A LIST OF EASILY AVAILABLE BOOKS (Note: For any of these books application may ALLIES, W. T., The See of Peter ARENDZEN, J.P., D.D., The Gospels, Fact, Myth or Legend? BAMPFIELD, Fr., Talks about Peter BENSON, Msgr. Robert Hugh, Confessions of a Convert CALLAN, O.P., C.J., The Four Gospels. The Acts of the Apostles CASEY, S.J., P.H., The Bible and Its Interpreter CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA. This is the best general reference book, and the bibliography appended to the various articles will contain the titles of easily available books CHAPMAN, O.S.B., Dom, The First Eight General Councils and Papal Infallibility CONWAY, C. S. P., Rev. Bertrand L., List of 4000 Books and Pamphlets (Paulist Press, 401 W. 59th St., New York City) COURBET, C.T.S., P., Jesus Christ Is God CURTIS, Georgina, Beyond the Road to Rome DEVAS, Charles Stanton, Key to the World's Progress DEVIVIER, S.J., W.,-Messmer, Most Rev. S. G., Christian Apologetics DRUM, S.J., Walter, The Divinity of Christ ELLISON, Richard, A. Wayfaring Man FELDER, O.M.Cap., H., (Stoddard, John L., translator). Christ and the Critics (2 vols.) FILLION, S.S., L.Cl., The Study of the Bible FINLAY, S.J., P., The Church of Christ FONCK, S.J., Leopold, The Light of the World. The Parables of the Gospels FOUARD, Rev. Constant, Life of Christ GIBBONS, James Cardinal, The Faith of Our Fathers GRAHAM, Rt. Rev. Henry G., Where We Got the Bible GRANNAN, D.D., Rt. Rev. Chas., P., A General Introduction to the Bible (4 vols.) HETTINGER, Franz, Revealed Religion HILL, S.J., M., The Catholic's Ready Answer HULL, S.J., Rev. E. R., Galileo JOYCE, S.J., G.H., The Question of Miracles KOCH, Rev. F. J., A Manual of Apologetics LATTEY, S.J., C., First Notions of Holy Writ. tures. The New Testament (vols. 3 and 4) The Religion of the Scrip LEPIN, Rev. Marius, Christ and the Gospels, or Jesus the Messiah and Son of God LINDEN, S.J., James, The Truth of the Catholic Religion LYONS, Rev. 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MATTHEW, one of the twelve Apostles, who from being a publican, that is, a tax-gatherer, was called by our Saviour to the Apostleship; in that profession his name was Levi (Luke v, 27, and Mark ii, 14). He was the first of the Evangelists that wrote the Gospel, and that in Hebrew, or Syro-Chaldaic, which the Jews in Palestine spoke at that time. The original is not now extant, but as it was translated in the time of the Apostles into Greek, that version was of equal authority. He wrote about six years after our Lord's Ascension. CHAPTER I. The genealogy of Christ: he is conceived and born of a virgin. THE HE book of the generation of JESUS CHRIST, the son of 1 David, the son of Abraham: 22 Abraham begot 3 Isaac. 4 And And Isaac begot Jacob. Jacob begot Judas and his brethren. And Judas begot Phares 3 and Zara of Thamar. 6 And Phares begot Esron. And Esron begot Aram. 4 And Aram begot Aminadab. 7 And Aminadab begot Naasson. And Naasson begot Salmon. 5 And Salmon begot Booz of Rahab. 8 And Booz begot 1 Luke 3, 31.- Gen. 21. 3.-3 Gen. 25. Gen. 29. 35.- Gen. 38. 29. 1 Par. 2. 4. Ruth 4. 18. 1 Par. 2. 5.- Num. 7. 12. Ruth 4. 22. Obed of Ruth. And Obed begot Jesse. 9 6 And Jesse begot David the king. 1o And David the king begot Solomon, of her that had been the wife of Urias. 7 11 And Solomon begot Roboam. 12 And Roboam begot 13 And Abia begot Asa. 8 And Asa begot Josaphat. And Josaphat begot Joram. And Joram begot Ozias. Abia. 9 14 And Ozias begot Joatham. 15 And Joatham begot Achaz. 16 And Achaz begot Ezechias. 10 17 And Ezechias begot Manasses. 18 And Manasses be19 And Amon begot got Amon. Josias. 11 20 And Josias begot Jecho 1 Kings 16. 1-10 2 Kings 12. 24.113 Kings 11. 43.-193 Kings. 14. 31.13 3 Kings 15. 8.-142 Par. 26. 23.15 2 Par. 27. 9.-102 Par. 28. 27.-2 Par. 32. 33-18 2 Par. 33. 25.-10 2 Par. 33. 25.-202 Par. 36. 2. *By a reference to the Divinity of Christ we mean not only proofs but also those allusions of importance which, while not strictly demonstrating in each single instance the Divinity, serve at least to complete the picture of the God-Man as it is drawn for us in the Gospels. nias and his brethren in the transmigration of Babylon. 12 And after the transmigration of Babylon, Jechonias begot Salathiel. And Salathiel begot Zorobabel. 13 And Zorobabel begot Abiud. And Abiud begot Eliacim. And Eliacim begot Azor. 14 And Azor begot Sadoc. And Sadoc begot Achim. And Achim begot Eliud. 15 And Eliud begot Eleazar. And Eleazar begot Mathan. And Mathan begot Jacob. 16 And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. 17 So all the generations from Abraham to David, are fourteen generations. And from David to the transmigration of Babylon, are fourteen generations; and from transmigration of Babylon to Christ are fourteen generations. the 18 Now the generation of CHRIST was in this wise.1 When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child, of the Holy Ghost. 19 Whereupon Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing publicly to expose 1 Luke 1. 27. CHAP. I. Ver. 16. The husband of Mary. The Evangelist gives us rather the pedigree of St. Joseph, than that of the blessed Virgin, to conform to the custom of the Hebrews, who in their genealogies took no notice of women: but as they were near akin, the pedigree of the one sheweth that of the other. her, was minded to put her away privately. 20 But while he thought on these things, behold the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in his sleep, saying: Joseph, son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife, for that which is conceived in her, is of the Holy Ghost. 21 And she shall bring forth 8 son: 2 and thou shalt call his name JESUS. For he shall save his people from their sins. 22 Now all this was done that it might be fulfilled which the Lord spoke by the prophet, saying: 233 Behold a virgin shall be with child, and bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. 24 And Joseph rising up from sleep, did as the Angel of the Lord had commanded him, and took unto him his wife. 25 And he knew her not till she brought forth her first-born son: and he called his name Jesus. Luke 1. 31. Acts 4. 12.- Isaias 7. 14. Ver. 25. Till she brought forth her first-born son. From these words Helvi. dius and other heretics most impiously inferred that the blessed Virgin Mary had other children besides Christ; but St Jerome shews, by divers examples, that this expression of the Evangelist was a manner of speaking usual among the Hebrews, to denote by the word until, only what is done, without any regard to the future: Thus it is said, Gen. chap. viii, ver. 6 and 7. That Noe sent forth a raven, which went forth, and did not return TILL the waters were dried up on the earth. That is, did not return any more. Also Isaias, chap. xlvi, ver. 4 God says: I am TILL you grow old. Who dare infer that God should then cease to be? |