother of Jesus; His Brethren Want To See Him (Matt 12:46-49; Luke 11:27-28) 566CHAPTER 76: Jesus Rebukes the Pharisees and Lawyers (Luke 11:37-54) 577CHAPTER 77: Dividing an Inheritance; the Parable of the Rich Fool (Luke 12:13-21) 591CHAPTER 78: Jesus Cures a Paralytic on the Sabbath (John 5:1-47) 603CHAPTER 79: The Barren Fig Tree; Jesus Heals a Crippled Woman (Luke 13:1-17, 31-35) 626CHAPTER 80: The Cure of a Man with Dropsy; Humility and Hospitality (Luke 14:1-14) 644CHAPTER 81: The Parable of the Great Supper (Luke 14:16-24) 661CHAPTER 82: Jesus goes up to the Feast of Tabernacles (John 7:1-14, 30-53) 670CHAPTER 83: The Woman Caught in Adultery (John 8:2-11) 687CHAPTER 84: Jesus’ Words Incite His Enemies to Want to Stone Him (John 8:12, 28-59) 697CHAPTER 85: The Man Born Blind (John 9:1-41) 718CHAPTER 86: The Good Shepherd (John 10:1-21) 732CHAPTER 87: The Feast of the Dedication; Jesus’ Enemies again Want to Kill Him (John 10:22-42) 750CHAPTER 88: God’s Commandments, Human Traditions (Matt 15:1-20; Mark 7:1-22) 766CHAPTER 89: The Canaanite Woman and Her Daughter (Matt 15:21-28; Mark 7:24-30) 779CHAPTER 90: The Deaf Mute Possessed by a Demon (Mark 7:31-37) 792CHAPTER 91: The Feeding of the Four Thousand (Matt 15:29-39; Mark 8:1-10) 803CHAPTER 92: The Leaven of the Pharisees; the Cure of a Blind Man (Matt 15:39–16:12; Mark 8:10-21) 822A cumulative index to the four volumes of Ludolph of Saxony’s The Life of Jesus Christ will appear in the fourth volume, The Lifeof Jesus Christ: Part Two; Volume 4, Chapters 58–89, Cistercian Studies Series 284.