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Jesus
Starts Out on His Public Ministry
| After many years
of seclusion at Nazareth, Christ made the first appearance of His public
life at the Jordan River, where John was baptising, a journey of about
8 miles from His home in Nazareth. After a short time, during which He
was tempted, and called Andrew and Peter, Philip and Nathanael, He returned
north to Galilee. On His journey He attended the wedding feast at Cana,
then went on to Capharnaum. Andrew, Peter and Philip were from Bethsaida
and Nathanael was from Cana.
After calling His first disciples,
Christ travelled from Bethany, where John had his home, to Cana - about
85 miles. From Cana Christ went with His new disciples to Capharnaum -
about 22 miles.
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Map of Cana and
Capharnaum at the time
of the Birth of Christ
Click the image
for larger view
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| (The
Two Patricks in County Tyrone, Ireland, have written a series of books
on the life and times of Jesus and they are a really excellent read - they
are published under the titles of Song of The Carpenter I & II. Well
worth buying and excellent for schools for Religious Instruction) Below
are the biblical references for the various events according to each evangelist. |
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Matthew
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Mark
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Luke
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John
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Preaching
of John the Baptist near the Jordan
His denunciation of Pharisees
and Sadducces
Baptism of Christ in the
Jordan
The temptation of Christ
on a mountain near Jericho
Deputation of Jesus to the
Baptist
The Baptist's testimony
to Christ
Christ's first disciples,
Andrew and Peter
Calling of Philip and Nathanael
The Marriage feast at Cana
Sojourn at Capharnaum |
3:1-6
3:7-20
3:11-17
4:1-11
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1:1-6
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1:7-11
1:12-13
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3:1-6
3:7-14
3:15-23
4:1-13
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1:19-28
1:29-34
1:35-42
1:43-51
2:1-11
2:12 |
Under
our section on The Bible we have attempted to
give a 'potted history' and some explanations around divine inspiration,
translations and interpretation. In order to make your reading of the New
Testament teachings of the Life of Christ a little easier we have looked
at the time of Jesus from His Conception to His Ascension according to
the writings of the four evangelists, and categorised the various events
and teachings with reference to the chapter and verse of each writer.
We
start with Jesus' Infancy & Childhood;
then move on to the start of Jesus' Public
Ministry. There is no historical proof of actual times available but
we have used the Douay Challoner version to divide the three years of Jesus'
ministry as His First Year of Public
Ministry; His Second Year of
Public Ministry; His Third Year
of Public Ministry; the events leading into His time of betrayal and
suffering during Holy Week; the events surrounding
Holy
Thursday when He instituted the bloodless sacrifice of the Eucharist
to be carried out in His name for perpetuity; the events surrounding His
suffering, passion and death on Good Friday;
and finally His Burial,
Resurection and Ascension into Heaven. |
