- Preface
- Chapter 1—The Birth of Jesus
- Chapter 2—Jesus Presented in the Temple
- Chapter 3—The Visit of the Wise Men
- Chapter 4—The Flight Into Egypt
- Chapter 5—Child Life of Jesus
- Chapter 6—Days of Conflict
- Chapter 7—The Baptism
- Chapter 8—The Temptation
- Chapter 9—Early Ministry
- Chapter 10—Teachings of Christ
- Chapter 11—Sabbathkeeping
- Chapter 12—The Good Shepherd
- Chapter 13—Riding Into Jerusalem
- Chapter 14—“Take These Things Hence”
- Chapter 15—At the Passover Supper
- Chapter 16—In Gethsemane
- Chapter 17—The Betrayal and Arrest
- Chapter 18—Before Annas, Caiaphas, and the Sanhedrin
- Chapter 19—Judas
- Chapter 20—Before Pilate
- Chapter 21—Before Herod
- Chapter 22—Condemned by Pilate
- Chapter 23—Calvary
- Chapter 24—Death of Christ
- Chapter 25—In Joseph's Tomb
- Chapter 26—He Is Risen
- Chapter 27—Go Tell My Disciples
- Chapter 28—Witnesses
- Chapter 29—The Ascension
- Chapter 30—Coming Again
- Chapter 31—A Day of Judgment
- Chapter 32—The Home of the Saved
Preface
The influence of the earthly life of Jesus our Saviour appears on every feature of nature, in every phase of human experience, in every fact of life. We can never fully realize how deep is the impression, how widespread is the influence, of the life of Jesus of Nazareth. Every blessing of every kind comes to us through that connection between heaven and earth which was formed when the Lord of glory espoused the cause of a world lost in sin.SJ 12.1
The infinite pathos of that story has inspired the pen of the learned and the tongue of the eloquent. But it is best told in childlike language. The wonderful spectacle needs no human coloring. Its glory surpasses the art of men. It shines brightest in its own luster.SJ 12.2
In these pages no effort is made toward artificial embellishment. The plain story, as told by one who is moved by a deep sense of the infinite proportions of the subject, has been put into the language of the young. In its simplicity not only does it speak to the hearts of the young, but it meets the desire expressed by us all in the familiar song—SJ 12.3
“Tell me the story simply, as to a little child.”
May it be received in the same simplicity and purity of faith.