s Poem--Answer
to the Poet's Question--The Sower--Object Lessons of the Great
Teacher--Mount of Beatitudes--Nature's Influence on John--Philip 24

CHAPTER III

JOHN'S ROYAL KINDRED

Salome and Mary Sisters--John and Jesus Cousins--Visit to
Bethsaida--Visit to Nazareth--A Picture of the Boy Jesus--The Picture a
Help--A Phrase to Remember--A Kinsman of John and Jesus--Education--The
Messiah 31

CHAPTER IV

THE GREAT EXPECTATION IN JOHN'S DAY

Prophecy Concerning the Messiah--Jewish Mistakes--Roman Conquest--Judas
of Galilee--The Five Bethsaidan Boys--John and Peter 35

CHAPTER V

EARLY INFLUENCES ON CHARACTER

Special Influences on the Five--Scripture Students--Rabbi Like Simeon,
or a Teacher--Prophetess Like Anna--Home Teaching--From the Five to
Two--Salome and Her Sons--Review--Boyhood
Traits--Imperfections--Perfection 39

CHAPTER VI

FIRST VISIT IN JERUSALEM

Jewish Boy at Twelve--Interest in the First Pilgrimage--John's
Journey--The Jordan Ford--City, Temple and Altar--John and Saul--Silent
Years--Parental Thoughts Concerning John 44

CHAPTER VII

JOHN'S VIEW OF THE COMING MESSIAH

John's Old Testament Studies--First Gospel Promise--Promises to
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob--Promise to David--Mary and Immanuel--Names and
Titles of the Messiah--John's Misreading of the Old Testament--Christ's
Sufferings 48

CHAPTER VIII

JESUS THE HIDDEN MESSIAH

The Infancy of Jesus Forgotten--Our Ignorance of Christ's
Childhood--The Boy in the Temple--The Carpenter's Silent Years 53

CHAPTER IX

"THE PROPHET OF THE MOST HIGH"

Elizabeth and Her John--A Father's Prophecy--The Prophet in the
Wilderness--Young Men of Galilee--The Hermit--His Galilean
Disciples--His Public Ministry--His Hearers--His Preaching--St. John the
Baptist--St. John of Galilee 57

CHAPTER X

THE MESSIAH FOUND

"Jesus from Galilee to Jordan"--Baptism of Jesus--Temptation--"Behold
the Lamb of God"--Andrew and John with the Baptist--Our First Knowledge
of John of Galilee--Parting of the Baptist and Jesus--The Two St. Johns
and Jesus--Following Jesus in the Way--Blessed Invitation