Sheen, Fulton J. (Fulton John) 1895-1979 creator Rouben Mamoulian Collection (Library of Congress) text biography Biographies. Biographies. nyu New York McGraw-Hill [1958] 1958 [1st ed.]. monographic eng

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559 pages 24 cm Popular and dramatic account, based on the Gospels, by a well-known Roman Catholic author and TV personality. The only person ever preannounced -- Early life of Christ -- The three short cuts from the cross -- The Lamb of God -- The beginning of "the hour" -- The temple of His body -- Nicodemus, the serpent, and the cross -- Savior of the world -- The first public announcement of his death -- The choosing of the twelve -- Beatitudes -- The intruder who was a woman -- The man who lost his head -- The bread of life -- The refusal to be a bread king -- Purity and prosperity -- Our Lord's testimony concerning himself -- Transfiguration -- The three quarrelings -- The attempted arrest at the feast of tabernacles -- Only the innocent may condemn -- The Good Shepherd -- The Son of Man -- Ceasar or God -- His hour had not yet come -- The mightiest arrow in the divine quiver -- More than a teacher -- The pagans and the cross -- The growing opposition -- The fox and the hen -- The resurrection that prepared his death -- The woman who dimly foresaw his death -- Entrance into Jerusalem -- The visit of the Greeks -- The king's son marked for death -- The last supper -- The servant of the servants -- Judas -- The divine lover's farewell -- Our Lord's "my father" -- The agony in the garden -- The kiss that blistered -- The religious trial -- The denials of Peter -- Trial before Pilate -- At the bottom of the list -- Second trial before Pilate -- The crucifixion -- The seven words from the cross -- Seven words to the cross -- The rending of the veil of the temple -- The piercing of the side -- The night friends of Christ -- The earth's most serious wound -- the empty tomb -- The doors being closed -- Fingers, hands, and nails -- Love as the condition of authority -- The divine mandate -- Last appearance in Jerusalem -- Repentance -- The ascension -- Christ takes on a new body. Includes bibliographical references. Jesus Christ Biography J�esus-Christ Biographie Jesus Christ JESUS CHRIST BIOGRAPHY BT301 .S4183 232.9 11.45 58013889 DLC 721219 20200331093626.0 ocm00964719 eng