The Syrian ChristHoughton Mifflin, 1916 - 425 pages |
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Page vi
... Master's fellow countrymen , and one who has enjoyed about twenty years of service in the American pulpit , I have for several years entertained the growing conviction that such a book as this was really needed . Not , however , as one ...
... Master's fellow countrymen , and one who has enjoyed about twenty years of service in the American pulpit , I have for several years entertained the growing conviction that such a book as this was really needed . Not , however , as one ...
Page ix
Abraham Mitrie Rihbany. America , and to present this book as an offering of love and homage to my Master , the Syrian Christ . ABRAHAM MITRIE RIHBANY BOSTON , MASSACHUSETTS . CONTENTS PART I. THE SYRIAN CHRIST I. SON OF THE PREFACE.
Abraham Mitrie Rihbany. America , and to present this book as an offering of love and homage to my Master , the Syrian Christ . ABRAHAM MITRIE RIHBANY BOSTON , MASSACHUSETTS . CONTENTS PART I. THE SYRIAN CHRIST I. SON OF THE PREFACE.
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... Master was born , and brought up under almost the identical conditions under which he lived , I have an " inside view " of the Bible which , by the nature of things , a Westerner cannot have . And I know that the conditions of life in ...
... Master was born , and brought up under almost the identical conditions under which he lived , I have an " inside view " of the Bible which , by the nature of things , a Westerner cannot have . And I know that the conditions of life in ...
Page 56
... sadness and idealism which the Master gave that meal , - bestowing upon it the sacrificial character that has been its propelling force through the ages , I find nothing which is ― not in perfect harmony with what takes place on such [ 56 ]
... sadness and idealism which the Master gave that meal , - bestowing upon it the sacrificial character that has been its propelling force through the ages , I find nothing which is ― not in perfect harmony with what takes place on such [ 56 ]
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... Master and his disciples as they really sat in the " upper room " — in a circle . He seats them on one side of the table , divides them into four groups of three each - two groups on each side of the Master . As we view the great ...
... Master and his disciples as they really sat in the " upper room " — in a circle . He seats them on one side of the table , divides them into four groups of three each - two groups on each side of the Master . As we view the great ...
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