In writing the life of Jesus, the author has accepted the narratives of the evangelists as authentic and reliable, and has endeavored to give a faithful, and, so far as possible, a chronological account of what Jesus said and did, as he would write of any other distinguished personage. The same principle has guided him in tracing out the career of Paul and the apostles. It has not been the object of the writer to urge any new views, or to discuss controverted questions of church polity or theology. This is a history of facts, not a philosophical or theological discussion of the principles which these facts may involve. No one, however, can read this narrative without the conviction that the religion of Jesus, notwithstanding the occasional perversions of human depravity or credulity, has remained essentially one and the same during all the centuries. We need no additional revelation. The gospel of Christ is “the power of God and the wisdom of God.” In its propagation lies the only hope of the world. Its universal acceptance will usher in such a day of glory as this world has never witnessed since the flowers of Eden wilted. JOHN S. C. ABBOTT. FAIR HAVEN, CONN. CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. THE BIRTH, CHILDHOOD, AND EARLY MINISTRY, OF JESUS. The Roman Empire.――Moral Influence of Jesus.――John.――The Annunciation.――The Birth of Jesus.――Visit of the Magi.――Wrath of Herod.――Flight to Egypt.――Return to Nazareth.――Jesus in the Temple.――John the Baptist.――The Temptation.――The First Disciples. ――The First Miracle.――Visit to Jerusalem.――Nicodemus.――The Woman of Samaria.――Healing of the Nobleman’s Son.――Visit to Capernaum. ――Peter and Andrew called.――James and John called.――The Demoniac healed.――Tour through Galilee. CHAPTER II. TOUR THROUGH GALILEE. The Horns of Hattin.――The Sermon on the Mount.――Jesus goes to Capernaum.――The Miraculous Draught of Fishes.――Healing the Leper; the Paralytic.――Associates with Publicans and Sinners.――The Feast of the Passover.――The Cripple at the Pool.――The Equality of the Son with the Father.――Healing the Withered Hand.――Anger of the Pharisees.――The Twelve Apostles chosen.――Inquiry of John the Baptist.――Jesus dines with a Pharisee.――The Anointment. ――Journey through Galilee.――Stilling the Tempest.――The Demoniacs and the Swine.――The Daughter of Jairus.――Restores Sight to the Blind.――Address to his Disciples. CHAPTER III. THE TEACHINGS OF JESUS, AND MIRACLES OF HEALING.