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