§ 44. Chronological relations between John and Jesus 209 45. Appearance and design of the Baptist. His personal relations with Jesus 214 46. Was Jesus acknowledged by John as the Messiah? and in what sense? 219 47. Opinion of the evangelists and of Jesus concerning the Baptist, with his own judgment of himself. Result of the inquiry into the relationship between these two individuals 230 48. The execution of John the Baptist 234 CHAPTER II. BAPTISM AND TEMPTATION OF JESUS. § 49. Why did Jesus receive baptism from John? 237 50. The scene at the baptism of Jesus considered as supernatural, and as natural 239 51. An attempt at a criticism and mythical interpretation of the narratives 242 52. Relation of the supernatural at the baptism of Jesus to the supernatural in his conception 247 53. Place and time of the temptation of Jesus. Divergencies of the evangelists on this subject 249 54. The history of the temptation conceived in the sense of the evangelists 252 55. The temptation considered as a natural occurrence either internal or external; and also as a parable 255 56. The history of the temptation as a mythus 259 CHAPTER III. LOCALITY AND CHRONOLOGY OF THE PUBLIC LIFE OF JESUS. § 57. Difference between the synoptical writers and John, as to the customary scene of the ministry of Jesus 264 58. The residence of Jesus at Capernaum 271 59. Divergencies of the Evangelists as to the chronology of the life of Jesus. Duration of his public ministry 275 60. The attempts at a chronological arrangement of the particular events in the public life of Jesus 278 CHAPTER IV. JESUS AS THE MESSIAH.