Jesus the Christ

A Study of the Messiah and His Mission
according to Holy Scriptures both
Ancient and Modern by James E. Talmage

Since it was first published in September 1915, Jesus the Christ has been a classic text on the life and ministry of the Savior. Elder Marion G. Romney has said, "One who gets the understanding, the vision, and the spirit of the resurrected Lord through a careful study of the text Jesus the Christ by Elder James E. Talmage will find that he has greatly increased his moving faith in our glorified Redeemer."

In his preface to the first edition, Elder Talmage wrote: "The author has departed from the course usually followed by writers on the Life of Jesus Christ, which course, as a rule, begins with the birth of Mary’s Babe and ends with the ascension of the slain and risen Lord from Olivet. The treatment embodied in these pages, in addition to the narrative of the Lord’s life in the flesh, comprises the ante-mortal existence and activities of the world’s Redeemer, the revelations and personal manifestations of the glorified and exalted Son of God during the apostolic period of old and in modern times, the assured nearness of the Lord’s second advent, and predicted events beyond-all so far as the Holy Scriptures make it plain.

"It is particularly congruous and appropriate that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints-the only Church that affirms authority based on specific revelation and commission to use the Lord’s Holy Name as a distinctive designation-should set forth her doctrines concerning the Messiah and His mission."

                     Jesus the Christ: Table of Contents

 
CHAPTER 1     Introduction

CHAPTER 2     Preexistence and Foreordination of the Christ

CHAPTER 3     The Need of a Redeemer

CHAPTER 4     The Antemortal Godship of Christ

CHAPTER 5     Earthly Advent of the Christ Predicted

CHAPTER 6     The Meridian of Time

CHAPTER 7     Gabriel’s Annunciation of John and of Jesus

CHAPTER 8     The Babe of Bethlehem

CHAPTER 9     The Boy of Nazareth

CHAPTER 10    In the Wilderness of Judea

CHAPTER 11    From Judea to Galilee

CHAPTER 12    Early Incidents in Our Lord’s Public Ministry

CHAPTER 13    Honored by Strangers, Rejected By His Own

CHAPTER 14    Continuation of Our Lord’s Ministry in Galilee

CHAPTER 15    The Lord of the Sabbath

CHAPTER 16    The Chosen Twelve

CHAPTER 17    The Sermon on the Mount

CHAPTER 18    As One Having Authority

CHAPTER 19    "He Spake Many Things Unto Them in Parables"

CHAPTER 20    "Peace, Be Still"  Incidents Preliminary to the Voyage

CHAPTER 21    The Apostolic Mission, and Events Related Thereto Jesus Again in Nazareth

CHAPTER 22    A Period Of Darkening Opposition

CHAPTER 23    The Transfiguration

CHAPTER 24    From Sunshine to Shadow

CHAPTER 25    Jesus Again in Jerusalem Departure From Galilee

CHAPTER 26    Our Lord’s Ministry in Perea and Judea

CHAPTER 27    Continuation of the Perean and Judean Ministry

CHAPTER 28    The Last Winter at The Feast of Dedication

CHAPTER 29    On To Jerusalem

CHAPTER 30    Jesus Returns to the Temple Daily

CHAPTER 31    The Close of Our Lord’s Public Ministry

CHAPTER 32    Further Instruction to the Apostles

CHAPTER 33    The Last Supper and The Betrayal

CHAPTER 34    The Trial and Condemnation

CHAPTER 35    Death And Burial

CHAPTER 36    In the Realm of Disembodied Spirits

CHAPTER 37    The Resurrection and the Ascension

CHAPTER 38    The Apostolic Ministry

CHAPTER 39    Ministry of the Resurrected Christ on the Western Hemisphere

CHAPTER 40    The Long Night of Apostasy

CHAPTER 41    Personal Manifestations of God the Eternal Father and of His Son Jesus Christ in Modern Times

CHAPTER 42    Jesus the Christ to Return