Jesus The Christ 7 12

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

CHAPTER 7     Gabriel’s Annunciation of John and of Jesus

Associated with the prophecies of the birth of Christ are predictions concerning one who should precede Him, going before to prepare the way…

CHAPTER 8     The Babe of Bethlehem

Equally definite with the prophecies declaring that the Messiah would be born in the lineage of David are the predictions that fix the place of His birth at Bethlehem, a small town in Judea…

CHAPTER 9     The Boy of Nazareth

Joseph, Mary, and her Son remained in Egypt until after the death of Herod the Great, which event was made known by another angelic visitation. Their stay in the foreign land was probably brief, for Herod did not long survive the babes he had slain in Bethlehem…

CHAPTER 10    In the Wilderness of Judea

At a time definitely stated as the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, emperor of Rome, the people of Judea were greatly aroused over the strange preaching of a man theretofore unknown…

CHAPTER 11    From Judea to Galilee

During the period of our Lord’s retirement in the wilderness the Baptist continued his ministry, crying repentance to all who would pause to hear, and administering baptism to such as came duly prepared and asking with right intent…

CHAPTER 12    Early Incidents in Our Lord’s Public Ministry

Soon after the marriage festivities in Cana, Jesus, accompanied by His disciples, as also by His mother and other members of the family, went to Capernaum, a town pleasantly situated near the northerly end of the Sea of Galilee…