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St John—Domenichino
A Life of St. John
For the Young
BY
GEORGE LUDINGTON WEED
PREFATORY NOTE
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Map of the Land Where St. John Lived
A Life of St. John
CHAPTER I
A Home in the Blest Land, by the Sacred Sea
Sea of Galilee—Old Engraving Page 21
Site of Bethsaida—From Photograph Page 23
CHAPTER II
Five Boys of Bethsaida—Rambles About Home
Calm on Galilee—From Photograph Page 26
CHAPTER III
John's Royal Kindred
Virgin, Infant Jesus, and St John (Madonna della Sedia)—Raphael Page 31
Christ and St. John—Winterstein Page 34
CHAPTER IV
The Great Expectation in John's Day
Simeon and Anna in the Temple—Old Engraving Page 39
CHAPTER V
Early Influences on Character
The Boy John—Andrea del Sarto Page 41
Jerusalem—Old Engraving Page 44
CHAPTER VI
First Visit to Jerusalem
Joshua's Host Crossing the Jordan—Old Engraving Page 45
CHAPTER VII
John's View of the Coming Messiah
CHAPTER VIII
Jesus the Hidden Messiah
The Prophet Isaiah—Sargent Page 50
CHAPTER IX
"The Prophet of the Most High"
The Boy Jesus in the Temple—H. Hofmann Page 54
Street Scene in Nazareth—From Photograph Page 55
Visit of Mary to Elisabeth—Old Engraving Page 58
CHAPTER X
The Messiah Found
The Wilderness of Judea—From Photograph Page 59
Traditional Place of Christ's Baptism—From Photograph Page 63
The Baptism of Jesus—Old Engraving Page 64
CHAPTER XI
John a Wedding Guest
CHAPTER XII
John and Nicodemus
The First Disciples—Ittenbach Page 67
CHAPTER XIII
St. John and the Samaritaness
The Marriage at Cana—Old Engraving Page 72
Belshazzar's Feast—Old Engraving Page 74
The Hill of Samaria—Old Engraving Page 84
CHAPTER XIV
The Chosen One of the Chosen Three of the Chosen Twelve
Jacob's Well—From Photograph Page 91
The Miraculous Draught of Fishes—Old Engraving Page 94
CHAPTER XV
John in the Home of Jairus
Raising the Daughter of Jairus—H. Hofmann Page 99
CHAPTER XVI
John a Beholder of Christ's Glory
The Transfiguration—Old Engraving Page 106
Moses on Mt. Pisgah—Artist Unknown Page 109
CHAPTER XVII
St. John's Imperfections
CHAPTER XVIII
John and the Family of Bethany
Bethany— Old Engraving Page 120
The Resurrection of Lazarus—Old Engraving Page 126
CHAPTER XIX
John's Memorial of Mary
Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem—Gustav Doré Page 138
CHAPTER XX
John a Herald of the King
Christ and St. John—Ary Scheffer Page 155
CHAPTER XXI
With the Master on Olivet
CHAPTER XXII
John a Provider for the Passover
CHAPTER XXIII
John's Memories of the Upper Room
The Last Supper—Benjamin West Page 158
In Gethsemane—Gustave Doré Page 163
CHAPTER XXIV
With Jesus in Gethsemane
The Valley of Jehoshaphat—Old Engraving Page 164
Christ Before Caiaphas—Old Engraving Page 176
Christ before Pilate (Ecce Homo)—H. Hofmann Page 182
CHAPTER XXV
John in the High Priest's Palace
CHAPTER XXVI
John the Lone Disciple at the Cross
Christ Bearing His Cross—H. Hofmann Page 185
The Virgin and St. John at the Cross—Old Engraving Page 193
The Descent from the Cross—Rubens Page 200
CHAPTER XXVII
Lone Disciple at the Cross—Continued
In the Sepulchre—H. Hofmann Page 201
Jesus Appearing to Mary Magdalene (Easter Morning)—B. Plockhorst Page 209
CHAPTER XXVIII
John at the Tomb
The Descent of the Holy Spirit—Old Engraving Page 224
St. Peter and St. John at the Beautiful Gate—Old Engraving Page 225
CHAPTER XXIX
"What Shall This Man Do?"
CHAPTER XXX
St. John a Pillar-Apostle in the Early Christian Church
Ephesus—From Photograph Page 232
The Isle of Patmos—Old Engraving Page 233
CHAPTER XXXI
Last Days
Smyrna—Old Engraving Page 233
CHAPTER XXXII
A Retrospect
Pergamos and the Ruins of the Church of St. John—Old Engraving Page 233
Ruins of Laodicea—Old Engraving Page 233
CHAPTER XXXIII
Legends and Traditions of St. John
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