Life of ChristHarcourt, Brace, 1923 - 414 páginas An international bestseller at its original publication in 1921, this "biography" of Christ remains the most widely read work of author Giovanni Papini, also known for his openly anti-Semitic, pro-fascist stance as well as his scandalous speculation that Jesus and John the Apostle had a homosexual relationship. |
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... John is justified by this consciousness of being an am- bassador and nothing more . A consciousness which is never ... John called sinners to wash in the river before repenting . Jesus presented Himself to John to be baptized . Did He ...
... John is justified by this consciousness of being an am- bassador and nothing more . A consciousness which is never ... John called sinners to wash in the river before repenting . Jesus presented Himself to John to be baptized . Did He ...
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... John , but He had no inner stain . The soul of Jesus was that of a child , so child- like as to outdo sages in wisdom and saints in sanctity . He was no rigorous Puritan . He never felt the terror of the morally shipwrecked man barely ...
... John , but He had no inner stain . The soul of Jesus was that of a child , so child- like as to outdo sages in wisdom and saints in sanctity . He was no rigorous Puritan . He never felt the terror of the morally shipwrecked man barely ...
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... John with the legitimate title of precursor . Jesus , about to begin a new epoch of His life , His true life , bore witness by His immersion in water to His willingness to die , but at the same time to His certainty that He would rise ...
... John with the legitimate title of precursor . Jesus , about to begin a new epoch of His life , His true life , bore witness by His immersion in water to His willingness to die , but at the same time to His certainty that He would rise ...
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... John in the fortress of Machaerus . The voice crying in the wilderness was stilled and pilgrims to the Jordan saw no more the long shadow of the wild Baptizer fall across the water . He had done his work and was now to give way to a ...
... John in the fortress of Machaerus . The voice crying in the wilderness was stilled and pilgrims to the Jordan saw no more the long shadow of the wild Baptizer fall across the water . He had done his work and was now to give way to a ...
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... John , " The time is accomplished ; the Kingdom of God is at hand ; repent and believe the Gospel . " Bare words , incomprehensible to moderns by their very so- briety . To understand them and to understand the difference between the ...
... John , " The time is accomplished ; the Kingdom of God is at hand ; repent and believe the Gospel . " Bare words , incomprehensible to moderns by their very so- briety . To understand them and to understand the difference between the ...
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Página 335 - Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people : and behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him : No, nor yet Herod : for I sent you to him ; and lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him. I will therefore chastise him, and release him.
Página 157 - Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed : and I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth : lo, there thou hast that is thine.
Página 143 - Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none : cut it down ; why cumbereth it the ground...
Página 52 - Arise, shine ; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people : but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
Página 206 - Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand : and if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?
Página 287 - And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer: For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.
Página 80 - And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing ; nevertheless, at thy word I will let down the net.
Página 156 - And some fell upon a rock ; and, as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.
Página 244 - And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice, for all the mighty works that they had seen; 38 Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord : Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
Página 168 - Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it? And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.