- Hardcover: 93 pages
- Publisher: Silver Burdett Pr (September 1987)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0382094875
- ISBN-13: 978-0382094873
- Product Dimensions: 24.1 x 19.3 x 1.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 476 g
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Grade 3 Up Until 1934, when the last of Dickens' children died, this remained a private document, unpublished at the author's wish. It was written for his own children as a simple introduction to Jesus Christ. Always a rebel against religious pomposity and high-flown theology, Dickens intended his family to learn about the human Christ who served the poor, loved children, and lived a beautiful and blameless life. He seldom alludes to Christ's divinity. Since this is a father's personal statement and not a faithful version of Gospels and Acts, perhaps he can be forgiven the condescensions and discrepancies appearing in the manuscript, such as confusing Herodias with Salome and Mary Magdalene with Mary of Bethany, stating that the Hebrew Sabbath occurs on Sunday, and eliminating Moses and Elijah from the Transfiguration. Unfortunately, however, an anti-Semitic tone appears whenever he mentions the Jews by name. He both ignores Jesus' Jewishness and the fact that his followers were largely Jewish. The work is probably best viewed as a period piece done with the author's usual charm and fervor, including earnest asides to his audience, but not polished with his usual care. The format is handsome. Each page of text is framed with a decorative border. The full-page illustrations, done in warm soft colors, are crisp and solid. There are no references to specific New Testament sources. Foreward, afterward, facsimiles of pages from the manuscript, and several prayers of the Dickens family are also included. Patricia Pearl, First Presbyterian School, Martinsville, Va.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Written by Charles Dickens in 1849, this book looks at the life of Jesus Christ. The tape is read by Stephen Thorne and features the singing voice of Alex Moulton and the flute playing of Alison Back.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Haven't read it yet but started it. Can't wait to get into it more.The book is in very good shape and came quickly.
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A father's timeless gift, Aug 15 2000
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This slender volume is Charles Dickens' written interpertation on the four Gospels. He made the provision that it was not to be published until much later. It is a father's testimony of the truth of the things he held dear. A real treasure.
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