Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Contents -- Introduction -- Preface -- Chapter I. Account of the Jewish people and their prophets. Discussion of the prophecies relating to Jesus -- Chapter II. Account of the birth of Jesus -- Chapter III. Adoration of the Magi and shepherds. Massacre of the Innocents, and other circumstances which followed the birth of Jesus Christ -- Chapter IV. Baptism of Jesus. In the desert. Commencement of his preaching and miracles. Wedding at Cana -- Chapter V. Journey of Jesus to Jerusalem. The sellers driven out of the Temple. Conference with Nicodemus -- Chapter VI. Jesus adventure with the Samaritan woman. His journey and miracles in the land of the Gerasenes -- Chapter VII. Jesus cures two persons possessed by devils. Miracle of the swine. Wonders performed by Jesus until the end of the first year of his mission -- Chapter VIII. What Jesus did during his stay in Jerusalem, that is, at the second Passover of his mission -- Chapter IX. Jesus works new miracles. Calling of the Twelve Apostles -- Chapter . Sermon on the Mount. Summary of Jesus moral code. Observations on that code -- Chapter XI. Actions and parables of Jesus. His relatives move against him. Journey of Jesus to Nazareth, and the success he had there -- Chapter XII. Mission of the apostles. Instructions Jesus gave them. Miracles he worked until the end of the second year of his own mission -- Chapter XIII. Jesus returns to Galilee about the time of the third Passover of his mission. What he did until the time he left -- Chapter XIV. Jesus shows himself in Jerusalem. He is forced to leave it. Resurrection of Lazarus. Triumphant entry of Jesus. His retreat to the Garden of Olives. The Lords Supper. He is arrested -- Chapter XV. Trial and condemnation of Jesus. His punishment and death -- Chapter XVI. Resurrection of Jesus. His conduct until his Ascension. Examination of the proofs of the Resurrection -- Chapter XVII. General reflections on the life of Jesus. Preaching of the apostles. Conversion of St Paul. Establishment of Christianity. Persecution it suffers. Causes of its progress -- Chapter XVIII. Account of Christianity from Constantine to the present day -- Appendix A. Letter from Alessandro Verri to Cesare Beccaria (26 November 1766) -- Appendix (Preface n. 24) -- Appendix C (Preface, n. 34) -- Appendix D (chapter I n. 44) -- Appendix (chapter I n. 44, referring to Appendix D n. 4) -- Appendix F (chapter I n. 44, referring to Appendix D n. 5) -- Appendix G (chapter II n. 11) -- Appendix (chapter XV n. 16) -- Appendix J (chapter XV n. 50) -- Appendix (chapter XVII n. 32) -- Appendix L (see chapter XVII n. 37) -- References -- Index to scripture passages