Copyright 2010 by Robert H. Mounce
All Rights Reserved
Printed in the United States of America
978-1-4336-6919-4
Published by B&H Publishing Group
Nashville, Tennessee
Dewey Decimal Classification: 232.901
Subject Heading: JESUS CHRISTBIOGRAPHY \ BIBLE. N.T. GOSPELS
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To the two women in my life:
Jean, my loving wife for almost sixty years,
and our daughter Teri, radiant with joy
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I am indebted to so many throughout life whose words of encouragement and guidance have in a very real way had a part in this project. It could never have been written apart from the insights and influence of parents, family, friends, colleagues, and teachers. I am very much aware, as John Donne has it, that No man is an island entire of itself.
More specifically I would like to acknowledge the recommendation of my friend Ray Clendenon (to whom I had submitted the manuscript) that the work be considered first by the trade division of B&H Publishing Group. It proved to be exactly the right thing. I also want to thank Tom Walters for his positive response to the project and to Kim Stanford for her careful and detailed editorial work.
CONTENTS
Prologue (John 1:118)
John the Baptist to Be Born (Luke 1:525)
Mary to Have Child by the Spirit (Luke 1:2638)
Mary Visits Elizabeth (Luke 1:3956)
John the Baptist Is Born (Luke 1:5780)
My Family Line according to Matthew (Matt. 1:117)
My Birth (Matt. 1:1825; Luke 2:17)
Adoration by Shepherds and Wise Men (Matt. 2:112; Luke 2:820)
Circumcision and Presentation in the Temple (Luke 2:2140)
To Egypt and Back (Matt. 2:1321)
My Childhood at Nazareth (Matt. 2:2223; Luke 2:3940)
Teaching in the Temple as a Boy (Luke 2:4152)
John the Baptist (Matt. 3:16; Mark 1:16; Luke 3:16; John 1:1923)
John Preaches Repentance (Matt. 3:710; Luke 3:79)
John Answers Questions (Luke 3:1014)
Johns Messianic Preaching (Matt. 3:1112; Mark 1:78; Luke 3:1518; John 1:2428)
John in Prison (Matt. 14:34; Mark 6:1718; Luke 3:1920)
My Baptism (Matt. 3:1317; Mark 1:911; Luke 3:2122; John 1:2934)
My Family Line according to Luke (Luke 3:2338)
Tempted by Satan (Matt. 4:111; Mark 1:1213; Luke 4:113)
The First Disciples (John 1:3551)
The Marriage at Cana (John 2:111)
From Capernaum to Jerusalem (John 2:1213)
Ministry in Jerusalem (John 2:2325)
Nicodemus Learns about the New Birth (John 3:122)
Johns Testimony to Me (John 3:2336)
Back to Galilee (Matt. 4:12; Mark 1:14a; Luke 4:14a; John 4:13)
I Tell the Samaritan Woman about Living Water (John 4:442)
Ministry in Galilee (Matt. 4:1317; Mark 1:14b15; Luke 4:14b15; John 4:4346a)
Preaching at Nazareth (Matt. 13:5358; Mark 6:16a; Luke 4:1630)
The Call of the Disciples (Matt. 4:1822; Mark 1:1620)
Teaching in the Synagogue at Capernaum (Mark 1:2122; Luke 4:3132)
I Heal a Demoniac in the Synagogue (Mark 1:2328; Luke 4:3337)
Peters Mother-in-law Is Healed (Matt. 8:1415; Mark 1:2931; Luke 4:3839)
Evening in Capernaum (Matt. 8:1617; Mark 1:3234; Luke 4:4041)
Preaching throughout Galilee (Matt. 4:23; Mark 1:3539; Luke 4:4244)
The Miraculous Catch of Fish (Luke 5:111)
Cleansing the Leper (Matt. 8:14; Mark 1:4045; Luke 5:1216)
A Paralytic Is Healed (Matt. 9:18; Mark 2:112; Luke 5:1726)
The Call of Levi (Matt. 9:913; Mark 2:1317; Luke 5:2732)
The Question about Fasting (Matt. 9:1417; Mark 2:1822; Luke 5:3339)
The Man with the Withered Hand (Matt. 12:914; Mark 3:16; Luke 6:611)
Choosing the Twelve (Mark 3:1319a; Luke 6:1216)
The Setting (Matt. 4:245:2)
The Beatitudes (Matt. 5:312)
Salt of the Earth (Matt. 5:13)
Light of the World (Matt. 5:1416)
The Law and the Prophets (Matt. 5:1720)
Murder and Wrath (Matt. 5:2126)
Adultery and Divorce (Matt. 5:2732)
Oaths (Matt. 5:3337)
Retaliation (Matt. 5:3842)
Love of Ones Enemies (Matt. 5:4348)
Almsgiving (Matt. 6:14)
Prayer (Matt. 6:56)
The Lords Prayer (Matt. 6:715)
Fasting (Matt. 6:1618)
Treasures (Matt. 6:1921)
The Sound Eye (Matt. 6:2223)
Serving Two Masters (Matt. 6:24)
Anxiety (Matt. 6:2534)
Judging (Matt. 7:15)
Profaning the Holy (Matt. 7:6)
God Answers Prayer (Matt. 7:711)
The Golden Rule (Matt. 7:12)
The Two Ways (Matt. 7:1314)
By their Fruits... (Matt. 7:1520)
Saying, Lord, Lord (Matt. 7:2123)
The House Built upon the Rock (Matt. 7:2427)
The Crowd Responds (Matt. 7:2829)
Setting (Luke 6:1720a)
The Beatitudes (Luke 6:20b23)
The Woes (Luke 6:2426)
Love of Ones Enemies (Luke 6:2736)
Judging (Luke 6:3742)
By Their Fruits... (Luke 6:4345)
The House Built upon the Rock (Luke 6:4649)
The Centurion of Capernaum (Matt. 8:513; Luke 7:110; John 4:4654)
The Widows Son at Nain (Luke 7:1117)
Stilling the Storm (Matt. 8:2327; Mark 4:3541; Luke 8:2225)
The Gadarene Demoniac (Matt. 8:2834; Mark 5:120; Luke 8:2639)
Jairuss Daughter and the Woman with a Hemorrhage (Matt. 9:1826; Mark 5:2143; Luke 8:4056)
Two Blind Men (Matt. 9:2731)
The Dumb Demoniac (Matt. 9:3234)
The Harvest Is Great (Matt. 9:3538)
Commissioning the Twelve (Matt. 10:116)
The Fate of the Disciples (Matt. 10:1725)
Dont Fear to Speak Out (Matt. 10:2633; Luke 12:29)
A Gospel That Divides (Matt. 10:3436; Luke 12:5153)
Conditions of Discipleship (Matt. 10:3739)
Rewards of Discipleship (Matt. 1:4011:1)
Johns Question and My Answer (Matt. 11:26; Luke 7:1823)
My Words about John (Matt. 11:719; Luke 7:2435)
Woe to the Cities of Galilee (Matt. 11:2024)
Thanksgiving to the Father (Matt. 11:2527; Luke 10:1315)
Come to Me... (Matt. 11:2830)
Plucking Grain on the Sabbath (Matt. 12:18; Mark 2:2328; Luke 6:15)
I Heal Multitudes by the Sea (Matt. 12:1521; Mark 3:712; Luke 6:1719)
A Lesson in Devotion (Luke 7:3650)
Women Who Helped (Luke 8:13)
My Sanity Questioned (Mark 3:19b21)
On Collusion with Satan (Matt. 12:2230; Mark 3:2227; Luke 11:1423)
The Sin against the Holy Spirit (Matt. 12:3137; Mark 3:2830; Luke 11:1723)
The Sign of Jonah (Matt. 12:3842; Luke 11:2932)
The Evil Spirit Returns (Matt. 12:4345; Luke 11:2426)
My True Family (Matt. 12:4650; Mark 3:3135; Luke 8:1921)
The Parable of the Sower (Matt. 13:111; Mark 4:19; Luke 8:48)
Why I Use Parables to Teach (Matt. 13:1017; Mark 4:1012; Luke 8:910)
Understanding the Parable of the Sower (Matt. 13:1823; Mark 4:1320; Luke 8:1115)
He Who Has Ears to Hear, Let Him Hear (Mark 4:2125; Luke 8:1618)
The Parable of the Seed Growing Secretly (Mark 4:2629)
The Parable of the Weeds (Matt. 13:2430)
The Parable of the Mustard Seed (Matt. 13:3132; Mark 4:3032; Luke 13:1819)
The Parable of the Fermented Dough (Matt. 13:33; Luke 13:2021)
Why I Speak in Parables (Matt. 13:3435; Mark 4:3334)
What the Parable of the Weeds Means (Matt. 13:3643)
The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and of the Pearl (Matt. 13:4446)
The Parable of the Net (Matt. 13:4750)
Gems of Truth (Matt. 13:5152)
Healing at the Pool of Bethesda (John 5:147)
Opinions about Me (Matt. 14:12; Mark 6:1416; Luke 9:79)
The Death of John the Baptist (Matt. 14:312; Mark 6:1729)
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