CHAPTER IX THE SECRET OF THE PASSION

1. The pre-messianic affliction [219] 2. The idea of the Passion in the first period [223] 3. The “Temptation” and the divine omnipotence [226] 4. The idea of the Passion in the second period [230] 5. Isaiah 40-66: the secret of the Passion foretold in the Scripture [236] 6. The “human” element in the secret of the Passion [240] 7. The idea of the Passion in the primitive Church. The shifting of the perspective [242]