MEN CALLED HIM MASTER ***
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MEN CALLED HIM MASTER
_By_ ELWYN ALLEN SMITH
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CONTENTS
_Have You Ever Wondered?_ 6
1 _A Voice in the Wilderness_ 7
2 _Fishers of Men_ 14
3 _A Man of Authority_ 25
4 _God Is Now King!_ 34
5 _Who Is This Carpenter?_ 45
6 _The Old and the New_ 54
7 _Missionaries of the Kingdom_ 64
8 _He Is More than a Teacher_ 74
9 _How Will You Know the Messiah?_ 80
10 _"You Are the Christ"_ 88
11 _A Secret Is Told_ 102
12 _The Greatest Among Us_ 113
13 _The Messiah Must Die_ 122
14 _A Day of Victory_ 131
15 _Dispute in the Temple_ 141
16 _The End of Hope_ 152
17 _The Darkest Hour of All_ 165
18 _The Rock of Faith_ 173
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED?
What kind of men were Jesus' disciples? What was it like to be with Jesus in Palestine? Why did some of the disciples find it so hard to understand Jesus? Who were the people who killed Jesus? Why did they do it? This book has been written to help you to answer these questions. It takes you right into Jesus' world so that you can hear his conversations with the disciples and watch the things they did.
The stories of Jesus and the disciples in this book are told in different words from those you will find in your Bible, and background has been built in from other records of the time. For example, the Bible gives only the fact that one of the disciples was a Zealot; in this book the disciple is shown speaking and acting as we know Zealots spoke and acted. The story of the rich young ruler has been placed early in Jesus' ministry to show that he would not accept every man who wanted to be his disciple. The parable of the Good Samaritan has also been placed in the early period as an example of the informal way in which Jesus taught. That you may know what is from the Bible and what is added to make a complete story, Scripture references for each event are given in the back of the book. These references will help you to read and understand the Gospels. As you read what it meant to be a disciple of Jesus while he was on earth, you will see more clearly what it means to be one of his disciples today.
[Illustration]
1. A VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS
"Andrew! The baskets are slipping!" Two men on foot were driving heavily loaded donkeys ahead of them. Across the back of Andrew's tiny beast hung two huge baskets. One slanted crazily forward.
