The Public Life of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Volume 1

by Alban Goodier

The Public Life of Our Lord Jesus Christ, by bishop Goodier, takes the subject of Christ's life from the coming of John the Baptist until his last day before Palm Sunday and the beginning of His passion. Goodier notes in his introduction: "Hence in a work of this kind it has not seemed necessary to introduce any discussion concerning the four Evangelists, or the authenticity of their work. These have been examined and proved by writers far more skilled and learned than the author and he is content to accept their decision referring readers who would examine these sources to them. On the other hand, when accepting the Gospels, he accepts them wholly and entirely. It seems to him a futile attitude of mind to take a source as authentic, and then, almost entirely from internal evidence, to proceed to whittle it away."

Volume 1 covers The Coming of John the Baptist through The Confession of Peter.

481 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1944

About the author

Archbishop Alban Goodier was ordained a priest of the Society of Jesus on September 20, 1903. In December 15, 1919 he was appointed Archbishop of Bombay, India, and ordained on December 22. He served as Archbishop until October 1, 1926.

He was also a well-respected writer who contributed many articles to the magazine The Messenger of the Sacred Heart and wrote over a dozen books.

Reviews

[Christine Calabrese · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a wonderful walk with Our Lord in His life. I never really thought about how much love He has and had for his chosen 12. I was impressed by this in my heart and meditations on Our Lord's work and love. Get this version of the book, it's excellent going to get the next one.