The Gospel of St. Matthew I. The Birth of Jesus II. John the Baptist and the Appearance of Jesus in Public III Opening of the Ministry of Jesus and the Sevenfold Discourse IV. First Impressions: Gathering of Disciples and Hints of Antagonism V. Organization of Apostles and the Sevenfold Commission VI. Growing Isolation of Jesus and his Ministry VII. The Public Parable and the Private Interpretation VIII. The Greater Miracles and the Growing Antagonism IX. Fuller Recognition by the Disciples of the Kingdom and Questions arising thereupon X. The Entry into Jerusalem and Final Break with the Ruling Classes XI. Discourse to the Disciples: The Sevenfold Revelation of the End Abraham begat Isaac and Isaac begat Jacob and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren and Judah begat Perez and Zerah of Tamar and Perez begat Hezron and Hezron begat Ram and Ram begat Amminadab and Amminadab begat Nahshon and Nashon begat Salmon and Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth and Obed begat Jesse and Jesse begat David the King. And David begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Uriah and Solomon begat Rehoboam and Rehoboam begat Abijah and Abijah begat Asa and Asa begat Jehoshaphat and Jehoshaphat begat Joram and Joram begat Uzziah and Uzziah begat Jotham and Jotham begat Ahaz and Ah z begat Hezekiah and Hezekiah begat Manasseh and Manasseh begat Amon and Josiah begat Jechonia And after the carrying away to Babylon Jechoniah begat Shealtiel and Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel and Zerubbabel begat Abiud and Abiud begat Eliakim and Eliakim begat Azor and Azor begat Sadoc and Sadoc begat Achim and Achim begat Eliud and Eliud begat Eleazar and Eleazar begat Matthan of whom was born JESUS So all the generations from Abraham unto David are fourteen generations and from the carrying away to Babylon unto the Christ fourteen gen- |