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

• ContentsList of Abbreviations for Works Cited xiiiPreface xxiiiThe Life of Jesus ChristPart TwoCHAPTER 1Peter’s Confession of Faith (Matt 16:13-23; Mark 8:27-33) 3CHAPTER 2Christ’s Exhortation to Take up the Cross (Matt 16:24-28; Mark 8:34–9:1; Luke 9:23-27) 22CHAPTER 3The Transfiguration (Matt 17:1-8; Mark 9:1-9; Luke 9:28-36) 38CHAPTER 4The Healing of an Epileptic Boy (Matt 17:14-20; Mark 9:14-29; Luke 9:37-43; 17:10) 57CHAPTER 5The 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) 67CHAPTER 6Do Not Scandalize or Despise the Little Ones (Matt 18:6-10; Mark 9:42-48; Luke 17:1-2) 85CHAPTER 7Three Parables: The Sheep, the Coin, the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:1-32; Matt 18:12-14) 102CHAPTER 8Fraternal Correction and Forgiveness (Matt 18:15-35; Luke 17:3-4) 127CHAPTER 9The Parable of the Unforgiving Debtor (Matt 18:23-35) 140CHAPTER 10Divorce and Celibacy; Jesus and the Children (Matt 19:1-15; Mark 10:1-16; Luke 18:15-17) 159CHAPTER 11The Rich Young Man; the Perfection of Poverty (Matt 19:16-30; Mark 10:17-31; Luke 18:18-23) 173CHAPTER 12Twelve Evangelical Counsels 185CHAPTER 13Riches an Obstacle to Entering the Kingdom (Matt 19:23-29; Mark 10:23-27; Luke 18:24-27) 199CHAPTER 14The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard (Matt 19:30–20:16) 214CHAPTER 15The Parable of the Dishonest Steward (Luke 16:1-13) 228CHAPTER 16The Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:14-15, 19-31) 245CHAPTER 17The Raising of Lazarus (John 11:1-56) 269CHAPTER 18Pharisees and Priests Conspire against Jesus (John 11:47-57) 288CHAPTER 19Jesus Heals Ten Lepers (Luke 17:11-19) 298CHAPTER 20The Samaritans Refuse to Welcome Jesus (Luke 9:52-55) 310CHAPTER 21The Request of the Sons of Zebedee (Matt 20:17-28; Mark 10:32-45; Luke 18:31-34) 318CHAPTER 22The Healing of a Blind Man at the Gates of Jericho (Luke 18:35-43) 338 CHAPTER 23 Zacchaeus Welcomes Jesus (Luke 19:1-10) 347CHAPTER 24Two Blind Men Are Healed as Jesus Leaves Jericho (Matt 20:29-34; Mark 10:46-52) 360CHAPTER 25The Anointing of Jesus at Bethany (Matt 26:6-13; Mark 14:3-9; John 12:1-11) 369CHAPTER 26Jesus Prepares to Enter Jerusalem (Matt 21:1-7; Mark 11:1-7; Luke 19:29-35; John 12:12-15) 391CHAPTER 27The Lord’s Entrance into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday (Matt 21:8-11; Mark 11:8-10; Luke 19:36-38; John 12:12-15) 408CHAPTER 28Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem and Enters the City (Matt 21:10-11; Luke 19:41-44) 423CHAPTER 29The Second Cleansing of the Temple (Matt 21:12-17; Mark 11:15-17; Luke 19:45-48) 437CHAPTER 30The 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) 452CHAPTER 31The Fig Tree Cursed; the Grain of Wheat; the Prince of This World (Matt 21:18-21; John 12:20-33) 470CHAPTER 32Jesus’ Authority Challenged; the Parable of the Two Sons (Matt 21:23-28; Mark 11:20, 27-33) 488CHAPTER 33The Parable of the Wicked Tenants (Matt 21:33-46; Mark 12:1-12; Luke 20:9-16) 498CHAPTER 34The Parable of the Wedding Guests (Matt 22:1-14; Luke 14:16-24) 508CHAPTER 35The Question about Paying Taxes; the Woman with Seven Husbands (Matt 22:15-33; Mark 12:13-27; Luke 20:20-40) 522CHAPTER 36The Two Great Commandments (Matt 22:34-46; Mark 12:28-34; Luke 10:25-28) 534CHAPTER 37The Teaching and Example of the Scribes and Pharisees (Matt 23:1-12; Mark 12:38-39; Luke 11:43; 20:45-47) 546CHAPTER 38Those Deserving Eternal Condemnation (Matt 23:13-36; Luke 11:39-52) 559CHAPTER 39Signs of the Lord’s Return and the End of the World (Matt 24:1-14; Mark 13:1-13; Luke 21:5-19) 580CHAPTER 40The Coming of the Antichrist and His Persecution (Matt 24:15-27; Mark 13:14-23; Luke 17:20-37) 592CHAPTER 41Remedies for Spiritual Temptations in the Last Days 608CHAPTER 42Prayerful Expectation of the Lord’s Return; Final Signs (Matt 24:29; Mark 13:24-25; Luke 18:1-8; 21:25-31) 620CHAPTER 43The Coming of Christ the Judge (Matt 24:30-34; Mark 13:26-27; Luke 21:25-28) 634CHAPTER 44The Joy of the Elect as Redemption Nears (Matt 24:32-36; Mark 13:32-35; Luke 21:28-39) 643 CHAPTER 45A Comparison to the Days of Noah and Lot (Matt 24:37-44; Luke 17:26-37) 657CHAPTER 46The Vigilant Head of the Household (Matt 24:43-51; Mark 13:33-36; Luke 12:39-48) 667CHAPTER 47With Loins Girt and Lamps Burning (Luke 12:35-40, 47-48) 678CHAPTER 48The Parable of the Ten Virgins (Matt 25:1-13) 689CHAPTER 49The Parable of the Talents (Matt 25:14-30; Mark 13:34; Luke 19:11-27) 700CHAPTER 50The Parable of the Last Judgment (Matt 25:31-46) 716CHAPTER 51An Introduction to the Lord’s Passion and Passover (Matt 26:1-2, 17-19) 739CHAPTER 52When and Why Judas Sold His Lord (Matt 26:4-5, 14-16; Luke 22:1-6) 750CHAPTER 53A Meditation for First Vespers of the Lord’s Supper (Matt 26:17-19; Mark 14:12-16; Luke 22:7-16) 760CHAPTER 54Jesus Washes the Feet of His Disciples (John 13:1-17) 770CHAPTER 55Christ’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) 787CHAPTER 56The Institution of the Sacrament of the Eucharist (Matt 26:26-35; Mark 14:22-31; Luke 22:19-34) 804CHAPTER 57Christ’s Discourse and Prayer at the Last Supper (John 13–16) 825A 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 Two, Volume 2, Chapters 58–89, Cistercian Studies Series 284

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