Jesus a man signed by God 

1.  Jesus Christ: history, faith and reason

Faith and reason

In Jerusalem they say a man is risen

After the Resurrection

The early community read the Scriptures anew to understand who Jesus is

They read the Covenants to understand who Jesus was

We read the Prophets to understand who Jesus was

Prophets announce the Messiah

The evangelists narrate

2. The childhood of Jesus

His time 

Jesus’ family 

The annunciations 

The birth of Jesus 

Jesus, son of the chosen people 

Circumcision of Jesus and presentation in the Temple 

Nazareth, home of Jesus 

The village 

Jesus records all precious memories 

The precious memories outside the home 

Jesus looks further afield 

The Bar mitzvah 

Jesus among the teachers in the Temple 

3. The heart  and mind of Jesus

Where did Jesus spend his childhood? In what context did he grow up as a child, adolescent and adult? 

Jesus, sinless teenager 

Physical health, root of a healthy balance 

Manual labour, a prerequisite for psychological stability 

Can we talk about the psychology of Jesus?

His inner world 

Jesus is not an actor 

Jesus' invitation is a command of authority 

Jesus caresses and whips 

Jesus' heart is for the poor 

A concrete mercy 

A fire within 

Emotion to tears 

Only God can weep in such a way 

Mercy and love 

The joy of Jesus 

4. Jewish Jesus, son of the Eternal Israel 

His Jewish roots 

The Sabbath 

But I say to you 

The Law in depth 

Consistent with the Law 

Jesus: above the Law? 

Breed of snakes 

Love for the Torah and Jesus 

The fullness of Judaism 

The pillars of Jewish religiosity accepted by Jesus 

     Prayer 

     Fasting 

     Almsgiving 

     Pilgrimages 

     The Law 

5. Jesus begins public life 

The world around Jesus  

The Holy City: Jerusalem 

The Temple, reason for life for all 

     The Priests 

     The Pharisees 

     The Sadducees 

     The Healers 

     Itinerant preachers 

     The Beggars 

     The Hassiddim 

     The Zealots 

     The Samaritans 

     The Essenes 

A friend in the desert 

Temptations in the desert 

Jesus overcomes the temptations in the desert  

Isaiah 

A brief return to John 

Baptism 

The first community of apostles and disciples 

     Simon and Andrew 

     James and John 

     Judas (Thaddeus) and Simon (the Zealot) 

     James the Lesser 

    Thomas 

     Philip and Bartholomew (Nathanael) 

     Matthew 

     Judas Iscariot 

A group of family and friends 

6. Jesus preaches extraordinary news 

The discourses of Jesus 

Jesus speaks to the hearts of his listeners 

From the synagogue to the new command. 

Story of a mission 

Jesus prepares a heart for God 

The new command 

The beatitudes 

Blessed are those who put the kingdom of God into practice 

This page is not a paradox 

Cultivating the spirit of the poor to be blessed means to become like Him

Beatitudes and the cross 

The miracles: Jesus is the good shepherd 

Who are the recipients of the miracles 

Even the suspicious are there 

From the desert of Judah to Galilee 

Cana of Galilee: wedding feast 

The bride and groom risk a bad impression 

Thalità khum 

An epileptic cured 

The storm 

Jesus, man of compassion 

The parables 

Parables and acts of mercy 

Why does Jesus speak in parables? 

The parables of the Kingdom of Heaven 

7. Pilgrimage to the cross 

The Passover sacrifices 

The last ascent 

The last days 

Hosana 

Jerusalem 

Welcome to the Temple 

Return to Jerusalem 

Jesus the prophet before the Temple vendors 

The apostles understand the dried fig tree and the Temple 

The Last Supper 

The Eucharistic Supper 

The passion and death of the Lord 

At Gethsemani 

Judas and the arrest of Jesus 

Before the Sanhedrin 

Anne, a dark figure behind the scenes 

The Sanhedrin 

The Pharisees, Sadducees and Caiaphas 

Caiaphas 

The Sanhedrin comes close to condemnation 

Jesus' friendship and the Temple authorities 

The leader of the apostles risks for Jesus 

Peter denies Jesus 

Peter weeps 

Jesus before Pilate 

Reconstruction of the scourging 

Crucifixion and death of Jesus 

Reconstruction of the crucifixion 

After Jesus' death 

The burial of Jesus 

The longest night 

Jesus gives his life for us. In what way?  

8. The Resurrection 

On the third day he rose again 

In Jerusalem they say that a man is risen 

Peter, James, John 

The return from Emmaus 

Jesus is risen, is truly risen 

The disciples' doubts 

Jesus, the living 

Empty tomb and apparitions 

Forty days after the resurrection: the last farewell 

9. Fifty days after the Death and Resurrection 

Revelation in the Time of Pentecost 

Pentecost 

The new people on the way: the Church 

The last Apostle: St Paul 

The first Church kneels before Jesus 

You will give Him the name Jesus 

Jesus, our Saviour 

Our salvation is Jesus Christ  

Jesus saves us from death and sin 

Towards the identity of Jesus 

Jesus speaks with authority 

Jesus' words and actions that illuminate his identity 

Sinless man 

Beyond history: the greatest gift of Pentecost 

The Gospels celebrate the divinity of Jesus Christ 

Last Canto 

Prayer to the Father 

Hymn of love 

Atheist or believer? 

Annex I 

Non-Catholic thinkers 

          Immanuel Kant 

          Friedrich Hegel 

          Karl Marx 

          Benedetto Croce 

          Jean Paul Sartre 

          Napoleon Bonaparte 

          Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore.  

          Albert Einstein 

 Annex II 

 Attacks on Christianity 

          The Reformation 

          The critical-scientific hypothesis 

          Our Lady of Tenderness" by Andrej Rublëv 

          The mythical hypothesis 

          Positive implications 

          How to situate ourselves before the hypotheses  

          Interpreted facts, but facts 

          Inconsistency of the mythical and critical explanation 

          Could Jesus be a creation of the primitive community?  

          Why is Jesus so 'human'? 

          Does a biblical scholar without faith have authority? 

          What have the Gospels written? 

          Some examples 

          First-hand ancient documents 

          Codices and papyri bearing witness to Jesus 

          The witnesses are believers 

          Who can we entrust ourselves to?  

          Conclusion 

Annex III 

The Gospel, narrative works

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

Annex IV

Food in thetime of Jesus

Annex V

Prayer

Jesus' prayer to the Father

Why pray on  the mountain?

The Church continues to pray

How Jesus prayed

Annex VI

Miracles

Can one speak today of miracles?

Is it certain that Jesus performed miracles?

Miracles:  poetic embellishments?

Indeed, rationalism

Can an atheist believe in miracles?

Talking less about miracles?

Can we talk about the history of Jesus' miracles?

The recipients of miracles

Why did Jesus perform miracles?

With miracles Jesus makes catechesis

The confrontation with demons

Analogies with the Old Testaments

Explain the miracles?

More perplexity

Annex VII

The Kingdom of God

A new kingdom to liberate Israel

Annex VIII

The  fulfilment

EPILOGUE

Annex IX

Jesus and religions

Jesus and the Jews

Jesus and Hinduism

Jesus and the Muslims