The Life of Christ: A Theological Study by Brian J. Bailey

THE LIFE
OF
CHRIST
BRIAN J. BAILEY, Ph.D., D.D.

Version 2.1
“The Life of Christ”
©1998 Dr. Brian J. Bailey
Previous version 2006 (Version 2.0)
Revised January 2009
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©2002 Zion Fellowship Inc.
All Scripture quotations in this book are taken from the
King James Version Bible unless otherwise stated.
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Acknowledgements
Editorial team: Carla Borges, Barbara Fuller, Sarah Brogan,
Mary Humphreys, David Kropf, Justin Kropf, Lois Kropf,
Caroline Tham, and Suzanne Ying.
We wish to extend our thanks to these dear ones for without
their many hours of invaluable assistance, this book would not
have been possible. We are truly grateful for their diligence,
creativity, and excellence in the compilation of this book for
the glory of God.

Contents
Preface 7
Christ’s Pre-Existence
1 Christ’s Pre-Existence 15
Christ’s Birth and Early Years
2 Preliminary Events 23
3 The Infancy of Christ 39
4 His Youth 57
The Ministry of Christ
5 Introduction to the Ministry of Christ 69
6 The Beginning of Christ’s Public Ministry 75
7 The Great Galilean Ministry 113
(Between First and Second Passover)
8 The Great Galilean Ministry 135
(From Second to Third Passover)
9 The Great Galilean Ministry 195
(Third Passover and After)
10 The Later Judean Ministry 237
11 The Later Perean Ministry 269
12 The Last Public Ministry in Jerusalem 303
Christ’s Crucifixion
13 The Upper Room 331
14 Gethsemane 347