ABSTRACT
The Saviour of the World covers each incident and each saying in the Bible and converts them to either a single poem, blank verse or rhymed stanza, according to the subject. This volume, called The Bread of Life, was originally published in 1910. This book will be of interest to students of both religious studies and English literature.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I
The Bread of Life
chapter I|2 pages
In a desert place
chapter II|2 pages
“Jesus went up into the mountain”
chapter III|3 pages
A venture of faith
chapter IV|3 pages
Christ our “Providence”
chapter V|2 pages
The people would make Him king
chapter VII|3 pages
“The waves of this troublesome world” (The disciple)
chapter VIII|2 pages
Neighbours’ talk
chapter IX|1 pages
“After the Lord had given thanks”
chapter XVII|5 pages
The generous prince (The disciple)
chapter XVIII|1 pages
Now (The disciple)
chapter XXI|3 pages
The chosen
chapter XXIV|3 pages
A hard saying
chapter XXV|1 pages
How can this Man give us His flesh to eat? (The disciple)
chapter XXVIII|4 pages
The disloyal disciples
chapter XXIX|3 pages
“Faithful amongst the unfaithful found”
chapter XXX|2 pages
“And one of you is a devil” (The disciple)
part II|28 pages
Some Sayings of The Lord’s
chapter XXXI|2 pages
The unwashen hands
chapter XXXII|3 pages
“Corban”
chapter XXXIV|3 pages
Those things which defile
chapter XXXVI|2 pages
Canis Domini (The disciple)
chapter XXXVII|2 pages
“He hath done all things well”
chapter XXXIX|3 pages
Amen, Amen
part III|54 pages
The Transfiguration
chapter XL|2 pages
They ask for a sign
chapter XLII|2 pages
Of buying leaven
chapter XLIII|3 pages
They fail to understand
chapter XLIV|1 pages
In the boat (The disciple)
chapter XLVI|5 pages
The journey northward
chapter XLVII|4 pages
The pilgrimage to Hermon
chapter XLVIII|1 pages
The Cross imposed on all disciples
chapter XLIX|1 pages
The Cross unperceived (The disciple)
chapter L|3 pages
Of saving our life and losing it
chapter LIII|7 pages
Christ descends the mountain
chapter LIV|1 pages
Of opposing mountains (The disciple)
chapter LV|3 pages
“They were exceeding sorry”
chapter LVI|4 pages
“Lest we cause them to stumble”
part IV|37 pages
Of Little Children