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The men whom Jesus made : a series of studies in the characters of the twelve apostles

W. Mackintosh Mackay · 1930 · Scanned text · Free in the US

37,657 words · about 2 h 38 min to read

Period artwork: Interior of the Bodleian Library, 1845
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Author
W. Mackintosh Mackay
Language
English
Published
1930
Length
37,657 words · about 2 h 38 min
Sections
8 reader sections
Text
Scanned text, read from page scans by OCR; may contain errors
Rights
Public domain in the United States · PD-US by publication date

 

Contents (8)
  1. Front matter about 2 min
  2. II under 1 min
  3. IV under 1 min
  4. VI Philip—the Spirit Of Enquiry under 1 min
  5. VIII under 1 min
  6. IX under 1 min
  7. XI about 2 h 22 min
  8. XII The Man Whom Jesus Could Not Make about 14 min

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Front matter

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PRINCETON” e NEW JERSEY

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THE MAN WHO BECAME A ROCK ‘ Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.’ —Sr. Joun i. 42.

III THE MAN WHO TOOK THE BACK SEAT. ‘James the son of Zebedee ... and he gurnamed’ him ‘ the son of thunder.’—Sr. Marx iii. 17. ‘And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.’—-Acrts xii. 2.

IV

THE DISCIPLE WHOM JESUS LOVED ; : ‘Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following.’—Sr. Jonn xxi. 20.

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THE PATRON SAINT OF PERSONAL WORKERS .

‘He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias. ... And he brought him to Jesus.’—Sr. Joun i. 41, 42.

VI Philip—the Spirit Of Enquiry

* Philip saith unto him, Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us.’—Sr. Joun xiv. 8.

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THE MAN OF THE SECRET LIFE . , st1Z ‘ Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these.’—Sr. Joun i. 50.

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THE SOCIAL LEPER . . : . 129 ‘ And as Jesus passed forth ia henoes he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.’—Sr. Marruew ix. 9.

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THE PESSIMIST . ; . 149 ; a I shall see in fits aii the iartet ‘of the nails . . . I will not believe.’—Sr. Joun xx. 25.

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NAMES AND LITTLE MORE 3 a fs . 163 ‘ James the son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whose surname was Thaddzus.’—St. MarrHew x. 3.

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