INDEX IX


Christ, why he was sent to preach the year of the Lord’s favor. 65	Many names of Christ. 23
Christ, wishing to give the Apostles authority to remit sins, why he breathed upon them, saying: Receive the Holy Spirit. original: "Accipite S. Sanctum." A reference to John 20:22. 65	Christ was a Royal priest, not a legal one. original: "non legalis." This implies his priesthood was of the order of Melchizedek rather than the Levitical law of Moses. 5
Christ entered by way of the fiftieth gate, bestowing the remission of sins, which was not granted to Moses. In Kabbalistic tradition, the "fiftieth gate" refers to Binah (Understanding), the gate of liberation and the source of the Great Jubilee. 64	Christ, why he was unwilling to speak in his own defense before Herod and Pilate. 140
Christ showed himself to Jacob in the form of the ladder. 64	Christ, why he alone bore the cross for us. 140
It is not read that Christ baptized anyone, except John. 78	Christ, why in his passion he was forsaken by the Father; and why his prayers at that time were not heard. 140, 141
Christ, why he passed through Egypt in his infancy. 70	Christ communicates all things to the Holy Spirit. 59
Christ, why he taught us that when praying we should say to the Father: Forgive us, as we forgive others. 66	Christ, for whom he came most especially. 74
Christ holds the middle position among the divine persons. 53	What name Christ acquired for himself by the power of the cross. 178
In how many ways it is proven that Christ is the perfect mediator. 53	The people of Christ: why they are oppressed by no yoke of servitude. 173
Chrism: what it denotes. original: "Chrisma," the holy anointing oil used in religious rites. page 1	Christ is called the bread of life, the tree of life, and life itself. 26
Chrism: why the priests of the old law were anointed with it. 1	Christ, why he placed the beginning of our salvation in the water of baptism. 113
Christ was from the seed of Abraham. 77	How many things Christ has been made for us. original: "quot effectus sit." This likely refers to the various roles or offices (prophet, priest, king, etc.) Christ fulfills. 113
Christ, why he is called our head. 52	Christ, why he is called the sun. A common metaphor for Christ as the "Sun of Justice" (Sol Iustitiae). 101
	The priesthood of Christ is eternal. 5
	Christ, why he willed to be born in the midst of animals; and in all things to hold the middle way. 109