Published originally in the Norwegian language 1905 and 1907

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Introductory : The significance and aim of a gospel synopsis ; The importance of a gospel synopsis and the principle underlying a correction discussion of the subject ; The history of gospel synopsis ; The purpose and content of the gospels : The gospel according to Matthew ;The gospel according to Mark ; The gospel according to Luke ; The gospel according to John ; The fourth gospel in its relation to the synoptists contents ; The Chronology of the gospel history: at which season of the year was Jesus born?

Jesus' exaltation : The resurrection ; Jesus appears to Peter ; Jesus appears on the way to Emmaus ; Jesus is revealed to the disciples in the absence of Thomas ; The doubting Thomas and the other disciples ; Jesus is revealed to the seven near Tiberias ; Jesus' appearance before the eleven disciples and before more than five hundred brethren ; Jesus appears to James and to all the apostles ; Jesus' departure and ascension ; John's closing word.

3. Jesus' suffering and exaltation : The Passion week : Jesus is anointed in Bethany ; Jesus' entry into Jerusalem ; The cursing of the fig tree ; Jesus again purges the temple at Jerusalem ; Jesus' discourse to his disciples concerning the cursing of the fig tree ; Jesus defends his authority before members of the council ; The two sons who are sent into the vineyard ; The wicked husbandmen ; The marriage of the king's son ; The question of tribute ; The question of the Sadducees regarding the resurrection ; The question of the Pharisees concerning the Great Commandment in the law ; Jesus' question concerning David's son and David's Lord ; Jesus rebukes the Pharisees and the scribes ; Jesus at the treasury in the temple, The widow's mite ; The visit of the Greeks and the voice from heaven ; Jesus' ministry and its results in retrospect ; Jesus' prophetic discourse regarding the destruction of Jerusalem and the end of the World, and concerning his return unto judgment : Introductory remarks ; The interpretation of the discourse : A warning against the visionary unrest which anticipates Christ's advent ; The attitude of the church during the affliction which ushers in the end ; How and when the actual end shall come ; The disciples shall be vigilant ; Parables : The ten virgins ; The talents ; A description of the final judgment and the eternal separation ; Jesus' last prophecy of his death and the counsel of the Sanhedrin ; Judas agrees with the chief priests to betray Jesus ; The preparation of the Passover ; Supplement: a question as to the time : How this problem has been solved ; Arguments supporting the correct view. Jesus' last Passover and the institution of the Lord's supper : The order of arrangement ; The historical order of the incidents connected with Jesus' Last Passover : The question of rank ; Jesus testifies as to his desire to eat with his disciples ; Jesus' discourse on the subject of rank ; Jesus points out the traitor, and the departure of Judas ; The institution of the Lord's supper. Jesus' valedictory to his disciples ; Jesus' sacerdotal prayer ; Jesus' discourse to the disciples during their nocturnal journey to Gethsemane ; Christ's agony in the garden ; Jesus is taken captive ; Jesus is tried and convicted ; Peter's threefold denial ; Jesus is delivered to Pilate ; Judas Iscariot's tragic end ; Jesus before the Governor Pilate ; Jesus before Herod ; Jesus is sentenced to death by Pilate ; Calvary and the cross ; The words of Jesus on the cross ; The miracles at Jesus' death ; Jesus' burial and the watch at the grave.

The superstitions of Herod Antipas regarding Jesus ; Jesus feeds five thousand men ; Jesus walking on the sea ; Jesus' discourse in Capernaum concerning the bread of life : The necessity of faith contrasted with the performance of certain legalistic acts ; Jesus is the true bread of life ; The true human nature of Jesus is the bearer of eternal life. The effect of the discourse. Jesus' disciples pluck ears of corn on the Sabbath ; Jesus heals the man with the withered hand ; Jesus rebukes the Pharisees for their hypocrisy ; Jesus in the regions of Tyre and Sidon, The Canaanite woman ; Jesus journeys to the east coast of the sea of Galilee and heals the deaf mute ; Jesus feeds four thousand men ; The Pharisees and Sadducees demand signs ; The return across the sea ; Jesus heals the blind man at Bethsaida ; Jesus in Jerusalem during and after the feast of the tabernacles : The divine origin of his doctrine ; The divinity of his person ; His return to the Father ; The effect of Jesus' discourse ; The woman taken in adultery ; The conflict between Jesus and his adversaries is continued : Jesus testifies concerning himself as the light of world ; The departure of Jesus and the result for Israel ; True liberty and the servitude under sin : Truth and liberty are inherent in the word of Jesus ; The sonship of God and of the devil ; The future salvation and the future judgment are dependent upon our relation to the person of Jesus. Jesus and the man born blind : The healing of the man born blind ; How the adversaries in unbelief harden themselves against the miracle and refuse to recognize Jesus but how the man born blind acknowledges him ; Jesus' encounter with the one healed and judgment over the Pharisees. Jesus as the door and the good shepherd. Jesus visits Bethany ; Peter's confession and Jesus' first prophecy of his death and resurrection ; The transfiguration ; Jesus restores the lunatic ; Jesus' second prophecy of his suffering ; Jesus pays the temple tribute ; The question of mutual relations ; Jesus is prevented from journeying through Samaria ; Jesus heals the ten lepers ; The sending of the seventy, and Galilee in retrospect ; The seventy disciples return with joy ; Christ and the scribe. Who is thy neighbor? ; Jesus' reply to the Pharisees regarding marriage and divorce ; Jesus blesses the small children and discusses the childlike mind ; The rich young man ; The heavenly reward for those who follow Jesus in his service ; Jesus in Jerusalem during the feast of the dedication ; Christ rebukes the Pharisees and the Scribes ; Jesus teaches Whom we shall fear and discusses sin against the Holy Ghost ; Jesus Refuses to Render Judgment in a Question of Inheritance ; The Proper Attitude of the Heart Toward God, and the Separation at the Coming of Christ ; The Murdered Galileans and those slain by Siloam ; The barren fig tree ; Jesus heals a deformed woman on the Sabbath ; Jesus' reply to the question: Lord, are there few than be saved? ; Judgment is pronounced upon Jerusalem ; Jesus heals the man with dropsy ; The demands of discipleship ; Parables on God's love to the sinner : The lost sheep ; The lost piece of silver ; The prodigal son. The unjust steward ; The rich man and Lazarus ; Concerning offense and forgiveness ; Faith and merit ; The nature of the kingdom of God ; The consummation of the kingdom ; The unjust judge and the widow ; The Pharisee and the publican ; The raising of Lazarus ; The resolution of the Sanhedrin, Jesus withdraws himself ; Jesus for the third time foretells his suffering ; Jesus restores the two blind men near Jericho ; Jesus at the home of Zacchaeus.

Jesus' ministry as the prophet of Galilee until his great suffering : Jesus appears as the prophet of Galilee, leaves Nazareth, and makes his home in Capernaum ; Jesus calls the two pairs of brothers ; Jesus teaches in the synagogue at Capernaum and heals a demoniac ; Jesus in the house of Peter's mother-in-law in Capernaum ; Jesus Journeys throughout Galilee and Preaches the gospel ; A lesson in prayer ; What it means to follow Jesus ; The stormy voyage on Gennesaret ; Jesus heals the two demoniacs in the regions of the Gergesenes ; Jesus heals the man sick of the palsy in Capernaum ; The call of Matthew ; The question concerning fasting ; Jesus heals the woman with an issue of blood and raises the daughter of Jairus ; Jesus heals the two that were blind and the dumb demoniac ; The reply of Jesus to the charge that he cast out devils by the power Beelzebul ; The scribes and Pharisees demand signs of Jesus ; Who are the mother and the brethren of Jesus? ; Jesus preaches in parables : The sower ; The tares among the wheat ; The mustard seed ; The leaven ; The treasure in the field ; The pearl of great price ; The net cast into the sea. Jesus's visit in Nazareth ; Jesus perform mighty deeds and chooses the twelve, The apostles ; The Sermon on the Mount : The question of identity ; Apparent discrepancies and the adjustment ; The purpose and aim of the sermon on the mount ; Exposition of the discourse from its two fold point of view : The introduction : The macarisms ; The theme of the Sermon on the Mount : The attitude of Jesus and His disciples toward the law ; The greater righteousness ; The greater righteousness explained and illustrated ; The exercise of the greater righteousness ; The Lord's Prayer. The conclusion of the Sermon on the Mount. The healing of the leper ; The healing of the centurion's servant in Capernaum ; Jesus Raise the young man at Nain ; The emissaries of John the Baptist and the testimony of Jesus concerning John ; Jesus and the sinful woman in the house of the Pharisee ; Women serve Jesus with their substance ; Jesus sends forth His twelve apostles : To whom the apostles shall go ; Their labor ; Their reward ; Their attitude to men while they proclaim the gospel ; What they may expect in and of the World ; Whose help and support they shall receive ; The patience and perseverance required of them ; The enmity of the world shall not disturb them in the duties of their calling ; The fruit which the faithful confession of Jesus will bring to themselves ; The consequences of a confession of Jesus in human affairs ; What is required for this reason of those who would be followers of the Lord Jesus ; The reward of the proper attitude toward Jesus' disciples. The execution of John the Baptist.

2. The public ministry of Jesus : The preparation for Jesus' ministry : XV. John the Baptist makes his appearance, preaches, and baptizes ; Jesus is anointed with Spirit in Baptism ; The temptation in the desert ; John the Baptist testifies of Jesus, of his person and his work -- Jesus' ministry until his appearance as the Prophet of Galilee : Jesus calls his first disciples ; The wedding at Cana in Galilee ; Jesus in Jerusalem during the Passover, and the purging of the temple ; Jesus and Nicodemus ; Jesus in Judea and the last testimony of John the Baptist ; The journey of Jesus to Galilee, and the woman of Samaria ; Jesus heals the son of the nobleman of Capernaum ; John the Baptist is cast into prison ; The visit of Jesus at the feast in Jerusalem and the healing of the sick in Bathsheba.

1. The life of Jesus before his public ministry : Luke's preface to the gospels and the gospel ; Jesus as the Son of God ; Jesus as David's and Abraham's Son, and the Son of Adam ; The promise of the birth of John the Baptist ; The annunciation ;Mary's visit in the home of Elisabeth ; the birth and circumcision of John the Baptist ; Joseph takes Mary as his wife; The birth and circumcision of Jesus ; The presentation of Jesus in the temple ; The wise men from the east ; The flight into Egypt and the return to Canaan ; Joseph and Mary journey to Nazareth ; Jesus in the temple at Jerusalem.